Notre Dame Fighting Irish
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 | vs Purdue (4-8, 2-6) | W 23-12 | 5.94 | 4.81 | +1.12 | 76.64%
| +1 |
| Sep 11September 11 | vs Michigan (7-6, 3-5) | L 24-28 | 7.18 | 6.57 | +0.62 | 65.32%
| -3 |
| Sep 18September 18 | at Michigan State (11-2, 7-1) | L 31-34 | 5.77 | 6.48 | -0.72 | 32.31%
| -2 |
| Sep 25September 25 | vs #16 Stanford (12-1, 8-1) | L 14-37 | 5.40 | 5.32 | +0.08 | 52.05%
| +1 |
| Oct 2October 2 | at Boston College (7-6, 4-4) | W 31-13 | 4.22 | 4.20 | +0.02 | 50.58%
| -1 |
| Oct 9October 9 | vs Pittsburgh (8-5, 5-2) | W 23-17 | 4.99 | 5.66 | -0.67 | 33.34%
| +2 |
| Oct 16October 16 | vs Western Michigan (6-6, 5-3) | W 44-20 | 7.30 | 4.88 | +2.41 | 94.48%
| +3 |
| Oct 23October 23 | at Navy (9-4) * | L 17-35 | 5.41 | 7.07 | -1.65 | 13.89%
| -2 |
| Oct 30October 30 | vs Tulsa (10-3, 6-2) | L 27-28 | 5.81 | 5.82 | -0.01 | 49.74%
| -2 |
| Nov 13November 13 | vs #14 Utah (10-3, 7-1) | W 28-3 | 5.37 | 4.09 | +1.28 | 79.70%
| +2 |
| Nov 20November 20 | vs Army (7-6) * | W 27-3 | 6.36 | 3.41 | +2.95 | 96.82%
| +1 |
| Nov 27November 27 | at USC (8-5, 6-4) | W 20-16 | 4.56 | 3.84 | +0.72 | 67.82%
| -3 |
| Dec 31December 31 (Fri) | at Miami (7-6, 5-3) * | W 33-17 | 5.16 | 6.49 | -1.34 | 19.22%
| +4 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-5 | 5.64 | 5.33 | +0.314 | 7.32-5.68 (+0.68) | +1 |