| 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) | #34 (of 128 teams · 444.9 yds/g · 5,784 yards) | #40 (of 128 teams · 32.9 pts/g · 427 points) | #73 (of 128 teams · 404.1 yds/g allowed · 5,254 yards) | #84 (of 128 teams · 29.1 pts/g allowed · 379 points) | #62 (of 128 teams · +3.7 /g · +48 on the season) | #84 (of 128 teams · -3 on the season · 23 taken, 26 given · -0.23 /g) | #76 (of 128 teams · 29:47 /g · 6h 27m on the season) | #123 (of 128 teams · 0% of last season's passing production returning) | #89 (of 128 teams · 51% of last season's receiving production returning) | #52 (of 128 teams · 71% of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #58 (of 128 teams · 0.169 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #94 (of 128 teams · 0.176 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #42 (of 128 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #91 (of 128 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #30 (of 128 teams · 1.256 average PPA on successful plays) | #62 (of 128 teams · 1.191 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 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.) | #34 (Total offense: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #28–#105. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #40 (Scoring offense: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #15–#93. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #72 (Total defense: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #58–#92. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #73 (Scoring defense: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #71–#104. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #58 (Point margin: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #27–#102. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #67 (Turnover margin: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #52–#92. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #61 (Possession: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #50–#114. 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) | #42 (Offensive EPA: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #14–#58. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #94 (Defensive EPA: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #45–#112. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #36 (Offensive success rate: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #8–#46. 1 of 4 in the top 10.) | #91 (Defensive success rate: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #22–#121. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #84 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #30–#96. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #62 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2014. Range #6–#78. 1 of 4 in the top 10.) |
| 2014 | Army4–8 | 0 — 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 · none added in the postseason) | #105 (of 128 teams · 358.8 yds/g · 4,305 yards) | #93 (of 128 teams · 24.9 pts/g · 299 points) | #92 (of 128 teams · 430.8 yds/g allowed · 5,170 yards) | #104 (of 128 teams · 32.9 pts/g allowed · 395 points) | #102 (of 128 teams · -8.0 /g · -96 on the season) | #52 (of 128 teams · +2 on the season · 15 taken, 13 given · +0.17 /g) | #50 (of 128 teams · 30:53 /g · 6h 11m on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #20 (of 128 teams · 81% of last season's receiving production returning) | #10 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 95% of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #49 (of 128 teams · 0.179 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #112 (of 128 teams · 0.249 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #46 (of 128 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #121 (of 128 teams · 49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #94 (of 128 teams · 1.133 average PPA on successful plays) | #77 (of 128 teams · 1.207 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2014 | BYU8–5 | 0 — 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 · none added in the postseason) | #28 (of 128 teams · 460.5 yds/g · 5,986 yards) | #15 (of 128 teams · 37.1 pts/g · 482 points) | #58 (of 128 teams · 391.5 yds/g allowed · 5,090 yards) | #73 (of 128 teams · 27.5 pts/g allowed · 358 points) | #27 (of 128 teams · +9.5 /g · +124 on the season) | #67 (of 128 teams · -1 on the season · 26 taken, 27 given · -0.08 /g) | #114 (of 128 teams · 27:59 /g · 6h 04m on the season) | #31 (of 128 teams · 97% of last season's passing production returning) | #117 (of 128 teams · 33% of last season's receiving production returning) | #3 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 99% of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #42 (of 128 teams · 0.197 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #45 (of 128 teams · 0.103 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #36 (of 128 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #22 (of 128 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #84 (of 128 teams · 1.143 average PPA on successful plays) | #78 (of 128 teams · 1.207 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2014 | Navy8–5 | 0 — 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 · none added in the postseason) | #53 (of 128 teams · 419.5 yds/g · 5,453 yards) | #46 (of 128 teams · 31.9 pts/g · 414 points) | #72 (of 128 teams · 403.9 yds/g allowed · 5,250 yards) | #71 (of 128 teams · 27.3 pts/g allowed · 355 points) | #58 (of 128 teams · +4.5 /g · +59 on the season) | #92 (of 128 teams · -4 on the season · 18 taken, 22 given · -0.31 /g) | #61 (of 128 teams · 30:12 /g · 6h 33m on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #97 (of 128 teams · 47% of last season's receiving production returning) | #18 (of 128 teams · 91% of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #14 (of 128 teams · 0.264 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #97 (of 128 teams · 0.186 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #8 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 51% of plays successful) | #119 (of 128 teams · 49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #96 (of 128 teams · 1.124 average PPA on successful plays) | #6 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 1.014 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |