FBS Independents · 1987

Notre DameFighting Irish

8–4 overall, 2–3 in conference. 12 games played.

Bowl

Season

Record

8–4

2–3 in conference

Margin - All

+121

10.1 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

—

Points for

28.3

339 total

Points against

18.2

218 total

Polls

#17AP

Final

Schedule

Lou Holtz

All times Eastern.

Fri 09/11/1987 08:00 PMat19MichiganW 26–7

Fri 09/18/1987 08:00 PMvsMichigan StateW 31–8

Fri 09/25/1987 08:00 PMatPurdueW 44–20

Fri 10/09/1987 08:00 PMatPittsburghL 22–30

Fri 10/16/1987 08:00 PMatAir ForceW 35–14

Fri 10/23/1987 08:00 PMvsUSCW 26–15

Fri 10/30/1987 07:00 PMvsNavyW 56–13

Fri 11/06/1987 07:00 PMvsBoston CollegeW 32–25

Fri 11/13/1987 07:00 PMvs17AlabamaW 37–6

Fri 11/20/1987 07:00 PMatPenn StateL 20–21

Fri 11/27/1987 07:00 PMat2MiamiL 0–24

Thu 12/31/1987 07:00 PMvs15Texas A&ML 10–35Neutral

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