FBS Independents · 1988

Notre DameFighting Irish

12–0 overall, 5–0 in conference. 12 games played.

National champion(AP Top 25)Bowl

Season

Record

12–0

5–0 in conference

Margin - All

+237

19.8 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

—

Points for

32.8

393 total

Points against

13.0

156 total

Polls

#1AP

Final

Schedule

Lou Holtz

All times Eastern.

Fri 09/09/1988 08:00 PMvs9MichiganW 19–17

Fri 09/16/1988 08:00 PMatMichigan StateW 20–3

Fri 09/23/1988 08:00 PMvsPurdueW 52–7

Fri 09/30/1988 08:00 PMvsStanfordW 42–14

Fri 10/07/1988 08:00 PMatPittsburghW 30–20

Fri 10/14/1988 08:00 PMvs1MiamiW 31–30

Fri 10/21/1988 08:00 PMvsAir ForceW 41–13

Fri 10/28/1988 08:00 PMatNavyW 22–7

Fri 11/04/1988 07:00 PMvsRiceW 54–11

Fri 11/18/1988 07:00 PMvsPenn StateW 21–3

Fri 11/25/1988 07:00 PMat2USCW 27–10

Sun 01/01/1989 07:00 PMvs16West VirginiaW 34–21Neutral

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