FBS Independents

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Notre Dame, Indiana

Season

Notre Dame

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 206 59

Points / Game 41.2 11.8

Total Offense

Total Yards 2,142 1,082

Plays 325 271

Yards / Play 6.59 3.99

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 184 146

Rushing Yards 808 292

Yards / Attempt 4.39 2.00

Rushing Touchdowns 10 1

Passing

Pass Completions 99 78

Pass Attempts 141 125

Completion % 70.2% 62.4%

Net Passing Yards 1,334 790

Yards / Attempt 9.46 6.32

Passing Touchdowns 14 5

Interceptions Thrown 1 5

First Downs

First Downs 109 68

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 21 24

3rd Down Attempts 52 64

3rd Down % 40.4% 37.5%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 8 5

4th Down Attempts 12 7

4th Down % 66.7% 71.4%

Turnovers

Turnovers 1 11

Fumbles Lost 0 6

Interceptions Thrown 1 5

Fumbles Recovered 6 0

Defense

Sacks 14 2

Tackles for Loss 33 10

Interceptions 5 1

Interception Return Yards 78 6

Interception Return Touchdowns 1 0

Penalties

Penalties 14 21

Penalty Yards 138 176

Possession

Possession Time 162:44 137:16

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 4 9

Kick Return Yards 97 235

Yards / Return 24.25 26.11

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 1

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 10 3

Punt Return Yards 95 4

Yards / Return 9.50 1.33

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 5.17

Success Rate 52.4%

PPA 0.319

Explosiveness 1.090

Opportunities 36

Drives 51

Plays 336

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 13.7%

Power Success 77.8%

Line Yards 3.19

Second-Level Yards 0.86

Open-Field Yards 0.59

Line Yards Total 581

Second-Level Yards Total 156

Open-Field Yards Total 108

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 50.0%

PPA 0.164

Explosiveness 0.787

Play Rate 54.2%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 55.9%

PPA 0.528

Explosiveness 1.452

Play Rate 42.6%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 60.6%

Standard Downs PPA 0.370

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.007

Standard Downs Rate 78.6%

Passing Downs Success Rate 22.2%

Passing Downs PPA 0.131

Passing Downs Explosiveness 1.915

Passing Downs Rate 21.4%

Field Position

Average Start 70.3

Average Predicted Points 1.391

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 10.1%

Front Seven Havoc 3.6%

Defensive Back Havoc 6.5%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.803

Adjusted Success Rate 16.5%

Adjusted PPA 0.233

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.293

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.847

Adjusted Stuff Rate 10.2%

Adjusted Power Success 18.2%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 8.5%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 2.47

Success Rate Allowed 34.8%

PPA Allowed -0.066

Explosiveness Allowed 1.202

Opportunities Faced 19

Drives Faced 51

Plays Faced 276

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 23.1%

Power Success Allowed 73.3%

Line Yards Allowed 2.45

Second-Level Yards Allowed 0.63

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.20

Line Yards Total Allowed 329

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 84

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 29.1%

PPA Allowed -0.189

Explosiveness Allowed 0.862

Play Rate Faced 48.6%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 40.0%

PPA Allowed 0.057

Explosiveness Allowed 1.423

Play Rate Faced 48.9%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 39.0%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed -0.162

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.888

Standard Downs Rate Faced 64.1%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 27.3%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.106

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 2.003

Passing Downs Rate Faced 35.9%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 73.7

Average Predicted Points -1.114

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 23.6%

Front Seven Havoc 15.2%

Defensive Back Havoc 8.3%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 2.154

Adjusted Success Rate 15.3%

Adjusted PPA 0.333

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.049

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 2.661

Adjusted Stuff Rate 8.9%

Adjusted Power Success 22.0%

Adjusted Havoc 15.2%