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Home > Notre Dame Football > Opponents > Opponent Watch: Pit Stop Edition

Opponent Watch: Pit Stop Edition

September 7, 2016 by IrishElvis

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

Virginia Tech at Tennessee (Sat 8:00 PM ET ABC)

Credit: HokieSports.com

Credit: HokieSports.com

Well, after all of the dizzying disorientation of Sunday night, I’m recommending a football game encircled by a racetrack. The Hokies will get the green flag against the orange-clad Volunteers, and we’ll see if the Tennessee hype machine is clicking on all cylinders. Hopefully this novelty will be a nice cool down lap from a victory over Nevada, but my internal caution flags wave every time I think about Brian VanGorder’s defense….

Strength-of-Schedule Rankings

Last week, ND opponents went 11-1 with an average schedule strength of 116. Texas had the toughest win (sad face), USC had the toughest loss (Alabama), and Miami had the easiest win over Florida Atlantic.

Rank

Team

Record

Weekly Change

1 Southern Cal 0-1 —
24 Notre Dame 0-1 —
30 Texas 1-0 —
62 Stanford 1-0 —
80 Army 1-0 —
127 NC State 1-0 —
149 Nevada 1-0 —
151 Virginia Tech 1-0 —
162 Syracuse 1-0 —
164 Navy 1-0 —
168 Michigan State 1-0 —
185 Duke 1-0 —
205 Miami 1-0 —

Upcoming Opponents

  • Syracuse vs Louisville (Fri 8:00 PM ET ESPN2)
  • NC State at East Carolina (Sat 12:00 PM ET )
  • Army vs Rice (Sat 12:00 PM ET CBS Sports Network)
  • Southern Cal vs Utah State (Sat 2:00 PM ET Pac-12 Network)
  • Duke vs Wake Forest (Sat 3:30 PM ET ESPNU)
  • Navy vs Connecticut (Sat 3:30 PM ET CBS Sports Network)
  • Miami vs Florida Atlantic (Sat 6:00 PM ET ACC Network)

Past Opponents

  • Texas vs UTEP (Sat 7:00 PM ET Longhorn Network)
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