At the beginning of this football season -- many, if not every -- Notre Dame fan thought we had an "easy" schedule... Well, nothing could have been further from the truth. Ready for two FUN FACTS you can share with your pals -- whose favorite school might be playing in a BCS Championship Bowl? Here goes:
- Fun Fact #1: Notre Dame played more bowl eligible teams this year -- than any college football team in America. 10 of Notre Dame's 12 opponents are bowl eligible -- the only teams that were not; Purdue (only 4 wins) and USC (NCAA probation), who's won seven games going into Saturday's game against UCLA.
- Fun Fact #2: Notre Dame's opponents have won more games than any other team's opponents in FBS. Notre Dame's opponents have an overall Win/Loss record of: 92-48
Here's how the top 10 Teams in the BCS Rankings stack up against Notre Dame in these two aforementioned categories:
- Auburn: Played 8 bowl eligible teams this year -- Opponents Win/Loss: 83-60
- Oregon: Played 3 bowl eligible teams this year -- Opponents Win/Loss: 60-77
- TCU: Played 6 bowl eligible teams this year -- Opponents Win/Loss: 65-77
- Stanford: Played 3 bowl eligible teams this year -- Opponents Win/Loss: 67-69
- Wisconsin: Played 5 bowl eligible teams this year -- Opponents Win/Loss: 65-77
- Ohio State: Played 7 bowl eligible teams this year -- Opponents Win/Loss: 72-72
- Arkansas: Played 8 bowl eligible teams this year -- Opponents Win/Loss: 83-58
- Michigan State: Played 8 bowl eligible teams this year -- Opponents Win/Loss: 72-70
- Oklahoma: Played 7 bowl eligible teams this year -- Opponents Win/Loss: 83-58
- LSU: Played 9 bowl eligible teams this year -- Opponents Win/Loss: 84-58
