Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Every Fighting Irish game grouped by individual referee. Over this sample the Fighting Irish are 87-103 (45.8%); each ref win rate below is compared to that team average.
Officials with enough games overlap across crews; combined team-official games (378) exceed 190 unique team matches. Table lists refs with 8+ games.
How Notre Dame Fighting Irish compares in tight final-margin games vs the full sample. Based on official box scores, not last-two-minute reports.
64 of 190 games match this window
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Over benchmark: 145.3 combined points · Seasons: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 190 total games in sample
57 of 190 games match this window
Avg combined points
Avg fouls
Over rate
Over benchmark: 145.3 combined points · Seasons: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 190 total games in sample
Scores, fouls, and referee crews from ESPN (9885 games across 80 tracked programs, 6047 with sportsbook totals). Coverage: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26. Matrix: 4078/8349 ref×team pairs with 3+ games. 69 games skipped (no officials listed). 0 games skipped (outside live conference gate). Ref game counts rebuilt from DISTINCT game_id in game logs.
