1986 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1986 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Conference	Independent
1986 record	5–6
Head coach	Lou Holtz (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Foge Fazio (1st year)
Captain	Mike Kovaleski
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)

1986 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Penn State		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
#2 Miami (FL)		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#20 Virginia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
#19 Boston College		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Army		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		3	–	6	–	2
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.^[1] The team was coached by Lou Holtz and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

Rivalries

Notre Dame beat USC to claim the Jeweled Shillelagh.
Michigan State beat Notre Dame to claim the Megaphone Trophy.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13	3:30 p.m.	No. 3 Michigan*	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)	ABC	L 23–24	59,075
September 20	2:30 p.m.	at No. 20 Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy)	CBS	L 15–20	79,895
September 27	3:30 p.m.	Purdue*	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	ABC	W 41–9	59,075
October 4	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Alabama*	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	ABC	L 10–28	75,808
October 11	12:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh*	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	USA, WGN	L 9–10	59,075
October 18	12:30 p.m.	Air Force*	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	USA, WGN	W 31–3	59,075
November 1	7:00 p.m.	at Navy*	Memorial Stadium • Baltimore, MD (Rivalry)	TBS	W 33–14	61,335
November 8	1:00 p.m.	SMU*	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN		W 61–29	59,075
November 15	3:30 p.m.	No. 3 Penn State*	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	ABC	L 19–24	59,075
November 22	7:30 p.m.	at No. 8 LSU*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	L 19–21	78,197
November 29	3:30 p.m.	at No. 17 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)	CBS	W 38–37	70,614
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game summaries

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	0	6	3	9
• Notre Dame	10	14	3	14	41

Date: Saturday, September 27
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana
Game attendance: 59,075

Scoring summary

1	Notre Dame	Taylor 2-yard run (Carney kick)	Notre Dame 7-0

1	Notre Dame	Carney 42-yard field goal	Notre Dame 10-0

2	Notre Dame	Johnson 2-yard run (Carney kick)	Notre Dame 17-0

2	Notre Dame	Jackson 35-yard pass from Beuerlein (Carney kick)	Notre Dame 24-0

3	Notre Dame	Carney 49-yard field goal	Notre Dame 27-0

3	Purdue	Chaney 3-yard run (pass failed)	Notre Dame 27-6

4	Purdue	Briggs 22-yard field goal	Notre Dame 27-9

4	Notre Dame	Johnson 13-yard run (Carney kick)	Notre Dame 34-9

4	Notre Dame	Green 27-yard run (Carney kick )	Notre Dame 41-9

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USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	6	3	11	18	38
USC	3	17	10	7	37

Date: November 29
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Television network: CBS

Source:

Scoring summary

1		USC	Shafer 48-yard field goal	USC 3-0

1		Notre Dame	Heck 5-yard pass from Beuerlein (kick failed)	Notre Dame 6-3

2		USC	Brock 58-yard interception return (Shafer kick)	USC 10-6

2		USC	Holt 3-yard run (Shafer kick)	USC 17-6

2		Notre Dame	Carney 33-yard field goal	USC 17-9

2		USC	Shafer 60-yard field goal	USC 20-9

3		USC	Shafer 23-yard field goal	USC 23-9

3		Notre Dame	Carney 32-yard field goal	USC 23-12

3		USC	Steele 1-yard run (Shafer kick)	USC 30-12

3		Notre Dame	Banks 22-yard pass from Beuerlein (Beuerlein to Jackson pass)	USC 30-20

4		USC	Peete 1-yard run (Shafer kick)	USC 37-20

4		Notre Dame	Jackson 42-yard pass from Beuerlein (Carney kick)	USC 37-27

4		Notre Dame	Banks 5-yard pass from Beuerlein (Beuerlein to Heck pass)	USC 37-35

4	:00	Notre Dame	Carney 19-yard field goal	Notre Dame 38-37

Team players drafted into the NFL

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

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Wally Kleine	Tackle	2	48	Washington Redskins
Steve Beuerlein	Quarterback	4	110	Los Angeles Raiders
Robert Banks	Defensive End	7	176	Houston Oilers
Joel D. Williams	Tight End	8	210	Miami Dolphins

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References

↑ "Notre Dame Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1986
↑ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Sept 28.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1987.htm

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

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