- 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=1988
Team=Notre Dame Fighting Irish
ImageSize=150 px
Conference=NCAA Division I-A Independent Schools|Independent
Division=
ShortConference=Independent
CoachRank=1
APRank=1
Record=12-0
ConfRecord=
HeadCoach=Lou Holtz
OffCoach=Jim Strong
DefCoach=Barry Alvarez
OScheme=Option
DScheme=3-4
StadiumArena=Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Champion=National Champions
BowlTourney=1989 Fiesta Bowl
BowlTourneyResult=W 34-21 vs. West VirginiaThe 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the
University of Notre Dame during the 1988 college football season. The Irish, coached byLou Holtz , ended the season with 12 wins and no losses, winning the national championship. The Fighting Irish won the title by defeating the previously unbeaten and #3 ranked West Virginia Mountaineers in the SunkistFiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona by a score of a 34-21. The 1988 squad, one of 11 national title squads for the Irish, is considered to be one of the best undefeated teams in the history of college football.cite web|last=McAllister|first=Mike|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/ncaa/specials/bowls/2004/01/05/perfect.seasons/|title=Top 10 Perfect Seasons|publisher="si.com"|date=2005-01-05|accessdate=2008-07-20] The Irish beat the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 teams in the country at the time they played them. They also won 10 of 12 games by double digits. The 1988 squad is best remembered for its 31-30upset of #1 ranked Miami, ending their 36-game regular season winning streak.cite web|last=Burns |first=Marty |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/best_game/06/11/burns.best/index.html |title=Catholics vs. Convicts The Irish pulled out a gritty win over a bitter foe|publisher="si.com"|accessdate=2008-07-23] The game is remembered to this day as one of the most memorable games in all of college football.cite book |last= Walters |first= John |title = Notre Dame Golden Moments |publisher= Rutledge Hill Press |date= 2004-07-21 | id = ISBN 1-591860-42-3 ] cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2002-11-19-memorable-moments_x.htm|title=College football's best of the last 20 years|publisher="usatoday.com"|date= 2002-11-19|accessdate=2008-07-23] cite web|Pete Fiutak, Richard Cirminiello, John Harris, Matthew Zemek|url=http://cfn.scout.com/2/561908.html|title=CFN's Tuesday Question - The All-Time Greatest Regular Season Games |work=sportingnews.com |publisher="scout.com" |date=2006-08-28 |accessdate=2008-07-23]eason
Roster
Source: [cite web|url=http://www.footballdb.com/index.html|title=The Football Database|accessdate=2008-07-21]
References
ee also
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1988 NCAA Division I-A football season
*NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship
*List of undefeated Division I football teams External links
* [http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/nd-m-footbl-body.html Notre Dame Official Athletic Site]
* [http://www.nd.edu University of Notre Dame Official Website]
* [http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082905aaf.html Notre Dame Stadium Greatest Victories]
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