AP NO. 4 · IND

NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH

6–1 overall · 0–0 conference · Notre Dame, IN · Notre Dame Stadium ↗

Notre Dame is 6–1 overall and 0–0 in IND play, with a No. 4 AP ranking. The team is tied for No. 1 in the IND through Week 7. Notre Dame is 2–1 over its last three, with a +19.3 average scoring margin. 5 regular-season games remain, beginning with Navy on Oct 31.

Updated Oct 18

TEAM TRADITION

PLAY LIKE A CHAMPION TODAY

PREGAME RITUAL

Players tap the sign at the foot of the locker-room stairs before entering Notre Dame Stadium, turning a simple phrase into a game-day commitment.

Notre Dame Athletics tradition history ↗

OFFICIAL TEAM LINKS

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FORECAST + SCHEDULE CONTEXT

POWER OUTLOOK

POWER SIGNALNO. 4Division I average scoring margin

REMAINING SLATE2 TOP 25opponents across 5 games

NEXT GAMEPENDINGwin probability not posted

Next-game probability appears when qualifying data is available in The Football Grid. No estimate is shown before then.

NATIONAL COMPARISON

TEAM PROFILE

Division I · through Week 7

SCORING OFFENSE41.1NO. 8points per game

SCORING DEFENSE13.4NO. 9points allowed/game

AVG. MARGIN+27.7NO. 4points per game

Calculated from completed 2026 games in The Football Grid dataset.

WEEK 9 · NEUTRAL SITE

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#4 Notre Dame6–1 · IND 0–0

@SAT, OCT 3112P ET

NavyAAC

NAVY

Gillette Stadium ↗ · Neutral site Game details ↗

WIN PROBABILITYPENDING

FORMND L1 · NAVY L1

SCORING MARGINND +27.7 · NAVY +2.3

STAKESRanked team in action

Notre Dame brings the stronger scoring profile, while Navy gets the matchup at home.

ALL SEASON · ONE VIEW

2026 SCHEDULE

7 played · 5 remaining

SEP 6VSWisconsinNeutral siteNBCW 41–13

SEP 12VSRiceNotre Dame, INNBCW 52–0

SEP 19VSMichigan StateNotre Dame, INNBCW 27–10

SEP 26@PurdueWest Lafayette, INPeacockW 49–10

OCT 3@North CarolinaChapel Hill, NCDisney+W 37–26

OCT 10VSStanfordNotre Dame, INNBCW 58–7

OCT 17@#2 BYUProvo, UTABCL 24–28

OCT 24—BYE WEEKNo game scheduled—BYE

OCT 31VSNavyNeutral siteTBD12P

NOV 7VS#1 MiamiNotre Dame, INNBC7:30P

NOV 14VSBoston CollegeNotre Dame, INNBC3:30P

NOV 21VS#23 SMUNotre Dame, INNBC7:30P

NOV 28@SyracuseSyracuse, NYTBDTBD