| 2016 | Notre Dame4–8 | 2 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. 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 71 teams · 413.4 yds/g · 3,721 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #30 (of 71 teams · 29.0 pts/g · 261 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #31 (of 71 teams · 404.0 yds/g allowed · 3,636 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #45 (of 71 teams · 32.2 pts/g allowed · 290 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #38 (of 71 teams · -3.2 /g · -29 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #54 (of 71 teams · -4 in these games · 12 taken, 16 given · -0.44 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #55 (of 71 teams · 28:08 /g · 4h 13m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #32 (of 128 teams · 99% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #120 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 29% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #80 (of 128 teams · 64% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #10 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 842.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #34 (of 71 teams · 0.162 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #37 (of 71 teams · 0.166 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #35 (of 71 teams · 41% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #40 (of 71 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #16 (of 71 teams · 1.376 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #11 (of 71 teams · 1.177 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| Median | of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. 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 2016. 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 2016. 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.) | #50 (Total offense: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. Range #36–#68. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #49 (Scoring offense: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. Range #30–#70. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #31 (Total defense: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. Range #14–#39. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #21 (Scoring defense: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. Range #12–#47. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #38 (Point margin: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. Range #29–#62. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #14 (Turnover margin: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. Range #9–#68. 1 of 4 in the top 10.) | #34 (Possession: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. Range #22–#62. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #32 (Returning passing: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. Range #19–#109. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #100 (Returning receiving: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. Range #57–#127. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #80 (Returning rushing: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. Range #59–#102. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #61 (Team talent: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. Range #10–#127. 1 of 4 in the top 10.) | #59 (Offensive EPA: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. Range #34–#66. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #35 (Defensive EPA: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. Range #11–#50. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #35 (Offensive success rate: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. Range #25–#70. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #40 (Defensive success rate: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. Range #22–#69. 0 of 4 in the top 10.) | #16 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. Range #1–#71. 1 of 4 in the top 10.) | #5 — top 10 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. Range #1–#11. 3 of 4 in the top 10.) |
| 2016 | BYU9–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. 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) | #50 (of 71 teams · 374.8 yds/g · 2,249 yds · 6 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #49 (of 71 teams · 23.7 pts/g · 142 points · 6 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #14 (of 71 teams · 353.5 yds/g allowed · 2,121 yds · 6 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #12 (of 71 teams · 20.5 pts/g allowed · 123 points · 6 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #29 (of 71 teams · +3.2 /g · +19 in these games · 6 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #9 — top 10 (of 71 teams · +4 in these games · 14 taken, 10 given · +0.67 /g · 6 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #22 (of 71 teams · 31:28 /g · 3h 09m in these games · 6 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #19 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #100 (of 128 teams · 48% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #59 (of 128 teams · 72% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #61 (of 128 teams · 529.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #59 (of 71 teams · 0.076 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 6 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #11 (of 71 teams · 0.069 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 6 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #25 (of 71 teams · 43% of plays successful · 6 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #22 (of 71 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 6 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #64 — bottom 10 (of 71 teams · 1.133 average PPA on successful plays · 6 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #9 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 1.166 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 6 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Army8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. Range 0–2.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 2 (2 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #24 Temple, #25 Navy) | #64 — bottom 10 (of 71 teams · 312.5 yds/g · 625 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #70 — bottom 10 (of 71 teams · 11.0 pts/g · 33 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #33 (of 71 teams · 409.5 yds/g allowed · 819 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #21 (of 71 teams · 23.3 pts/g allowed · 70 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #58 (of 71 teams · -12.3 /g · -37 in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #14 (of 71 teams · +1 in these games · 4 taken, 3 given · +0.50 /g · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #34 (of 71 teams · 30:48 /g · 1h 02m in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #73 (of 128 teams · 66% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #57 (of 128 teams · 67% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #102 (of 128 teams · 47% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #127 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 131.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #61 (of 71 teams · 0.068 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #50 (of 71 teams · 0.223 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #54 (of 71 teams · 39% of plays successful · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #69 — bottom 10 (of 71 teams · 51% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #71 — bottom 10 (of 71 teams · 1.018 average PPA on successful plays · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 1.060 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Massachusetts2–10 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 4 FBS Independents teams in 2016. 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) | #68 — bottom 10 (of 71 teams · 277.3 yds/g · 1,109 yds · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #62 — bottom 10 (of 71 teams · 19.3 pts/g · 77 points · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #39 (of 71 teams · 425.0 yds/g allowed · 1,700 yds · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #47 (of 71 teams · 32.8 pts/g allowed · 131 points · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #62 — bottom 10 (of 71 teams · -13.5 /g · -54 in these games · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #68 — bottom 10 (of 71 teams · -6 in these games · 4 taken, 10 given · -1.50 /g · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #62 — bottom 10 (of 71 teams · 27:25 /g · 1h 50m in these games · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #109 (of 128 teams · 5% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #127 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 17% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #90 (of 128 teams · 56% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #108 (of 128 teams · 370.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #66 — bottom 10 (of 71 teams · 0.003 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #35 (of 71 teams · 0.164 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #70 — bottom 10 (of 71 teams · 31% of plays successful · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #44 (of 71 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 1.532 average PPA on successful plays · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #5 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 1.131 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |