1987 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team information
American college football season
1987Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 10–35 vs. Texas A&M
Conference
Independent
Ranking
AP
No. 17
Record
8–4
Head coach
Lou Holtz (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator
Foge Fazio (2nd season)
Captains
Chuck Lanza
Byron Spruell
Home stadium
Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Miami (FL)
–
–
12
–
0
–
0
No. 4 Syracuse
–
–
11
–
0
–
1
No. 2 Florida State
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
No. 15 South Carolina
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
Pittsburgh
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
Penn State
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
No. 17 Notre Dame
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
Southern Miss
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Rutgers
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Southwestern Louisiana
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Memphis State
–
–
5
–
5
–
1
Northern Illinois
–
–
5
–
5
–
1
West Virginia
–
–
6
–
6
–
0
Tulane
–
–
6
–
6
–
0
Army
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Boston College
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
East Carolina
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Akron
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Cincinnati
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Louisville
–
–
3
–
7
–
1
Temple
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Tulsa
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Virginia Tech
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
Navy
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1987 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Tony Rice became the starting quarterback for Notre Dame following an injury to Terry Andrysiak. The Irish would finish the season 8–4 and earn a berth to the Cotton Bowl Classic.
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