How many times has ND beaten a Power5 10 win team under BK..

Now that 10 wins is the established program goal, it's interesting to see how many times ND has beaten an opponent who reached that exalted plateau. The Trees (12-2) and OU (10-3) reached it in 2012. MSU (13-1) reached it in 2013. I still feel that the 2014 team beat CFP-bound FSU on the field, despite the bogus OPI call at the end. MI finished 10-3 last year after getting pasted in their last 2 games-I doubt that any of their fans considered it to be a noteworthy achievement.

After that, I can't think of any others off the top of my head. Beating 10 win Navy or Temple teams doesn't count. UVa is 9-3 in a nominal Power5 conference--assuming that they lose to Clemson, they would finish 10-4 w/ a bowl win.

Point is--I can think of only 2 wins (3 if you count FSU '14) in 10 years over top tier opponents and 2 more wins over not quite top tier opponents. If I'm missing a game or 2, please correct me.

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I can only think of Michigan last year. Maybe NCST in 17' * - supernd 2019-12-05 16:18:52
The standard has to be top 5 - Molly Maguires 2019-12-05 13:22:46
- What is your deal with Tomlin? - NDde 2019-12-06 04:16:05
- Mike Tomlin is terrible. Hasnt won shit in Pittsburgh - Steel_City_Irish 2019-12-05 20:23:25
  - This isn't a Steelers board, but you're all kinds - cmhirish 2019-12-05 21:38:47
    - If you're going to say it, be correct about it - El Kabong 2019-12-06 09:20:36
      - Mea culpa. An obvious faux pas! * - cmhirish 2019-12-06 12:45:08
- "So Far Away" - cj 2019-12-05 18:06:47
Wouldn't you need to deduct a team's loss to ND? - OrangeJubilee 2019-12-05 13:11:12
Can't count 2014 FSU. - 01momanor 2019-12-05 12:14:39
I count 10. - potatohouse 2019-12-05 11:43:50
- Not one legitimate top 5 teams... - supernd 2019-12-05 16:27:06
  - MSU in 2013 finished #3 in the polls. * - mocopdx 2019-12-05 16:52:46
    - This is often cited and rightly so - captaineclectic 2019-12-05 19:44:43
      - Michigan State was vastly better at the end of the year. - NDde 2019-12-06 04:18:44
      - You think that 2005 Southern Cal was overhyped? - athlete37 2019-12-05 22:51:41
        I compare them to 2005 Texas. - captaineclectic 2019-12-05 23:49:00
        They're Miami of 2002 - athlete37 2019-12-06 08:54:45
        Doesn’t mean they weren’t overhyped - captaineclectic 2019-12-06 09:24:59
    - USC 2017 would have made CFP if they beat us * - athlete37 2019-12-05 19:14:53
- I demand a recount. The answer is five. - IrishJosh24 2019-12-05 14:37:10
  - this is dumb - thewagon 2019-12-05 15:57:59
    - No, it isn't. - IrishJosh24 2019-12-05 21:51:07
- Nine 9-win power teams for Devine (3 of those 10-win) * - Pat85 2019-12-05 14:03:45
  - More impressive since the max including.... - supernd 2019-12-05 16:23:12
    - Agree, but a 9-win season then was a little - Pat85 2019-12-05 17:36:46
- How many of those were vacated? * - NDBass 2019-12-05 13:53:30
- 2 wins over solid top 10 teams, 2 more over fringe top 10... - Scoop80 2019-12-05 12:38:20
  - Beating the 12-2 Stanford team is the only chest beater. * - supernd 2019-12-05 16:29:24
- 2013 was a giant waste of talent, - WilfordBrimley 2019-12-05 12:15:35
  - Rees threw 9 INTs in our 4 losses. - NDCuse 2019-12-05 14:22:47
    - Another case of BK putting too much on the QB's shoulders. - NDde 2019-12-06 04:22:12
  - I think 2011 and 2015 were far worse * - Irishaddict 2019-12-05 12:43:07
    - 2011 is in the running, for sure. - WilfordBrimley 2019-12-05 13:56:51
      - Are you sure you're not thinking of 2014 - KeoughCharles05 2019-12-07 04:36:35
    - They were. - revressbo 2019-12-05 13:25:30
      - I agree. - potatohouse 2019-12-05 14:04:45
There are a few others - irishaddict 2019-12-05 11:41:47
- Syracuse is a quasi-Group of 5 team - ndgotrobbedin97 2019-12-05 12:40:11
  - Syracuse is a P5 team, like Wake Forest and NC State. - G.K.Chesterton 2019-12-05 16:38:59