2026 Week 12
SMU at Notre Dame
Friday, November 20, 2026 · 11:00 PM CST
Notre Dame Stadium
SMU
ACC
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 13.4
- National rank
- 23
- Proj. wins
- 8.5
- Playoff prob.
- 12%
Notre Dame
FBS Independents
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 24.4
- National rank
- 5
- Proj. wins
- 10.1
- Playoff prob.
- 94%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
SMU
16%
Notre Dame
84%
Notre Dame 90% CI: 79% – 89% Δ rating 11.0
Notre Dame is the model's favorite at 84%. SMU has a 16% path. Home-field adjustment of +2.5 rating points baked in for Notre Dame — venue-specific learned value (n=64 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
SMU offense
33 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Notre Dame offense
31 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Friday, November 20, 2026 · 11:00 PM CST
- Venue
- Notre Dame Stadium
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No