2007 Notre Dame
3–9, coached by Charlie Weis. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Duke 28–7Nov 17
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs Georgia Tech | L 3–33 | 63% |
| Sep 8 | at 14Penn State | L 10–31 | 36% |
| Sep 15 | at Michigan | L 0–38 | 37% |
| Sep 22 | vs Michigan State | L 14–31 | 60% |
| Sep 29 | at Purdue | L 19–33 | 26% |
| Oct 6 | at UCLA | W 20–6 | 24% |
| Oct 13 | vs 4Boston College | L 14–27 | 33% |
| Oct 20 | vs 13USC | L 0–38 | 24% |
| Nov 3 | vs Navy | L 44–46 | 56% |
| Nov 10 | vs Air Force | L 24–41 | 49% |
| Nov 17 | vs Duke | W 28–7 | 79% |
| Nov 24 | at Stanford | W 21–14 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Stanford 21–14; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 121st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).
- Record
- 3–9
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 197–345
- Coach
- Charlie Weis
- Elo
- 1475 −141 this season
- SP+ rating
- -9.7 No. 84 of 120; offense No. 115, defense No. 52, special teams No. 104
- SRS
- −5.3 No. 81 of 119 in FBS
- Recruiting class
- No. 6
- Offensive coordinator
- Michael Haywood
- Defensive coordinator
- Corwin Brown
- Captains
- John Carlson, Maurice Crum Jr, Travis Thomas and Tom Zbikowski
- Most valuable player
- Trevor Laws
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 3–4
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.08 | 31% | 0.95 | 117th of 119 |
| Defense | 0.00 | 42% | 0.80 | 28th of 119 |
How these are measured
Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.1 | own 30 | 2% allowed |
| Defense | -0.3 | own 35 | 2% caused |
A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.
Top recruits in the 2007 class
| Jimmy Clausen PRO | ★★★★★ | No. 2 |
| Duval Kamara WR | ★★★★★ | No. 31 |
| Gary Gray CB | ★★★★ | No. 44 |
| Mike Ragone TE | ★★★★ | No. 57 |
| Matt Romine OT | ★★★★ | No. 58 |
| Robert Hughes RB | ★★★★ | No. 75 |
| Golden Tate WR | ★★★★ | No. 83 |
| Kerry Neal OLB | ★★★★ | No. 101 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2007 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 5.0 | 0.999 |
| Running backs | 2 | 4.0 | 0.951 |
| Receivers | 3 | 4.3 | 0.973 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 4.0 | 0.975 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 4.0 | 0.919 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 3.5 | 0.907 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 4.0 | 0.979 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 3.0 | 0.811 |
| Whole class | 12 | 4.0 | 0.943 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
Drafted in 2008
The 2008 draft| Rd 2 | John Carlson TE | Seattle Seahawks |
| Rd 2 | Trevor Laws DT | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 3 | Tom Zbikowski S | Baltimore Ravens |
| Rd 6 | John Sullivan C | Minnesota Vikings |