If college football were played on a 20-yard field, Notre Dame’s offense would fall into the first-tier category.
Among 130 Football Bowl Subdivision teams, the Fighting Irish are among only eight that have a perfect 100 percent scoring rate once they reach the opponent’s 20-yard line, or inside it. They join LSU, Penn State, Iowa and North Carolina among the 65 Power Five schools to have achieved that feat.
More significant than going 14 of 14 is that 12 of those scores were touchdowns, including all three opportunities against Virginia in last weekend’s 35-20 victory against the previously unbeaten Cavaliers that entered the game ranked No. 12 against the run, No. 14 in overall defense and No. 1 in sacks.
The 85.7 percent touchdown rate is the best among those eight teams, and No. 4 overall nationally, behind Appalachian State, Navy and Illinois.
