How Notre Dame’s opponents fared in WEEK 0 of the CFB season

DUBLIN, IRELAND - AUGUST 29: Derek McDonald. #15 of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels tackles Jeremy Payne #26 of the Texas Christian University (TCU) Horned Frogs during the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium on August 29, 2026 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Notre Dame’s 2026 college football schedule has been called many thing over the last eight months, but “tough” or anywhere near the word “hard” was certainly not among them. Still, some have mentioned that this Irish schedule could look a lot trickier as the season progresses. While they may eventually be true, it may not matter all that much (except for message boards and social media).

Notre Dame is likely to be favored in every game this season, and they have become the popular pick to win the national championship. Their strength of schedule probably isn’t going to matter much, but let’s keep track of it anyway.

OPPONENTRESULTOVERALL RECORDAP RANKINGWisconsin Badgers–––Rice Owls–––Michigan State Spartans–––Purdue Boilermakers–––North Carolina Tar HeelsW vs TCU 15-101-0–Stanford CardinalW vs Hawaii 37-271-0–BYU Cougars––14Navy Midshipmen––VOTESMiami Hurricanes––7Boston College Eagles–––SMU Mustangs––19Syracuse Orange–––