The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 11-0 in 1988. They emerged victorious over the West Virginia Mountaineers, 34 to 21, in the Fiesta Bowl, and won their eighth National Championship.
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1988 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 | 359 | 4,268 | 763 | 5.6 | 2,838 | 593 | 4.8 | 1,430 | 170 | 8.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 16th | 37th | 68th | 27th | 11th | 16th | 16th | 87th | 96th | 11th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 135 | 3,083 | 4.3 | 1,236 | 403 | 3.1 | 1,847 | 320 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 3rd | 12th | 17th | 9th | 11th | 16th | 32nd | 66th | 17th | ||||||||||
Net | +224 | +1,185 | +763 | +1.3 | +1,602 | +190 | +1.7 | -417 | -150 | +2.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 8th | 16th | 68th | 13th | 10th | 7th | 11th | 75th | 96th | 6th |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  BYU | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Tech | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Virginia | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Indiana | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
Texas A&M 
Ole Miss | Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UNLV | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  San Diego State | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| 2 |  UConn | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Navy | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  South Florida | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 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 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| 2 |  Buffalo | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Coastal Carolina | 3 | 3 | .500 |
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