THIRD AND DATA

Week 12 · 2026

SMU at #4 Notre Dame

Sat 11/21/2026 07:30 PMNotre Dame StadiumNotre Dame pregame89% — Pregame win probability: 89% for Notre Dame. Notre Dame favored.

SMU

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6–2

#4 Notre Dame

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7–1

Attendance

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not yet reported

Neither team has played this game, so these are the seasons each brings into it — where they have attacked, and what opponents have managed in the same places. ⚠ The dots are the durable half: where a team throws and runs holds up week to week, while how well it worked swings on the opponent. Read the counts first and the rates as context.

Passing

SMU attacking · vs what Notre Dame has allowed

SMU40 unplaced5 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
Y. Knight20 of 21R. Pittman8 of 12J. Cooper10 of 13Other34 of 43Unattributed99 of 138
DeepShort
SMU15.7
ND allowed17.5
SMU11.3
ND allowed0.0
SMU23.0
ND allowed11.6
SMU7.3
ND allowed5.4
SMU10.2
ND allowed7.7
SMU7.5
ND allowed5.4
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Notre Dame

Notre Dame attacking · vs what SMU has allowed

Notre Dame2 unplaced1 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
J. Faison17 of 23M. Gilbert15 of 19N. James9 of 10Other36 of 54Unattributed87 of 140
DeepShort
ND17.1
SMU allowed16.7
ND15.8
SMU allowed12.8
ND11.2
SMU allowed9.6
ND6.4
SMU allowed4.0
ND7.1
SMU allowed6.8
ND6.9
SMU allowed5.4
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against SMU

Rushing

SMU attacking · vs what Notre Dame has allowed

SMU31 unplaced
K. Raphael119K. Jennings36D. Green22Other43Unattributed11
SMU6.4
ND allowed4.6
SMU4.2
ND allowed3.2
SMU4.2
ND allowed3.4
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Notre Dame

Notre Dame attacking · vs what SMU has allowed

Notre Dame1 unplaced
N. James90A. Williams72J. Walton68Other48Unattributed2
ND5.1
SMU allowed3.9
ND5.0
SMU allowed4.7
ND5.0
SMU allowed6.0
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against SMU

⚠ Both halves are 2026 to date. The defensive side is not a separate observation: it is what this team’s opponents have done to it, summed over the season.

Previous 10 meetings vs. SMU

Notre Dame 7–3 vs SMU

  • 1989 · wk 11SMU 6 @ Notre Dame 59
  • 1986 · wk 11SMU 29 @ Notre Dame 61
  • 1984 · wk 16Notre Dame 20 @ SMU 27
  • 1958 · wk 4Notre Dame 14 @ SMU 6
  • 1957 · wk 13Notre Dame 54 @ SMU 21
  • 1956 · wk 2Notre Dame 13 @ SMU 19
  • 1955 · wk 2SMU 0 @ Notre Dame 17
  • 1954 · wk 12Notre Dame 26 @ SMU 14
  • 1953 · wk 12SMU 14 @ Notre Dame 40
  • 1951 · wk 5SMU 27 @ Notre Dame 20

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