FBS Independents

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Notre Dame, Indiana

Season

Notre Dame

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 93 13

Points / Game 46.5 6.5

Total Offense

Total Yards 828 412

Plays 126 107

Yards / Play 6.57 3.85

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 64 65

Rushing Yards 229 131

Yards / Attempt 3.58 2.02

Rushing Touchdowns 4 0

Passing

Pass Completions 44 27

Pass Attempts 62 42

Completion % 71.0% 64.3%

Net Passing Yards 599 281

Yards / Attempt 9.66 6.69

Passing Touchdowns 6 1

Interceptions Thrown 0 1

First Downs

First Downs 44 23

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 10 7

3rd Down Attempts 21 25

3rd Down % 47.6% 28.0%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 2 3

4th Down Attempts 3 3

4th Down % 66.7% 100.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 0 6

Fumbles Lost 0 5

Interceptions Thrown 0 1

Fumbles Recovered 5 0

Defense

Sacks 3 1

Tackles for Loss 14 4

Interceptions 1 —

Interception Return Yards 55 —

Interception Return Touchdowns 1 —

Penalties

Penalties 6 10

Penalty Yards 61 80

Possession

Possession Time 63:54 56:06

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 2 4

Kick Return Yards 42 59

Yards / Return 21.00 14.75

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 6 1

Punt Return Yards 59 3

Yards / Return 9.83 3.00

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 5.27

Success Rate 50.8%

PPA 0.390

Explosiveness 1.179

Opportunities 15

Drives 20

Plays 130

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 7.9%

Power Success 72.7%

Line Yards 2.77

Second-Level Yards 0.60

Open-Field Yards 0.37

Line Yards Total 175

Second-Level Yards Total 38

Open-Field Yards Total 23

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 42.9%

PPA 0.181

Explosiveness 0.910

Play Rate 48.5%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 59.7%

PPA 0.581

Explosiveness 1.341

Play Rate 47.7%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 59.0%

Standard Downs PPA 0.433

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.118

Standard Downs Rate 76.9%

Passing Downs Success Rate 23.3%

Passing Downs PPA 0.246

Passing Downs Explosiveness 1.695

Passing Downs Rate 23.1%

Field Position

Average Start 72.3

Average Predicted Points 1.282

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 10.0%

Front Seven Havoc 3.8%

Defensive Back Havoc 6.2%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 2.222

Adjusted Success Rate 17.6%

Adjusted PPA 0.395

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.138

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 2.298

Adjusted Stuff Rate 19.9%

Adjusted Power Success 26.4%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 10.4%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 0.60

Success Rate Allowed 30.6%

PPA Allowed -0.116

Explosiveness Allowed 1.365

Opportunities Faced 10

Drives Faced 21

Plays Faced 108

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 22.6%

Power Success Allowed 66.7%

Line Yards Allowed 2.10

Second-Level Yards Allowed 0.50

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.24

Line Yards Total Allowed 130

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 31

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 22.6%

PPA Allowed -0.318

Explosiveness Allowed 0.897

Play Rate Faced 57.4%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 40.9%

PPA Allowed 0.102

Explosiveness Allowed 1.649

Play Rate Faced 40.7%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 36.9%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed -0.101

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.062

Standard Downs Rate Faced 60.2%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 20.9%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed -0.139

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 2.172

Passing Downs Rate Faced 39.8%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 72.4

Average Predicted Points -1.183

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 24.1%

Front Seven Havoc 18.5%

Defensive Back Havoc 5.6%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 2.137

Adjusted Success Rate 21.0%

Adjusted PPA 0.483

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.153

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 3.668

Adjusted Stuff Rate 4.6%

Adjusted Power Success 23.8%

Adjusted Havoc 15.5%