Notre Dame
FBSI · 1987 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Pioneer Era · 6 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Notre Dame head-to-head · History & Eras
1987 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 8–4 | W 26–7 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 9–2–1 | W 31–8 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 3–7–1 | W 44–20 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | L 22–30 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND WAC | 9–4 | W 35–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 8–4 | W 26–15 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 56–13 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 32–25 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 7–5 | W 37–6 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | L 20–21 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 12–0 | L 0–24 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 5 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 10–2 | L 10–35 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Michigan State +9
- Air Force +9
- Michigan +8
- USC +8
- Alabama +7
- Boston College +5
- Purdue +3
- Navy +2
- Miami 0
- Texas A&M -2
- Pittsburgh -4
- Penn State -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 Win % · Change -2
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.