Week 12 · Game preview · Sat 7:30 PM ET
Statboy projection
Notre Dame by 18.5
88% to win
From the Statboy Power Rankings, with home field counted.
Rankings
SMU |  Notre Dame | |
|---|---|---|
| #31 | Résumé rank | #7 |
| +12.3#37 | Power rating | +29.0#3 |
| +9.4#25 | Offense | +15.9#3 |
| +2.7#66 | Defense | +12.3#11 |
| +0.6#46 | Special teams | +0.2#67 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold.
Team stats
| SMU | Notre Dame | |
|---|---|---|
| 37.0#19 | Points per game | 39.3#9 |
| 22.9#53 | Points allowed | 14.6#9 |
| 0.25#28 | Offense EPA/play | 0.40#2 |
| 0.09#73 | Defense EPA/play | -0.10#10 |
| 50.4%#17 | Offense success rate | 51.4%#13 |
| 38.1%#44 | Defense success rate | 34.1%#19 |
| 7.0#8 | Yards per play | 6.5#22 |
| 47.7%#20 | 3rd down | 42.5%#45 |
| 64.7%#30 | Red zone TD rate | 65.4%#24 |
| 14.3%#69 | Havoc created | 17.8%#19 |
| -4.0#106 | Turnover margin | 16.0#2 |
This season. Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best on that side of the ball).
Players to watch
SMU
Kevin Jennings#37 QB
2092 pass yds · 12 TD · 4 INT · 195 rush yds
Marques White#14 DE
25 tackles · 10 TFL · 7.5 sacks
Jarvis Lee#51 S
29 tackles · 6.5 TFL · 1 sacks · 1 INT
Notre Dame
CJ Carr#10 QB
1933 pass yds · 14 TD · 0 INT
Boubacar Traore#12 DL
30 tackles · 7 TFL · 4 sacks · 1 INT
Luke Talich#15 S
43 tackles · 4.5 TFL · 1 sacks · 3 INT
Each team's most valuable player on offense and on defense this season, plus the next most valuable (#rank at his position).