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Notre Dame 7-1
2026 season · Fighting Irish
No. 82 toughest schedule of 138 — see full rankings
Notre Dame is 7-1 under head coach Marcus Freeman. Its eight opponents were a combined 15-11 before playing the Fighting Irish and are 12-19 since. The best win was over Michigan State, which was 2-0 going in.
Next game: vs. Miami,
Data last updated
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Wk 3·
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W 27-10
- Before
- 2-0
- After
- 0-5
- Total
- 2-6
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W 27-10
2-0
0-5
2-6
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W 27-10
- Before
- 2-0
- After
- 0-5
- Total
- 2-6
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Wk 3
W 27-10
2-0
0-5
2-6
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W 37-26
- Before
- 2-1
- After
- 2-2
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 5
W 37-26
2-1
2-2
4-4
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W 37-26
- Before
- 2-1
- After
- 2-2
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 5
W 37-26
2-1
2-2
4-4
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- Before
- 4-4
- After
- —
- Total
- 4-4
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4-4
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4-4
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- Before
- 4-4
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- —
- Total
- 4-4
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4-4
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4-4
- Conference
- FBS Independents
- Head coach
- Marcus Freeman
- Stadium
- Notre Dame Stadium, seats 80,795, Notre Dame, Indiana
- NFL draft
- 6 picked in the 2026 NFL draft, earliest in round 1
Receipt insights
- Next up, Miami. Against the 2 common opponents both have played, Notre Dame's average margin is +31.0 points; Miami's is +21.0.
- Notre Dame is 0-1 vs. currently ranked teams, with 1 more on the schedule.
Combined opponents
Across 8 completed games · 4 upcoming left out
0-1 vs. teams ranked that week
Before playing Notre Dame
15-11
57.7%
vs. Notre Dame
1-7
12.5%
After playing Notre Dame
12-19
38.7%
Total (including vs. Notre Dame)
28-37
43.1%
Teams we beat21-36total (36.8%)
Before playing Notre Dame 10-11 · after 11-18
Teams that beat us7-1total (87.5%)
Before playing Notre Dame 5-0 · after 1-1
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing Notre Dame uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. Notre Dame is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing Notre Dame uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.
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