Each week in this space, we examine two things: Notre Dame’s strength of schedule (from USA Today‘s Sagarin rankings), and who Irish opponents are facing. For those of who want to scout future opponents, I’ll give you my recommendation for who to watch when you’re not watching Notre Dame Football.
Who To Watch
Stanford vs. UCLA (Thu 10:30pm ET ESPN)
via gostanford.com
The bloom may be off UCLA’s Rosen with last week’s loss, but the Bruins mah be seeing red again this week against a quality Stanford squad. Kevin Hogan has looked inconsistent early, but recent success suggests that the QB will stabilize and be quite passable when the Irish visit Palo Alto in Thanksgiving weekend.
Strength-of-Schedule Rankings
Last week, ND opponents went 5-6. On the year, ND opponents are a combined 37-27 (57.8%), with an average schedule strength of 41.
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Weekly Change |
| 1 | Texas | 2-4 | +1 |
| 3 | Virginia | 1-4 | — |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 2-4 | +21 |
| 13 | Stanford | 4-1 | -7 |
| 16 | Clemson | 5-0 | +13 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | 5-1 | +7 |
| 25 | Southern Cal | 3-2 | +23 |
| 30 | Massachusetts | 1-4 | +7 |
| 40 | Pittsburgh | 4-1 | -22 |
| 71 | Navy | 4-1 | +34 |
| 75 | Wake Forest | 3-3 | -8 |
| 102 | Boston College | 3-3 | +5 |
| 113 | Temple | 5-0 | -13 |
Other Upcoming Opponents
- Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech (Sat 12:30pm ET ESPN3)
- Wake Forest at North Carolina (Sat 7pm ET ESPN3)
- Clemson vs Boston College (Sat 7pm ET ESPNU)
- Temple vs Central Florida (Sat 7:30pm ET CBS Sports Network)
Past Opponents
- Virginia vs Syracuse (Sat 3:30pm ET ESPN3)
- Massachusetts vs Kent State (Sat 3:30pm ET ESPN3)
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