Notre Dame’s opponents recorded four wins and five losses in Week 4, while three had byes. Wisconsin, Stanford, Miami and SMU won; Rice, Michigan State, Purdue, Navy and Boston College lost.
Wisconsin beat Penn State 24-20 (3-1); Stanford beat Georgia Tech 34-27 (2-2); Miami beat Central Michigan 52-3 (4-0); and SMU beat Missouri State 43-24 (3-1). Rice lost to Fresno State 38-24 (1-3), Michigan State to Nebraska 31-13 (2-2), Purdue to Notre Dame 49-10 (1-3), Navy to UAB 24-20 (1-2), and Boston College to Virginia Tech 21-14 (2-2).
In the AP Top 25, Miami ranked No. 4, BYU No. 10 and SMU No. 22; Wisconsin received votes. The teams on bye were North Carolina (2-1), BYU (3-0) and Syracuse (1-2).
