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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Michigan St
Spartans
Big Ten
15
16% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Notre Dame
Fighting Irish
FBS Independents
41
84% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
Notre Dame by 26.07
TOTAL POINTS
56
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Michigan St
Notre Dame
|
80
C+
|
Overall |
98
A+
|
|
81
B-
|
Power |
99
A+
|
|
80
C+
|
Offensive |
99
A+
|
|
82
B-
|
Defensive |
98
A+
|
|
98
A+
|
SoS (Current) |
89
B+
|
|
98
A+
|
SoS (Future) |
89
B+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Michigan St
Notre Dame
| 75 | Overall | 6 |
| 63 | Power | 2 |
| 70 | Offensive | 1 |
| 61 | Defensive | 4 |
| 6 | SoS (Current) | 36 |
| 6 | SoS (Future) | 36 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Michigan St
Notre Dame
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
4-8 (33.3%) |
Overall |
10-2 (83.3%) |
|
4-3 (57.1%) |
Home |
6-1 (85.7%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Away |
4-1 (80%) |
|
0-4 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
2-2 (50%) |
|
2-7 (22.2%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
5-2 (71.4%) |
|
2-1 (66.7%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Last 5 Games |
5-0 (100%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Michigan St
Notre Dame
| #56 Western Michigan | Best Win | #17 Southern Cal |
| #89 UCLA | Worst Loss | #14 Texas A&M |
| 17 pts vs #135 Youngstown St | Largest MOV | 63 pts vs #137 Syracuse |
| 25 pts vs #1 Indiana | Largest MOD | 3 pts vs #4 Miami FL |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Michigan St
Notre Dame
| 24.6 | Points per Game | 42 |
| 29.9 | Points Against | 17.6 |
| 26.7 | Home PPG | 44.7 |
| 27.9 | Home PA | 18 |
| 21.6 | Away PPG | 38.2 |
| 32.8 | Away PA | 17 |
| 92-65 | Opponent Record | 82-73 |
| 64.5 | Avg Opponent Rank | 74.5 |
| L 8 | Longest Streak | W 10 |
| W 1 | Current Streak | W 10 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Michigan St
Notre Dame
| Nov 29 vs Maryland (4-8) W 38-28 | Nov 29 at Stanford (4-8) W 49-20 |
| Nov 22 at (15) Iowa (9-4) L 17-20 | Nov 22 vs Syracuse (3-9) W 70-7 |
| Nov 15 vs Penn State (7-6) L 10-28 | Nov 15 at Pittsburgh (8-5) W 37-15 |
| Nov 1 at Minnesota (8-5) L 20-23 | Nov 8 vs (21) Navy (11-2) W 49-10 |
| Oct 25 vs (20) Michigan (9-4) L 20-31 | Nov 1 at Boston College (2-10) W 25-10 |
| Oct 18 at (1) Indiana (16-0) L 13-38 | Oct 18 vs (17) Southern Cal (9-4) W 34-24 |
| Oct 11 vs UCLA (3-9) L 13-38 | Oct 11 vs North Carolina St (8-5) W 36-7 |
| Oct 4 at Nebraska (7-6) L 27-38 | Oct 4 vs Boise St (9-5) W 28-7 |
| Sep 20 at (17) Southern Cal (9-4) L 31-45 | Sep 27 at Arkansas (2-10) W 56-13 |
| Sep 13 vs Youngstown St (8-5) W 41-24 | Sep 20 vs Purdue (2-10) W 56-30 |
| Sep 6 vs Boston College (2-10) W 42-40 | Sep 13 vs (14) Texas A&M (11-2) L 40-41 |
| Aug 29 vs Western Michigan (10-4) W 23-6 | Aug 31 at (4) Miami FL (13-3) L 24-27 |
