1986 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1986 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg
Conference Independent
1986 record 5–6
Head coach Lou Holtz (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Foge Fazio
Captain Mike Kovaleski
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
« 1985 1987 »
1986 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Penn State   –   –       12 – 0 – 0
#2 Miami (FL)   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
#20 Virginia Tech   –   –       9 – 2 – 1
#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   –   –       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.

Rivalries

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 13 3:30 p.m. #3 Michigan* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry) ABC L 23–24   59,075
September 20 2:30 p.m. at #20 Michigan State* Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy) CBS L 15–20   79,895
September 27 3:30 p.m. Purdue* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) ABC W 41–9   59,075
October 4 3:30 p.m. at #2 Alabama* Legion Field • Birmingham, AL ABC L 10–28   75,808
October 11 12:30 pm Pittsburgh* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN USA, WGN L 9–10   59,075
October 18 12:30 pm Air Force* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN USA, WGN W 31–3   59,075
November 1 7:00 p.m. at Navy* Memorial Stadium • Baltimore, MD (Rivalry) TBS W 33–14   61,335
November 8 1:00 p.m. SMU* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN W 61–29   59,075
November 15 3:30 p.m. #3 Penn State* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN ABC L 19–24   59,075
November 22 7:30 p.m. at #8 LSU* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPN L 19–21   78,197
November 29 3:30 p.m. at #17 USC* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh) CBS W 38–37   70,614
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

[2]

Game summaries

Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
Purdue 0 0 6 3 9
• Notre Dame 10 14 3 14 41

[3]

USC

1 2 3 4 Total
• Notre Dame 6 3 11 18 38
USC 3 17 10 7 37

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Wally Kleine Tackle 2 48 Washington Redskins
Steve Beuerlein Quarterback 4 110 Los Angeles Raiders
Robert Banks Defensive End 7 176 Houston Oilers
Joel D. Williams Tight End 8 210 Miami Dolphins

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References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1986
  3. ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Sept 28.
  4. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1987.htm
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