Where Notre Dame Stands Out Football Standouts 2026
6-1 · FBS Independents
Turnover margin / game
Extreme · Strength+2.0
2nd-highest of 138 teams
+2.7 SD from the average of +0.1
Yards allowed / game
Extreme · Strength234.9
Fewest of 138 teams
-2.2 SD from the average of 354.5
Penalty yards / game
Extreme · Strength29.4
2nd-fewest of 138 teams
-2.2 SD from the average of 57.5
Takeaways / game
Extreme · Strength2.3
Tied for 4th-most of 138 teams
+2.1 SD from the average of 1.3
Turnovers / game
Outlier · Strength0.3
Fewest of 138 teams
-2.0 SD from the average of 1.2
Point margin / game
Outlier · Strength+27.7
3rd-highest of 138 teams
+1.9 SD from the average of +5.1
Points / game
Outlier · Strength41.1
6th-most of 138 teams
+1.6 SD from the average of 29.0
Points allowed / game
Outlier · Strength13.4
Tied for 5th-fewest of 138 teams
-1.6 SD from the average of 23.8
Yards / play allowed
Outlier · Strength4.3
6th-lowest of 138 teams
-1.6 SD from the average of 5.5
4th down conversion
Notable · Strength75.0%
Tied for 8th-highest of 102 teams
+1.4 SD from the average of 55.7%
How these are picked: each stat is compared with every team that has it this season and at least 3 games played (and, for a percentage of tries like 4th downs, at least 10 tries). The team's z-score is its distance from those teams' mean in standard deviations (population SD). A stat is listed at 1.0 SD or more, the largest first, up to 10: Notable from 1.0, Outlier from 1.5, Extreme from 2. Ties share a rank. Only stats counted in the box score, and ratios worked out from them - no other source's model numbers, such as EPA. From every game played, postseason included, not adjusted for the opponents faced.