1987 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
1987 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 10–35 vs. Texas A&M
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 17
1987 record	8–4
Head coach	Lou Holtz (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Foge Fazio (2nd season)
Captains	Chuck Lanza; Byron Spruell;
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)

The 1987 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Tony Rice became the starting quarterback for Notre Dame following an injury to Terry Andrysiak. The Irish would finish the season 8–4 and earn a berth to the Cotton Bowl Classic.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	3:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Michigan	No. 16	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	ABC	W 26–7	106,098
September 19	7:45 p.m.	No. 17 Michigan State	No. 9	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy)	ESPN	W 31–8	59,075
September 26	12:00 p.m.	at Purdue	No. 8	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)		W 44–20	68,528
October 10	7:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	No. 4	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 22–30	56,400
October 17	3:30 p.m.	at Air Force	No. 11	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 35–14	51,112
October 24	2:30 p.m.	USC	No. 10	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh)	CBS	W 26–15	59,075
October 31	12:00 p.m.	Navy	No. 9	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		W 56–13	59,075
November 7	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	No. 9	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Holy War)		W 32–25	59,075
November 14	2:30 p.m.	No. 10 Alabama	No. 7	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	CBS	W 37–6	59,075
November 21	12:00 p.m.	at Penn State	No. 7	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	CBS	L 20–21	84,000
November 28	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Miami (FL)	No. 10	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CBS	L 0–24	76,640
January 1, 1988	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 13 Texas A&M	No. 12	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	L 10–35	73,006
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at Michigan

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–10	1986	UM, 24–23

Terry Andrysiak completed 11 of 15 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown while Notre Dame converted four of Michigan's seven turnovers into scores.

[1]

Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan St	0	0	0	8	8
• Notre Dame	19	5	7	0	31

Date: September 19
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
Game start: 7:45 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 59,075
Television network: ESPN

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
33–18–1	1986	MSU, 20–15

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	10	7	14	13	44
Purdue	0	17	3	0	20

Date: September 27
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 68,528

[2]

Pittsburgh

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	14	0	14	7	35
Air Force	0	7	0	7	14

Date: October 17
Location: Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 51,112

[3]

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	7	0	0	8	15
• Notre Dame	3	17	6	0	26

Date: October 24
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
Game attendance: 59,075
Television network: CBS

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–23–4	1986	ND, 38–37

[4]

Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	6	0	7	13
• Notre Dame	14	21	14	7	56

Date: October 31
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 59,075

[5]

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	7	10	8	0	25
• Notre Dame	6	0	12	14	32

Date: November 7
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
Game attendance: 59,075

ND: Mark Green 152 Rush Yds
ND: Tim Brown 294 all-purpose Yds

[6]

Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Alabama	3	3	0	0	6
• Notre Dame	3	17	3	14	37

Date: November 14
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
Game attendance: 59,075
TV announcers (CBS): Brent Musburger, Pat Haden and John Dockery

[7]

Penn State

Miami (FL)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–5–1	1985	L 7–58

Cotton Bowl

Personnel

1987 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`80`	Steve Alaniz	Jr
T	`72`	Joe Allen
QB	`2`	Terry Andrysiak	Sr
RB	`39`	Braxston Banks
QB	`8`	Steve Belles	Jr
WR	`81`	Tim Brown	Sr
QB	`17`	Kent Graham	Fr
QB	`11`	Pete Graham	Jr
RB	`24`	Mark Green	Jr
OT	`66`	Andy Heck	Jr
C	`51`	Chuck Lanza
QB	`9`	Tony Rice	So
RB	`12`	Ricky Watters	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`90`	Jeff Alm	So
LB	`47`	Ned Bolcar	So
DT	`67`	Bob Dahl	Fr
SS	`26`	Greg Davis
SS	`13`	Pat Eilers	Jr
LB	`48`	Cedric Figaro	Sr
DE	`92`	Bryan Flannery
CB	`32`	D’Juan Francisco	Jr
LB	`36`	Donn Grimm
DE	`38`	Darrell Gordon	Jr
LB	`7`	Andre Jones	Fr
LB	`37`	Scott Kowalkowski	Fr
CB	`1`	Todd Lyght	Fr
LB	`34`	Wes Pritchett	Jr
LB	`40`	Tim Ryan	Fr
FS	`15`	Pat Terrell	So
CB	`5`	Brandy Wells	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Lou Holtz

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Foge Fazio (DC)
George Stewart (LB)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

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

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Tim Brown	Wide Receiver	1	6	Los Angeles Raiders
Tom Redehr	Tackle	3	69	New England Patriots
Chuck Lanza	Center	3	70	Pittsburgh Steelers
Cedric Figaro	Linebacker	6	152	San Diego Chargers
Brandy Wells	Defensive Back	9	226	Cincinnati Bengals

[8]

References

"Notre Dame accepts Michigan's charity." Gainesville Sun. 1987 Sept 13.
Gainesville Sun. 1987 Sept 28.
Gainesville Sun. 1987 Oct 18.
Gainesville Sun. 1987 Oct 25.
Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 1.
Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 8.
Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 15.
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1988.htm

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[1] "Notre Dame accepts Michigan's charity." Gainesville Sun. 1987 Sept 13.

[2] Gainesville Sun. 1987 Sept 28.

[3] Gainesville Sun. 1987 Oct 18.

[4] Gainesville Sun. 1987 Oct 25.

[5] Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 1.

[6] Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 8.

[7] Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 15.

[8] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1988.htm

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1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Syracuse		–		–		11	–	0	–	1
No. 2 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 15 South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Notre Dame		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
West Virginia		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Temple		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Navy		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll