Notre Dame Football Team History
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN
Founded: 1842 Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium Capacity: 80,225 Colors: Blue & Gold Coach: Lou Holtz Conference: Independent-
1987 Season Highlights
Lou Holtz enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Michigan
26
7
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Michigan State
31
8
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Purdue
44
20
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Pittsburgh
22
30
L
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Air Force
35
14
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Southern California
26
15
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Navy
56
13
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Boston College
32
25
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Alabama
37
6
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Penn State
20
21
L
Sat., Nov. 28 @
Miami
0
24
L
Fri., Jan. 1
Texas A&M
10
35
L
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1987 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 339
Scoring Average 28.3
Points Allowed 218
Defense Average 18.2
Opponents Record 89-51
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-3
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
17 8-4-0
AP
16 8-4-0
USA Today/CNN
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.