2010s ranking

Top 25 games of the 2010s in the database

Wins receive a small preference, but exceptional losses and ties remain eligible. Select any game for its available box score and statistics.

2014Week 8Away
L 27-31 vs. Florida State
No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 5 Notre Dame · 4-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
71
Game score
2012Week 10Home3OT
W 29-26 vs. Pittsburgh
No. 4 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Pittsburgh · 3-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 13/15 · Win 5/5
67
Game score
2019Week 4Away
L 17-23 vs. Georgia
No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 7 Notre Dame · 6-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
66
Game score
Full Game · 2019 Georgia vs. Notre Dame (Regular Season Full Game)
2012Week 7Home1OT
W 20-13 vs. Stanford
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 17 Stanford · 7-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 5/5
65
Game score
2015Week 13Away
L 36-38 vs. Stanford
No. 13 Stanford vs. No. 4 Notre Dame · 2-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
63
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Stanford vs. Notre Dame (Regular Season Full Game)
2015Week 5Away
L 22-24 vs. Clemson
No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 6 Notre Dame · 2-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
62
Game score
2014Week 6Home
W 17-14 vs. Stanford
No. 9 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 Stanford · 3-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
61
Game score
2012Week 9Away
W 30-13 vs. Oklahoma
No. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Notre Dame · 17-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 13/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
57
Game score
Full Game · 2012 Oklahoma vs. Notre Dame (Regular Season Full Game)
2015Week 3Home
W 30-22 vs. Georgia Tech
No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 Georgia Tech · 8-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
57
Game score
2016Week 1Away2OT
L 47-50 vs. Texas
Unranked Texas vs. No. 10 Notre Dame · 3-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 11/15 · Win 0/5
54
Game score
2017CITRUS BOWL PRESENTED BY OVERTON'SNeutral site
W 21-17 vs. LSU
No. 16 LSU vs. No. 14 Notre Dame · 4-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
53
Game score
Highlight · 2017 LSU vs. Notre Dame (Bowl Full Game)
2015Week 9Away
W 24-20 vs. Temple
No. 21 Temple vs. No. 9 Notre Dame · 4-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
53
Game score
2015Week 12Neutral site
W 19-16 vs. Boston College
No. 5 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Boston College · 3-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
53
Game score
2012Week 8Home
W 17-14 vs. BYU
No. 5 Notre Dame vs. Unranked BYU · 3-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
53
Game score
2012DISCOVER BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPNeutral site
L 14-42 vs. Alabama
No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 1 Notre Dame · 28-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 2/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
51
Game score
Full Game · 2012 Alabama vs. Notre Dame (National Championship Full Game)
2015BATTLEFROG FIESTA BOWLNeutral site
L 28-44 vs. Ohio State
No. 7 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Notre Dame · 16-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 14/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
51
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Ohio State vs. Notre Dame (Fiesta Bowl Full Game)
2018Week 5Home
W 38-17 vs. Stanford
No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 Stanford · 21-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 9/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
51
Game score
Full Game · 2018 Notre Dame vs. Stanford (Regular Season Full Game)
2012Week 13Away
W 22-13 vs. USC
Unranked USC vs. No. 1 Notre Dame · 9-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 21/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
51
Game score
2018Week 13Away
W 24-17 vs. USC
Unranked USC vs. No. 3 Notre Dame · 7-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
51
Game score
2012Week 4Home
W 13-6 vs. Michigan
No. 11 Notre Dame vs. No. 18 Michigan · 7-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
51
Game score
2018Week 7Home
W 19-14 vs. Pittsburgh
No. 5 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Pittsburgh · 5-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
51
Game score
2018GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC - CFP SEMIFINALNeutral site
L 3-30 vs. Clemson
No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Notre Dame · 27-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 3/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
50
Game score
Full Game · 2018 Clemson vs. Notre Dame (CFP Semifinal Full Game)
2019Week 7Home
W 30-27 vs. USC
No. 9 Notre Dame vs. Unranked USC · 3-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
49
Game score
2018Week 10Away
W 31-21 vs. Northwestern
Unranked Northwestern vs. No. 3 Notre Dame · 10-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
48
Game score
2014Week 7Home
W 50-43 vs. North Carolina
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. Unranked North Carolina · 7-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
48
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-week AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero ranking points.

Closeness, 30 points: the score margin is subtracted from 30, with margins of 30 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Result, 5 points: a featured-team win receives five points; losses and ties receive zero.

Regular-season rankings are matched to the AP Top 25 for the game's recorded week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Older games and smaller programs may have less complete poll or period data.

Notre Dame Top 25 Games of the 2010s

Top 25 games of the 2010s in the database

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