Notre Dame
FBSI · 1988 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
1988 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 9–2–1 | W 19–17 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 6–5–1 | W 20–3 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 4–7 | W 52–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H |  PAC | 3–6–2 | W 42–14 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 30–20 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | W 31–30 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND WAC | 5–7 | W 41–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 22–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 0–11 | W 54–11 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 21–3 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  USCH2H | PAC | 10–2 | W 27–10 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 3 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | W 34–21 |
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).
- Miami +11
- West Virginia +11
- USC +10
- Michigan +9
- Michigan State +6
- Pittsburgh +6
- Air Force +5
- Penn State +5
- Purdue +4
- Stanford +3
- Navy +3
- Rice 0
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
1.000 Win % · No change
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.