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12 Games Table
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Date |
Day |
School |
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Opponent |
Conf |
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Pts |
Opp |
W |
L |
T |
Streak |
Notes |
| 1 | Sep 10, 1988 | Sat | (13) Notre Dame | | (9) Michigan | Big Ten | W | 19 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 2 | Sep 17, 1988 | Sat | (8) Notre Dame | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
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| 3 | Sep 24, 1988 | Sat | (8) Notre Dame | | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 52 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
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| 4 | Oct 1, 1988 | Sat | (5) Notre Dame | | Stanford | Pac-10 | W | 42 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
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| 5 | Oct 8, 1988 | Sat | (5) Notre Dame | @ | Pitt | Ind | W | 30 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | |
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| 6 | Oct 15, 1988 | Sat | (4) Notre Dame | | (1) Miami (FL) | Ind | W | 31 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | W 6 | |
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| 7 | Oct 22, 1988 | Sat | (2) Notre Dame | | Air Force | WAC | W | 41 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | W 7 | |
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| 8 | Oct 29, 1988 | Sat | (2) Notre Dame | @ | Navy | Ind | W | 22 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | W 8 | |
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| 9 | Nov 5, 1988 | Sat | (1) Notre Dame | | Rice | SWC | W | 54 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | W 9 | |
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| 10 | Nov 19, 1988 | Sat | (1) Notre Dame | | Penn State | Ind | W | 21 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | W 10 | |
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| 11 | Nov 26, 1988 | Sat | (1) Notre Dame | @ | (2) USC | Pac-10 | W | 27 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | W 11 | |
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| 12 | Jan 2, 1989 | Mon | (1) Notre Dame | N | (3) West Virginia | Ind | W | 34 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | W 12 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
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