| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Ball State(*) to... |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Louisville→Boston College [5 2] |
| 5 | 1 | T | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Georgia Tech→Florida State→California [5 1] |
| 8 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Arkansas→Tennessee→Alabama→Georgia→Clemson [4 1] |
| 4 | 1 | T | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Georgia Tech→Duke [4 1] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Georgia Tech→Florida State [6 1] |
| 3 | 1 | T | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Georgia Tech [3 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Louisville [4 1] |
| 0 | 0 | L | Miami-Florida [1 1] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Georgia Tech→North Carolina [5 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Stanford→Syracuse→North Carolina State [5 2] |
| 0 | 0 | L | Pittsburgh [4 2] |
| 0 | 0 | L | SMU [5 3] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Stanford [4 1] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Stanford→Syracuse [3 1] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Louisville→Virginia [5 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Missouri→Vanderbilt→Virginia Tech [3 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Louisville→Virginia→Wake Forest [5 2] |
| 0 | 0 | L | Illinois [2 1] |
| 0 | 0 | L | Indiana [3 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Louisville→Boston College→Michigan State→Iowa [4 2] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Louisville→Boston College→Michigan State→Maryland [4 1] |
| 8 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→LSU→UCLA→Rutgers→Washington→Michigan [4 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Louisville→Boston College→Michigan State [4 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Georgia Tech→North Carolina→Minnesota [4 1] |
| 0 | 0 | L | Nebraska [4 1] |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Ball State(*) to... |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Georgia Tech→Duke→Northwestern [3 1] |
| 0 | 0 | L | Ohio State [2 1] |
| 0 | 0 | L | Oregon [3 2] |
| 0 | 0 | L | Penn State [3 2] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Purdue [0 0] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→LSU→UCLA→Rutgers [4 3] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Georgia Tech→North Carolina→Minnesota→Southern California [3 1] |
| 5 | 1 | T | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→LSU→UCLA [5 1] |
| 7 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→LSU→UCLA→Rutgers→Washington [3 1] |
| 7 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Arkansas→Tennessee→Alabama→Wisconsin [2 1] |
| 8 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Florida→UCF→TCU→Texas Tech→Arizona [7 2] |
| 8 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Florida→UCF→TCU→Texas Tech→Arizona State [6 1] |
| 8 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Florida→UCF→TCU→Utah→Baylor [5 1] |
| 0 | 0 | L | BYU [5 1] |
| 8 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Florida→UCF→TCU→Texas Tech→Cincinnati [3 1] |
| 0 | 0 | L | Colorado [4 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Stanford→Syracuse→UNLV→Houston [6 2] |
| 0 | 0 | L | Iowa State [5 3] |
| 6 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Stanford→Syracuse→UNLV→Kansas [7 1] |
| 0 | 0 | L | Kansas State [5 1] |
| 8 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Florida→UCF→TCU→Utah→Oklahoma State [6 2] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Florida→UCF→TCU [5 2] |
| 7 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Florida→UCF→TCU→Texas Tech [4 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Florida→UCF [4 1] |
| 7 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Florida→UCF→TCU→Utah [6 1] |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Ball State(*) to... |
| 0 | 0 | L | West Virginia [7 1] |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame [3 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Stanford→Syracuse→UNLV→Oregon State [5 1] |
| 0 | 0 | L | Washington State [4 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Arkansas→Tennessee→Alabama [3 2] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Arkansas [5 2] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Arkansas→Auburn [4 1] |
| 4 | 1 | T | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Florida [4 1] |
| 7 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Arkansas→Tennessee→Alabama→Georgia [3 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Florida→Kentucky [3 1] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→LSU [4 2] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→LSU→Mississippi [3 1] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Mississippi State [0 0] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Missouri [2 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Arkansas→Tennessee→Oklahoma [5 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→LSU→South Carolina [4 3] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Arkansas→Tennessee [4 1] |
| 8 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Arkansas→Tennessee→Alabama→Georgia→Texas [2 1] |
| 3 | 1 | T | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M [3 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Missouri→Vanderbilt [1 1] |
| 0 | 0 | L | Army [4 1] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Navy→UNC-Charlotte [5 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Navy→UNC-Charlotte→East Carolina [4 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Louisville→Boston College→Michigan State→Florida Atlantic [3 1] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Navy→Memphis [5 1] |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Ball State(*) to... |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Navy [6 2] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Navy→Memphis→North Texas [4 2] |
| 5 | 1 | T | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Navy→UNC-Charlotte→Rice [5 1] |
| 5 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Navy→Memphis→South Florida [0 0] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Navy→Temple [6 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Navy→Temple→Tulsa→Texas-San Antonio [4 1] |
| 7 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Arkansas→Tennessee→Oklahoma→Tulane [5 2] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Navy→Temple→Tulsa [5 2] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Navy→UAB [0 0] |
| 7 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Florida→UCF→Sam Houston→Florida Intl [2 1] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Louisville→Jacksonville State [5 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Louisville→Jacksonville State→Kennesaw St [4 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Louisville→Jacksonville State→Kennesaw St→Liberty [3 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Louisville→Jacksonville State→New Mexico State→Louisiana Tech [4 1] |
| 5 | 1 | T | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Louisville→Jacksonville State→Middle Tenn State [5 1] |
| 5 | 1 | T | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Louisville→Jacksonville State→New Mexico State [5 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Florida→UCF→Sam Houston [3 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Louisville→Boston College→Western Kentucky→UTEP [3 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Louisville→Boston College→Western Kentucky [4 3] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Georgia Tech→Duke→Connecticut [4 1] |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Massachusetts [0 0] |
| 3 | 1 | T | ∗→Northern Illinois→Bowling Green→Akron [3 1] |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Bowling Green [4 2] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Missouri→Buffalo [4 1] |
| 1 | 1 | W | ∗→Kent State [0 0] |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Ball State(*) to... |
| 3 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Miami-Ohio [2 1] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Miami-Ohio→Ohio [2 1] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Miami-Ohio→Central Michigan [1 1] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Miami-Ohio→Eastern Michigan [2 1] |
| 1 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois [4 1] |
| 3 | 1 | T | ∗→Northern Illinois→Bowling Green→Toledo [3 1] |
| 8 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Arkansas→Tennessee→Alabama→Wisconsin→Western Michigan [1 1] |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Navy→Air Force [0 0] |
| 0 | 0 | L | Boise State [3 1] |
| 7 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Stanford→Syracuse→UNLV→Oregon State→Colorado State [4 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Stanford→Syracuse→UNLV→Fresno State [6 2] |
| 6 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→LSU→UCLA→Hawaii [7 1] |
| 6 | 1 | T | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Georgia Tech→North Carolina→Minnesota→Nevada [6 1] |
| 6 | 1 | T | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Arkansas→Auburn→New Mexico [6 1] |
| 5 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Miami-Ohio→Central Michigan→San Diego State [8 1] |
| 7 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Stanford→Syracuse→UNLV→Fresno State→San Jose State [5 1] |
| 5 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Stanford→Syracuse→UNLV [6 1] |
| 5 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Navy→Temple→Utah State [0 0] |
| 6 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Miami-Ohio→Central Michigan→San Diego State→Wyoming [0 0] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→LSU→South Alabama→Appalachian State [3 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Louisville→Virginia→Coastal Carolina [4 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→LSU→Mississippi→Georgia Southern [2 1] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Georgia Tech→Georgia State [2 1] |
| 7 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→LSU→South Alabama→UL Monroe→James Madison [1 1] |
| 7 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Missouri→Vanderbilt→Virginia Tech→Marshall [2 1] |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Ball State(*) to... |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→LSU→South Carolina→Old Dominion [3 2] |
| 8 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Florida→UCF→Sam Houston→Texas State→Arkansas State [4 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→LSU→South Alabama [3 1] |
| 5 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Louisville→Jacksonville State→Southern Miss [0 0] |
| 7 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Florida→UCF→Sam Houston→Texas State [5 2] |
| 5 | 1 | W | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Navy→Memphis→Troy [0 0] |
| 8 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→Arkansas→Tennessee→Oklahoma→Tulane→UL Lafayette [4 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Northern Illinois→Notre Dame→Texas A&M→LSU→South Alabama→UL Monroe [2 1] |