| 2014 | Notre Dame8–5 | 2 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. 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 · 1 including the postseason — postseason: #23 LSU) | #27 (of 76 teams · 422.6 yds/g · 4,226 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #27 (of 76 teams · 29.9 pts/g · 299 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #36 (of 76 teams · 399.7 yds/g allowed · 3,997 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #47 (of 76 teams · 29.5 pts/g allowed · 295 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #35 (of 76 teams · +0.4 /g · +4 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #63 (of 76 teams · -6 in these games · 19 taken, 25 given · -0.60 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #48 (of 76 teams · 29:22 /g · 4h 54m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #123 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 0% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #89 (of 128 teams · 51% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #52 (of 128 teams · 71% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #45 (of 76 teams · 0.105 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #48 (of 76 teams · 0.162 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #30 (of 76 teams · 43% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #57 (of 76 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #32 (of 76 teams · 1.277 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #20 (of 76 teams · 1.182 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| Median | of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range 0–2.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. 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 2014. 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.) | #27 (Total offense: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #22–#31. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #27 (Scoring offense: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #5–#38. 1 of 4 in the top 10.) | #56 (Total defense: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #36–#64. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #47 (Scoring defense: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #26–#66. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #35 (Point margin: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #4–#57. 1 of 4 in the top 10.) | #29 (Turnover margin: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #6–#63. 1 of 4 in the top 10.) | #48 (Possession: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #40–#74. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #1 — top 10 (Returning passing: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #1–#123. 2 of 4 in the top 10.) | #89 (Returning receiving: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #20–#117. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #10 — top 10 (Returning rushing: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #3–#52. 2 of 4 in the top 10.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | #24 (Offensive EPA: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #5–#45. 1 of 4 in the top 10.) | #53 (Defensive EPA: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #48–#75. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #24 (Offensive success rate: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #10–#30. 1 of 4 in the top 10.) | #57 (Defensive success rate: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #44–#76. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #32 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #12–#50. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #20 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #12–#21. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) |
| 2014 | BYU8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. 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) | #22 (of 76 teams · 433.7 yds/g · 1,301 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #5 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 41.3 pts/g · 124 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #56 (of 76 teams · 447.7 yds/g allowed · 1,343 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #26 (of 76 teams · 25.0 pts/g allowed · 75 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #4 — top 10 (of 76 teams · +16.3 /g · +49 in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #6 — top 10 (of 76 teams · +3 in these games · 7 taken, 4 given · +1.00 /g · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #74 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 25:50 /g · 1h 18m in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #31 (of 128 teams · 97% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #117 (of 128 teams · 33% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #3 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 99% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #24 (of 76 teams · 0.183 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #53 (of 76 teams · 0.182 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #24 (of 76 teams · 44% of plays successful · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #44 (of 76 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #12 (of 76 teams · 1.330 average PPA on successful plays · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #21 (of 76 teams · 1.183 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2014 | Army4–8 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. 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) | — (283.0 yds/g · 566 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (10.5 pts/g · 21 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (376.5 yds/g allowed · 753 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (29.5 pts/g allowed · 59 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-19.0 /g · -38 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-2 in these games · 2 taken, 4 given · -1.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (34:35 /g · 1h 09m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #1 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #20 (of 128 teams · 81% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #10 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 95% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.041 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.263 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (38% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.047 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.238 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2014 | Navy8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. 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) | #31 (of 76 teams · 415.3 yds/g · 1,246 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #38 (of 76 teams · 26.7 pts/g · 80 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #64 (of 76 teams · 462.7 yds/g allowed · 1,388 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #66 (of 76 teams · 38.0 pts/g allowed · 114 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #57 (of 76 teams · -11.3 /g · -34 in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #29 (of 76 teams · +0 in these games · 3 taken, 3 given · +0.00 /g · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #40 (of 76 teams · 29:53 /g · 1h 30m in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #97 (of 128 teams · 47% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #18 (of 128 teams · 91% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #5 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 0.294 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #75 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 0.367 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #10 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 47% of plays successful · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #76 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 56% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #50 (of 76 teams · 1.205 average PPA on successful plays · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #12 (of 76 teams · 1.151 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |