1987 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1987 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Cotton Bowl Classic, L 10–35 vs. Texas A&M
Conference	Independent
1987 record	8–4
Head coach	Lou Holtz (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Foge Fazio (2nd year)
Captain	Chuck Lanza
Captain	Byron Spruell
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)

The 1987 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented Notre Dame University 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	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*	No. 10	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	CBS	L 0–24	76,640
January 1, 1988	1:30 p.m.	vs. Texas A&M*	No. 12	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	L 10–35	73,006
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game summaries

Michigan

#16 Notre Dame at #9 Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	10	0	7	9	26
Michigan	0	0	7	0	7

Date: September 12
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 106,098
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

Q1	ND	Gradel 44 yard field goal	ND 3–0

Q1	ND	T. Brown 11 yard pass from Andrysiak (Gradel kick)	ND 10–0

Q3	ND	Banks 1 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 17–0

Q3	MICH	McMurtry 12 yard pass from D. Brown (Gillette kick)	ND 17–7

Q4	ND	Gradel 38 yard field goal	ND 20–7

Q4	ND	Watters 18 yard run (pass failed)	ND 26–7

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.

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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

Scoring summary

Q1	ND	Ezor downed ball in end zone	ND 2–0

Q1	ND	Gradel 27 yard field goal	ND 5–0

Q1	ND	Brown 71 yard punt return (Gradel kick)	ND 12–0

Q1	ND	Brown 66 yard punt return (Gradel kick)	ND 19–0

Q2	ND	McAllister tackled in end zone	ND 21–0

Q2	ND	Gradel 37 yard field goal	ND 24–0

Q3	ND	Johnson 3 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 31–0

Q4	MSU	Rison 57 yard pass from McAllister (Wilson pass from McAllister)	ND 31–8

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

Scoring summary

Q1	ND	Gradel 35 yard field goal	ND 3–0

Q1	ND	Johnson 6 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 10–0

Q2	PUR	Schumacher 4 yard pass from Downing (Briggs kick)	ND 10–7

Q2	PUR	C. Williams 20 yard pass from Downing (Briggs kick)	PUR 14–10

Q2	PUR	Briggs 18 yard field goal	PUR 17–10

Q2	ND	Johnson 1 yard run (Gradel kick)	Tie 17–17

Q3	PUR	Briggs 50 yard field goal	PUR 20–17

Q3	ND	Johnson 8 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 24–20

Q3	ND	Brown 49 yard pass from Andrysiak (Gradel kick)	ND 31–20

Q4	ND	Gradel 28 yard field goal	ND 34–20

Q4	ND	Gradel 44 yard field goal	ND 37–20

Q4	ND	Southall 57 yard interception return (Gradel kick)	ND 44–20

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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

Scoring summary

Q1	ND	Rice 1 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 7–0

Q1	ND	Rice 4 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 14–0

Q2	AFA	Booker 4 yard run (Yarborough kick)	ND 14–7

Q3	ND	Johnson 1 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 21–7

Q3	ND	Banks 1 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 28–7

Q4	AFA	Dowis 1 yard run (Yarborough kick)	ND 28–14

Q4	ND	Brown 74 yard punt return (Gradel kick)	ND 35–14

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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 weather: 59,075
Television network: CBS

Scoring summary

Q1	USC	Jackson 9 yard pass from Peete (Rodriguez kick)	USC 7–0

Q1	ND	Gradel 26 yard field goal	USC 7–3

Q2	ND	Rice 26 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 10–7

Q2	ND	T. Brown 5 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 17–7

Q2	ND	Gradel 32 yard field goal	ND 20–7

Q3	ND	Green 11 yard run (run failed)	ND 26–7

Q4	USC	Lockwood 5 yard run (Tanner pass from Peete)	ND 26–15

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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

Scoring summary

Q1	ND	Johnson 6 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 7–0

Q1	ND	Johnson 9 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 14–0

Q2	ND	Green 21 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 21–0

Q2	NAVY	Fundoukos 43 yard field goal	ND 21–3

Q2	ND	Johnson 1 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 28–3

Q2	NAVY	Fundoukos 31 yard field goal	ND 28–6

Q2	ND	Brown 51 yard pass from Graham (Gradel kick)	ND 35–6

Q3	ND	Johnson 2 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 42–6

Q3	ND	Watters 6 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 49–6

Q4	ND	Brooks 4 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 56–6

Q4	NAVY	Sims 4 yard run (Fundoukos kick)	ND 56–13

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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

Scoring summary

Q1		ND	Gradel 21 yard field goal	ND 3–0

Q1		BC	Hudginson 3 yard pass from Power (Lowe kick)	BC 7–3

Q1		ND	Gradel 21 yard field goal	BC 7–6

Q2		BC	Lowe 31 yard field goal	BC 10–6

Q2		BC	Bell 11 yard run (Lowe kick)	BC 17–6

Q3		ND	Green 33 yard run (run failed)	BC 17–12

Q3	10:02	BC	Flutie 31 yard pass from Parker (Power run)	BC 25–12

Q3		ND	Johnson 1 yard run (run failed)	BC 25–18

Q4		ND	Braxston 1 yard run (Gradel kick)	Tie 25–25

Q4		ND	Green 2 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 32–25

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

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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

Scoring summary

Q1	ALA	Doyle 34 yard field goal	ALA 3–0

Q1	ND	Gradel 49 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

Q2	ND	Rice 12 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 10–3

Q2	ND	Heck 3 yard pass from Rice (Gradel kick)	ND 17–3

Q2	ND	Gradel 21 yard field goal	ND 20–3

Q2	ALA	Doyle 28 yard field goal	ND 20–6

Q3	ND	Gradel 22 yard field goal	ND 23–6

Q4	ND	Green 74 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 30–6

Q4	ND	Watters 75 yard run (Gradel kick)	ND 37–6

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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

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References

↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1987
↑ "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.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1988.htm

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