| 2021 | New Mexico State2–10 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range 0–2.) | 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) | — (210.0 yds/g · 420 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (9.5 pts/g · 19 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (647.0 yds/g allowed · 1,294 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (57.5 pts/g allowed · 115 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-48.0 /g · -96 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+2 in these games · 5 taken, 3 given · +1.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (27:47 /g · 0h 56m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #9 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 96% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #61 (of 130 teams · 77% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #128 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 117.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.189 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.442 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (24% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (57% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.186 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.427 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| Median | of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range 0–2.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. 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 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. 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.) | #25 (Total offense: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #13–#67. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #19 (Scoring offense: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #4–#67. 1 of 7 in the top 10.) | #54 (Total defense: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #13–#69. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #35 (Scoring defense: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #6–#69. 1 of 7 in the top 10.) | #24 (Point margin: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #3–#69. 1 of 7 in the top 10.) | #4 — top 10 (Turnover margin: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #1–#58. 2 of 7 in the top 10.) | #35 (Possession: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #34–#68. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #68 (Returning passing: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #1–#119. 2 of 7 in the top 10.) | #37 (Returning receiving: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #9–#102. 1 of 7 in the top 10.) | #55 (Returning rushing: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #45–#84. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #125 (Team talent: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #12–#129. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #18 (Offensive EPA: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #7–#69. 1 of 7 in the top 10.) | #53 (Defensive EPA: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #6–#69. 1 of 7 in the top 10.) | #27 (Offensive success rate: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #10–#69. 1 of 7 in the top 10.) | #25 (Defensive success rate: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #15–#67. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #5 — top 10 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #2–#23. 2 of 7 in the top 10.) | #18 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #14–#69. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) |
| 2021 | Notre Dame11–2 | 2 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range 0–2.) | 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) | #25 (of 69 teams · 418.8 yds/g · 3,769 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #4 — top 10 (of 69 teams · 38.2 pts/g · 344 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #13 (of 69 teams · 350.0 yds/g allowed · 3,150 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #6 — top 10 (of 69 teams · 17.8 pts/g allowed · 160 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #3 — top 10 (of 69 teams · +20.4 /g · +184 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (of 69 teams · +13 in these games · 21 taken, 8 given · +1.44 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #35 (of 69 teams · 30:04 /g · 4h 31m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #119 (of 130 teams · 2% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #102 (of 130 teams · 56% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #67 (of 130 teams · 75% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #12 (of 130 teams · 853.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #18 (of 69 teams · 0.269 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #6 — top 10 (of 69 teams · 0.067 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #27 (of 69 teams · 45% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #15 (of 69 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #23 (of 69 teams · 1.301 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #18 (of 69 teams · 1.188 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2021 | BYU10–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range 0–2.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #11 Utah) | #13 (of 69 teams · 443.1 yds/g · 3,102 yds · 7 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #19 (of 69 teams · 31.9 pts/g · 223 points · 7 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #54 (of 69 teams · 446.0 yds/g allowed · 3,122 yds · 7 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #35 (of 69 teams · 26.7 pts/g allowed · 187 points · 7 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #24 (of 69 teams · +5.1 /g · +36 in these games · 7 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #4 — top 10 (of 69 teams · +7 in these games · 12 taken, 5 given · +1.00 /g · 7 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #34 (of 69 teams · 30:10 /g · 3h 31m in these games · 7 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #107 (of 130 teams · 13% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #76 (of 130 teams · 71% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #55 (of 130 teams · 79% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #94 (of 130 teams · 443.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #7 — top 10 (of 69 teams · 0.316 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 7 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #53 (of 69 teams · 0.261 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 7 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #10 — top 10 (of 69 teams · 48% of plays successful · 7 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #62 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 7 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #21 (of 69 teams · 1.307 average PPA on successful plays · 7 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #14 (of 69 teams · 1.182 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 7 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2021 | Army9–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range 0–2.) | 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) | — (430.5 yds/g · 861 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (35.0 pts/g · 70 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (474.0 yds/g allowed · 948 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (45.0 pts/g allowed · 90 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-10.0 /g · -20 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-2 in these games · 1 taken, 3 given · -1.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (35:58 /g · 1h 12m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #25 (of 130 teams · 89% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #45 (of 130 teams · 84% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #129 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 111.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.315 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.564 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (47% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (50% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.365 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.663 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2021 | Liberty8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range 0–2.) | 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) | — (413.0 yds/g · 826 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (17.5 pts/g · 35 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (385.5 yds/g allowed · 771 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (25.5 pts/g allowed · 51 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-8.0 /g · -16 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-4 in these games · 0 taken, 4 given · -2.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (34:07 /g · 1h 08m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #68 (of 130 teams · 88% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #37 (of 130 teams · 83% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #53 (of 130 teams · 79% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #126 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 154.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.156 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.245 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (49% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.144 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.206 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2021 | UConn1–11 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range 0–2.) | 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) | #66 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 281.3 yds/g · 844 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #67 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 11.7 pts/g · 35 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #65 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 492.3 yds/g allowed · 1,477 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #66 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 41.0 pts/g allowed · 123 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #68 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · -29.3 /g · -88 in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #47 (of 69 teams · -1 in these games · 4 taken, 5 given · -0.33 /g · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #68 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 25:37 /g · 1h 17m in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular 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)) | #118 (of 130 teams · 331.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #66 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 0.001 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #55 (of 69 teams · 0.267 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #68 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 30% of plays successful · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #25 (of 69 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #2 — top 10 (of 69 teams · 1.461 average PPA on successful plays · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #51 (of 69 teams · 1.312 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2021 | Massachusetts1–11 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range 0–2.) | 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) | #67 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 261.7 yds/g · 785 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #66 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 12.7 pts/g · 38 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #69 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 553.0 yds/g allowed · 1,659 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #69 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 51.7 pts/g allowed · 155 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #69 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · -39.0 /g · -117 in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #58 (of 69 teams · -2 in these games · 5 taken, 7 given · -0.67 /g · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #48 (of 69 teams · 29:02 /g · 1h 27m in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #87 (of 130 teams · 45% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #92 (of 130 teams · 62% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #84 (of 130 teams · 59% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #125 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 227.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #69 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · -0.096 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #69 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 0.496 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #69 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 29% of plays successful · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #67 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 50% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #5 — top 10 (of 69 teams · 1.411 average PPA on successful plays · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #69 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 1.553 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |