FBS Independents

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Notre Dame, Indiana

Season

Notre Dame

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 323 107

Points / Game 40.4 13.4

Total Offense

Total Yards 3,542 1,889

Plays 537 439

Yards / Play 6.60 4.30

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 290 245

Rushing Yards 1,488 683

Yards / Attempt 5.13 2.79

Rushing Touchdowns 20 4

Passing

Pass Completions 165 119

Pass Attempts 247 194

Completion % 66.8% 61.3%

Net Passing Yards 2,054 1,206

Yards / Attempt 8.32 6.22

Passing Touchdowns 19 8

Interceptions Thrown 1 8

First Downs

First Downs 182 115

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 40 38

3rd Down Attempts 92 99

3rd Down % 43.5% 38.4%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 14 7

4th Down Attempts 19 11

4th Down % 73.7% 63.6%

Turnovers

Turnovers 2 16

Fumbles Lost 1 8

Interceptions Thrown 1 8

Fumbles Recovered 8 1

Defense

Sacks 15 2

Tackles for Loss 37 17

Interceptions 8 1

Interception Return Yards 96 6

Interception Return Touchdowns 1 0

Penalties

Penalties 24 39

Penalty Yards 231 352

Possession

Possession Time 258:12 221:48

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 7 14

Kick Return Yards 141 339

Yards / Return 20.14 24.21

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 1

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 14 6

Punt Return Yards 138 38

Yards / Return 9.86 6.33

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 5.04

Success Rate 51.4%

PPA 0.354

Explosiveness 1.183

Opportunities 56

Drives 84

Plays 553

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 14.6%

Power Success 79.1%

Line Yards 3.25

Second-Level Yards 0.94

Open-Field Yards 1.23

Line Yards Total 937

Second-Level Yards Total 270

Open-Field Yards Total 354

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 49.7%

PPA 0.245

Explosiveness 0.932

Play Rate 52.1%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 53.4%

PPA 0.471

Explosiveness 1.443

Play Rate 45.0%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 57.8%

Standard Downs PPA 0.340

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.024

Standard Downs Rate 76.3%

Passing Downs Success Rate 30.5%

Passing Downs PPA 0.401

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.152

Passing Downs Rate 23.7%

Field Position

Average Start 69.5

Average Predicted Points 1.429

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 9.8%

Front Seven Havoc 3.6%

Defensive Back Havoc 6.1%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.264

Adjusted Success Rate 13.1%

Adjusted PPA 0.255

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.136

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.640

Adjusted Stuff Rate 8.5%

Adjusted Power Success 16.7%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 8.6%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.17

Success Rate Allowed 37.4%

PPA Allowed -0.011

Explosiveness Allowed 1.166

Opportunities Faced 30

Drives Faced 82

Plays Faced 447

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 21.1%

Power Success Allowed 68.0%

Line Yards Allowed 2.69

Second-Level Yards Allowed 0.72

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.25

Line Yards Total Allowed 625

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 167

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 33.6%

PPA Allowed -0.133

Explosiveness Allowed 0.837

Play Rate Faced 51.9%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 41.6%

PPA Allowed 0.157

Explosiveness Allowed 1.459

Play Rate Faced 45.2%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 42.1%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed -0.069

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.924

Standard Downs Rate Faced 66.4%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 28.0%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.105

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.885

Passing Downs Rate Faced 33.6%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 74.6

Average Predicted Points -1.042

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 18.8%

Front Seven Havoc 11.2%

Defensive Back Havoc 7.6%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.759

Adjusted Success Rate 11.1%

Adjusted PPA 0.278

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.065

Adjusted Points / Opportunity -0.075

Adjusted Stuff Rate 6.0%

Adjusted Power Success 25.9%

Adjusted Havoc 8.5%