FBS Independents · 1986

Notre DameFighting Irish

5–6 overall, 1–2 in conference. 11 games played.

Season

Record

5–6

1–2 in conference

Margin - All

+80

7.3 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

—

Points for

27.2

299 total

Points against

19.9

219 total

Polls

—

unranked · Final

Schedule

Lou Holtz

All times Eastern.

Fri 09/12/1986 08:00 PMvs3MichiganL 23–24

Fri 09/19/1986 08:00 PMat19Michigan StateL 15–20

Fri 09/26/1986 08:00 PMvsPurdueW 41–9

Fri 10/03/1986 08:00 PMat2AlabamaL 10–28

Fri 10/10/1986 08:00 PMvsPittsburghL 9–10

Fri 10/17/1986 08:00 PMvsAir ForceW 31–3

Fri 10/31/1986 07:00 PMatNavyW 33–14

Fri 11/07/1986 07:00 PMvsSMUW 61–29

Fri 11/14/1986 07:00 PMvs2Penn StateL 19–24

Fri 11/21/1986 07:00 PMat5LSUL 19–21

Fri 11/28/1986 07:00 PMatUSCW 38–37

Home field

Notre Dame Stadium

96%

of capacity, averaged over the last 10 home games through Nov 2025.

Location: Notre Dame, IN
Capacity: 80,795
Average crowd: 77,622
Surface: Artificial
Roof: Open air
Elevation: 730 ft
Opened: 1930