| 2021 | New Mexico State2–10 | 0 — 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) | #89 (of 130 teams · 370.3 yds/g · 4,443 yards) | #105 (of 130 teams · 22.6 pts/g · 271 points) | #126 (of 130 teams · 486.8 yds/g allowed · 5,842 yards) | #128 (of 130 teams · 40.4 pts/g allowed · 485 points) | #123 (of 130 teams · -17.8 /g · -214 on the season) | #39 (of 130 teams · +4 on the season · 20 taken, 16 given · +0.33 /g) | #46 (of 130 teams · 30:31 /g · 6h 06m on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #9 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 96% of last season's receiving production returning) | #61 (of 130 teams · 77% of last season's rushing production returning) | #128 (of 130 teams · 117.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #118 (of 130 teams · 0.090 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #123 (of 130 teams · 0.337 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #93 (of 130 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #124 (of 130 teams · 49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #102 (of 130 teams · 1.187 average PPA on successful plays) | #110 (of 130 teams · 1.361 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 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.) | #83 (Total offense: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #17–#128. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #32 (Scoring offense: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #19–#129. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #74 (Total defense: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #11–#126. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #52 (Scoring defense: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #15–#130. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #37 (Point margin: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #8–#130. 1 of 7 in the top 10.) | #39 (Turnover margin: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #14–#125. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #64 (Possession: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #2–#129. 1 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.) | #47 (Offensive EPA: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #4–#129. 1 of 7 in the top 10.) | #94 (Defensive EPA: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #16–#129. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #66 (Offensive success rate: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #9–#129. 1 of 7 in the top 10.) | #106 (Defensive success rate: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #31–#124. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #47 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #14–#119. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #35 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2021. Range #9–#126. 1 of 7 in the top 10.) |
| 2021 | Army9–4 | 0 — 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) | #83 (of 130 teams · 375.5 yds/g · 4,881 yards) | #32 (of 130 teams · 32.9 pts/g · 427 points) | #17 (of 130 teams · 328.9 yds/g allowed · 4,276 yards) | #33 (of 130 teams · 22.3 pts/g allowed · 290 points) | #28 (of 130 teams · +10.5 /g · +137 on the season) | #20 (of 130 teams · +8 on the season · 16 taken, 8 given · +0.62 /g) | #2 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 35:29 /g · 7h 41m on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #25 (of 130 teams · 89% of last season's receiving production returning) | #45 (of 130 teams · 84% of last season's rushing production returning) | #129 (of 130 teams · 111.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #39 (of 130 teams · 0.261 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #88 (of 130 teams · 0.212 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #27 (of 130 teams · 47% of plays successful) | #48 (of 130 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #119 (of 130 teams · 1.155 average PPA on successful plays) | #116 (of 130 teams · 1.375 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2021 | BYU10–3 | 0 — 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) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #11 Utah) | #17 (of 130 teams · 453.1 yds/g · 5,890 yards) | #29 (of 130 teams · 33.1 pts/g · 430 points) | #74 (of 130 teams · 389.0 yds/g allowed · 5,057 yards) | #52 (of 130 teams · 24.8 pts/g allowed · 322 points) | #37 (of 130 teams · +8.3 /g · +108 on the season) | #20 (of 130 teams · +8 on the season · 20 taken, 12 given · +0.62 /g) | #86 (of 130 teams · 29:17 /g · 6h 21m on the season) | #107 (of 130 teams · 13% of last season's passing production returning) | #76 (of 130 teams · 71% of last season's receiving production returning) | #55 (of 130 teams · 79% of last season's rushing production returning) | #94 (of 130 teams · 443.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #4 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 0.338 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #94 (of 130 teams · 0.225 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #9 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 50% of plays successful) | #108 (of 130 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #47 (of 130 teams · 1.292 average PPA on successful plays) | #9 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 1.139 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2021 | Liberty8–5 | 0 — 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) | #36 (of 130 teams · 435.8 yds/g · 5,665 yards) | #25 (of 130 teams · 33.6 pts/g · 437 points) | #11 (of 130 teams · 320.2 yds/g allowed · 4,163 yards) | #24 (of 130 teams · 21.5 pts/g allowed · 280 points) | #22 (of 130 teams · +12.1 /g · +157 on the season) | #125 (of 130 teams · -11 on the season · 11 taken, 22 given · -0.85 /g) | #51 (of 130 teams · 30:20 /g · 6h 34m on the season) | #68 (of 130 teams · 88% of last season's passing production returning) | #37 (of 130 teams · 83% of last season's receiving production returning) | #53 (of 130 teams · 79% of last season's rushing production returning) | #126 (of 130 teams · 154.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #30 (of 130 teams · 0.276 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #21 (of 130 teams · 0.108 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #40 (of 130 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #41 (of 130 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #14 (of 130 teams · 1.371 average PPA on successful plays) | #12 (of 130 teams · 1.147 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2021 | Massachusetts1–11 | 0 — 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) | #123 (of 130 teams · 299.7 yds/g · 3,596 yards) | #126 (of 130 teams · 16.3 pts/g · 196 points) | #125 (of 130 teams · 484.9 yds/g allowed · 5,819 yards) | #130 (of 130 teams · 43.1 pts/g allowed · 517 points) | #130 (of 130 teams · -26.8 /g · -321 on the season) | #121 (of 130 teams · -9 on the season · 11 taken, 20 given · -0.75 /g) | #72 (of 130 teams · 29:46 /g · 5h 57m on the season) | #87 (of 130 teams · 45% of last season's passing production returning) | #92 (of 130 teams · 62% of last season's receiving production returning) | #84 (of 130 teams · 59% of last season's rushing production returning) | #125 (of 130 teams · 227.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #122 (of 130 teams · 0.068 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #129 (of 130 teams · 0.405 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #123 (of 130 teams · 36% of plays successful) | #121 (of 130 teams · 49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #68 (of 130 teams · 1.262 average PPA on successful plays) | #126 (of 130 teams · 1.446 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 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) | #45 (of 130 teams · 426.1 yds/g · 5,540 yards) | #19 (of 130 teams · 35.2 pts/g · 458 points) | #43 (of 130 teams · 360.1 yds/g allowed · 4,682 yards) | #15 (of 130 teams · 19.7 pts/g allowed · 256 points) | #8 — top 10 (of 130 teams · +15.5 /g · +202 on the season) | #14 (of 130 teams · +9 on the season · 25 taken, 16 given · +0.69 /g) | #64 (of 130 teams · 29:54 /g · 6h 29m on the season) | #119 (of 130 teams · 2% of last season's passing production returning) | #102 (of 130 teams · 56% of last season's receiving production returning) | #67 (of 130 teams · 75% of last season's rushing production returning) | #12 (of 130 teams · 853.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #47 (of 130 teams · 0.246 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #16 (of 130 teams · 0.077 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #66 (of 130 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #31 (of 130 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #23 (of 130 teams · 1.352 average PPA on successful plays) | #35 (of 130 teams · 1.204 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2021 | UConn1–11 | 0 — 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) | #128 (of 130 teams · 265.1 yds/g · 3,181 yards) | #129 (of 130 teams · 15.6 pts/g · 187 points) | #115 (of 130 teams · 452.8 yds/g allowed · 5,433 yards) | #123 (of 130 teams · 38.5 pts/g allowed · 462 points) | #129 (of 130 teams · -22.9 /g · -275 on the season) | #116 (of 130 teams · -8 on the season · 14 taken, 22 given · -0.67 /g) | #129 (of 130 teams · 25:49 /g · 5h 10m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | #118 (of 130 teams · 331.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #129 (of 130 teams · -0.010 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #98 (of 130 teams · 0.244 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #129 (of 130 teams · 31% of plays successful) | #106 (of 130 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #21 (of 130 teams · 1.355 average PPA on successful plays) | #19 (of 130 teams · 1.172 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |