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.

1988 Stats

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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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