The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 8-3 in 1987. They fell to the Texas A&M Aggies, 35 to 10, in the Cotton Bowl.
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1987 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 329 | 4,191 | 784 | 5.3 | 2,773 | 618 | 4.5 | 1,418 | 166 | 8.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 18th | 37th | 52nd | 29th | 14th | 11th | 21st | 81st | 94th | 4th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 183 | 3,314 | 4.6 | 1,696 | 456 | 3.7 | 1,618 | 263 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 20th | 16th | 26th | 39th | 26th | 49th | 13th | 22nd | 25th | ||||||||||
Net | +146 | +877 | +784 | +0.7 | +1,077 | +162 | +0.8 | -200 | -97 | +2.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 16th | 21st | 52nd | 25th | 16th | 15th | 34th | 63rd | 84th | 8th |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  BYU | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffalo | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| 2 |  Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UConn | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| 2 |  Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 5 | 1 | .833 |
Ole Miss 
Texas A&M | Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UNLV | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  San Diego State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
Navy 
Memphis 
Virginia 
Duke | Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 7 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Kentucky | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | .667 |
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