| 2023 | Army6–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range 0–3.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #71 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · 243.0 yds/g · 729 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #71 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · 13.3 pts/g · 40 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #69 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · 448.3 yds/g allowed · 1,345 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #70 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · 39.3 pts/g allowed · 118 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #71 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · -26.0 /g · -78 in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #72 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · -5 in these games · 2 taken, 7 given · -1.67 /g · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #35 (of 73 teams · 30:13 /g · 1h 31m in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #114 (of 133 teams · 3% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #16 (of 133 teams · 71% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #75 (of 133 teams · 54% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #131 — bottom 10 (of 133 teams · 0.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #70 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · 0.019 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #73 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · 0.420 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #54 (of 73 teams · 39% of plays successful · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #71 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · 51% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #73 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · 0.972 average PPA on successful plays · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #33 (of 73 teams · 1.273 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| Median | of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range 0–3.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | #71 (Total offense: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range #26–#72. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #71 (Scoring offense: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range #8–#73. 1 of 4 in the top 10.) | #63 (Total defense: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range #8–#69. 1 of 4 in the top 10.) | #67 (Scoring defense: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range #10–#70. 1 of 4 in the top 10.) | #71 (Point margin: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range #6–#72. 1 of 4 in the top 10.) | #68 (Turnover margin: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range #12–#72. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #37 (Possession: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range #35–#55. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #52 (Returning passing: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range #19–#120. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #60 (Returning receiving: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range #16–#104. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #58 (Returning rushing: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range #50–#79. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #76 (Team talent: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range #11–#131. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #70 (Offensive EPA: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range #18–#71. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #67 (Defensive EPA: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range #5–#73. 1 of 4 in the top 10.) | #54 (Offensive success rate: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range #15–#70. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #71 (Defensive success rate: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range #4–#73. 1 of 4 in the top 10.) | #39 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range #29–#73. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #33 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range #6–#57. 1 of 4 in the top 10.) |
| 2023 | Notre Dame10–3 | 3 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range 0–3.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · 2 including the postseason — regular: #18 NC State · postseason: #19 Oregon State) | #26 (of 73 teams · 396.9 yds/g · 3,572 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #8 — top 10 (of 73 teams · 36.7 pts/g · 330 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #8 — top 10 (of 73 teams · 310.7 yds/g allowed · 2,796 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #10 — top 10 (of 73 teams · 19.6 pts/g allowed · 176 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #6 — top 10 (of 73 teams · +17.1 /g · +154 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #12 (of 73 teams · +5 in these games · 21 taken, 16 given · +0.56 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #37 (of 73 teams · 29:56 /g · 4h 29m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #120 (of 133 teams · 1% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #104 (of 133 teams · 34% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #79 (of 133 teams · 54% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #11 (of 133 teams · 870.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #18 (of 73 teams · 0.266 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #5 — top 10 (of 73 teams · 0.048 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #15 (of 73 teams · 46% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #4 — top 10 (of 73 teams · 35% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #29 (of 73 teams · 1.311 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #57 (of 73 teams · 1.355 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2023 | Massachusetts3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range 0–3.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | — (205.0 yds/g · 410 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (7.0 pts/g · 14 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (450.0 yds/g allowed · 900 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (61.0 pts/g allowed · 122 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-54.0 /g · -108 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-1 in these games · 2 taken, 3 given · -0.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (31:12 /g · 1h 02m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #52 (of 133 teams · 86% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #64 (of 133 teams · 52% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #58 (of 133 teams · 63% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #76 (of 133 teams · 565.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.164 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.426 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (30% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (65% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.129 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.056 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2023 | UConn3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2023. Range 0–3.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #72 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · 238.5 yds/g · 954 yds · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #73 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · 9.5 pts/g · 38 points · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #63 (of 73 teams · 442.3 yds/g allowed · 1,769 yds · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #67 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · 36.3 pts/g allowed · 145 points · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #72 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · -26.8 /g · -107 in these games · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #68 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · -4 in these games · 2 taken, 6 given · -1.00 /g · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #55 (of 73 teams · 28:28 /g · 1h 54m in these games · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #19 (of 133 teams · 99% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #60 (of 133 teams · 54% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #50 (of 133 teams · 69% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #93 (of 133 teams · 484.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #71 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · -0.016 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #67 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · 0.310 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #70 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · 35% of plays successful · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #73 — bottom 10 (of 73 teams · 54% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #39 (of 73 teams · 1.284 average PPA on successful plays · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #6 — top 10 (of 73 teams · 1.140 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |