1986 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team information
American college football season
1986Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference
Independent
Record
5–6
Head coach
Lou Holtz (1st season)
Defensive coordinator
Foge Fazio (1st season)
Captain
Mike Kovaleski
Home stadium
Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Penn State
–
–
12
–
0
–
0
No. 2 Miami (FL)
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
No. 20 Virginia Tech
–
–
9
–
2
–
1
No. 19 Boston College
–
–
9
–
3
–
0
Tulsa
–
–
7
–
4
–
0
Florida State
–
–
7
–
4
–
1
Army
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Southwestern Louisiana
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Southern Miss
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Temple
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Pittsburgh
–
–
5
–
5
–
1
Rutgers
–
–
5
–
5
–
1
Cincinnati
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Notre Dame
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Syracuse
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
South Carolina
–
–
3
–
6
–
2
Tulane
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
West Virginia
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Louisville
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Navy
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Wichita State
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
East Carolina
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
Northern Illinois
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
Memphis State
–
–
1
–
10
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1986 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was coached by Lou Holtz and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.
^"Notre Dame Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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