| 2013 | New Mexico State2–10 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. Range 0–2.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #82 (of 125 teams · 382.1 yds/g · 4,585 yds) | #104 (of 125 teams · 20.9 pts/g · 251 points) | #125 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 549.5 yds/g allowed · 6,594 yds) | #122 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 44.6 pts/g allowed · 535 points) | #120 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · -23.7 /g · -284 on the season) | #97 (of 125 teams · -6 on the season · 20 taken, 26 given · -0.50 /g) | #62 (of 125 teams · 30:07 /g · 6h 01m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #70 (of 125 teams · 0.075 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #118 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 0.172 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #81 (of 125 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #117 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #64 (of 125 teams · 0.946 average PPA on successful plays) | #75 (of 125 teams · 0.966 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. Range 0–2.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. 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.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. 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.) | #68 (Total offense: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. Range #14–#91. 0 of 6 in the top 10.) | #74 (Scoring offense: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. Range #35–#117. 0 of 6 in the top 10.) | #58 (Total defense: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. Range #31–#125. 0 of 6 in the top 10.) | #40 (Scoring defense: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. Range #22–#125. 0 of 6 in the top 10.) | #54 (Point margin: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. Range #36–#125. 0 of 6 in the top 10.) | #61 (Turnover margin: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. Range #12–#111. 0 of 6 in the top 10.) | #38 (Possession: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. Range #15–#92. 0 of 6 in the top 10.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | #50 (Offensive EPA: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. Range #23–#100. 0 of 6 in the top 10.) | #93 (Defensive EPA: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. Range #15–#118. 0 of 6 in the top 10.) | #60 (Offensive success rate: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. Range #9–#118. 1 of 6 in the top 10.) | #96 (Defensive success rate: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. Range #11–#120. 0 of 6 in the top 10.) | #54 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. Range #10–#123. 1 of 6 in the top 10.) | #58 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. Range #4–#80. 2 of 6 in the top 10.) |
| 2013 | Notre Dame9–4 | 2 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. Range 0–2.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #68 (of 125 teams · 405.9 yds/g · 5,276 yds) | #74 (of 125 teams · 27.2 pts/g · 354 points) | #31 (of 125 teams · 366.1 yds/g allowed · 4,760 yds) | #27 (of 125 teams · 22.4 pts/g allowed · 291 points) | #54 (of 125 teams · +4.8 /g · +63 on the season) | #61 (of 125 teams · +0 on the season · 17 taken, 17 given · +0.00 /g) | #91 (of 125 teams · 29:04 /g · 6h 18m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #71 (of 125 teams · 0.074 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #51 (of 125 teams · 0.066 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #60 (of 125 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #96 (of 125 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #26 (of 125 teams · 0.993 average PPA on successful plays) | #4 — top 10 (of 125 teams · 0.818 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2013 | Army3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. Range 0–2.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #80 (of 125 teams · 387.3 yds/g · 4,648 yds) | #93 (of 125 teams · 24.4 pts/g · 293 points) | #72 (of 125 teams · 410.8 yds/g allowed · 4,930 yds) | #92 (of 125 teams · 31.6 pts/g allowed · 379 points) | #96 (of 125 teams · -7.2 /g · -86 on the season) | #61 (of 125 teams · +0 on the season · 17 taken, 17 given · +0.00 /g) | #33 (of 125 teams · 31:42 /g · 6h 20m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #29 (of 125 teams · 0.130 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #93 (of 125 teams · 0.112 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #48 (of 125 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #92 (of 125 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #107 (of 125 teams · 0.872 average PPA on successful plays) | #77 (of 125 teams · 0.969 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2013 | BYU8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. Range 0–2.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #14 (of 125 teams · 493.6 yds/g · 6,417 yds) | #55 (of 125 teams · 30.1 pts/g · 392 points) | #48 (of 125 teams · 378.9 yds/g allowed · 4,925 yds) | #22 (of 125 teams · 22.1 pts/g allowed · 287 points) | #39 (of 125 teams · +8.1 /g · +105 on the season) | #48 (of 125 teams · +2 on the season · 23 taken, 21 given · +0.15 /g) | #92 (of 125 teams · 29:00 /g · 6h 17m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #50 (of 125 teams · 0.103 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #15 (of 125 teams · 0.006 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #74 (of 125 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #11 (of 125 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #54 (of 125 teams · 0.962 average PPA on successful plays) | #80 (of 125 teams · 0.972 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2013 | Navy9–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. Range 0–2.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #62 (of 125 teams · 411.3 yds/g · 5,347 yds) | #35 (of 125 teams · 33.5 pts/g · 436 points) | #58 (of 125 teams · 394.8 yds/g allowed · 5,132 yds) | #40 (of 125 teams · 24.4 pts/g allowed · 317 points) | #36 (of 125 teams · +9.2 /g · +119 on the season) | #12 (of 125 teams · +12 on the season · 22 taken, 10 given · +0.92 /g) | #38 (of 125 teams · 31:33 /g · 6h 50m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #23 (of 125 teams · 0.141 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #103 (of 125 teams · 0.126 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #9 — top 10 (of 125 teams · 49% of plays successful) | #120 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #123 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 0.796 average PPA on successful plays) | #5 — top 10 (of 125 teams · 0.822 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2013 | Idaho1–11 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 6 FBS Independents teams in 2013. Range 0–2.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #91 (of 125 teams · 368.3 yds/g · 4,420 yds) | #117 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 18.2 pts/g · 218 points) | #122 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 527.6 yds/g allowed · 6,331 yds) | #125 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 46.8 pts/g allowed · 561 points) | #125 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · -28.6 /g · -343 on the season) | #111 (of 125 teams · -8 on the season · 19 taken, 27 given · -0.67 /g) | #15 (of 125 teams · 32:45 /g · 6h 33m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #100 (of 125 teams · 0.034 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #114 (of 125 teams · 0.150 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #118 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 37% of plays successful) | #118 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #10 — top 10 (of 125 teams · 1.038 average PPA on successful plays) | #58 (of 125 teams · 0.936 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |