1988 NCAA Division I-A football national championship
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The 1988 NCAA Division I-A football national championship was the collegiate title won by the University of Notre Dame’s football team under head coach Lou Holtz, capping an undefeated season.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1988 NCAA Division I-A football national championship canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11734829 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1988 NCAA Division I-A football national championship Context triple: [Lou Holtz, notableAchievement, 1988 NCAA Division I-A football national championship]
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1986 NCAA Division I-A football championship
The 1986 NCAA Division I-A football championship was the national college football title won by Joe Paterno’s Penn State Nittany Lions, capped by their upset victory over Miami in the Fiesta Bowl.
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1993 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season was the major college football campaign in which Florida State, led by stars like Derrick Brooks, captured its first national championship.
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NCAA Division I Football Championship Game
The NCAA Division I Football Championship Game is the annual title contest that determines the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
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1998 Rose Bowl
The 1998 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game in which the Michigan Wolverines, coached by Lloyd Carr, defeated Washington State to complete an undefeated season and secure a share of the national championship.
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NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs
The NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs are a postseason tournament that determines the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) through a multi-round, bracket-style competition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1988 NCAA Division I-A football national championship Target entity description: The 1988 NCAA Division I-A football national championship was the collegiate title won by the University of Notre Dame’s football team under head coach Lou Holtz, capping an undefeated season.
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A.
1986 NCAA Division I-A football championship
The 1986 NCAA Division I-A football championship was the national college football title won by Joe Paterno’s Penn State Nittany Lions, capped by their upset victory over Miami in the Fiesta Bowl.
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B.
1993 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season was the major college football campaign in which Florida State, led by stars like Derrick Brooks, captured its first national championship.
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C.
NCAA Division I Football Championship Game
The NCAA Division I Football Championship Game is the annual title contest that determines the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
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D.
1998 Rose Bowl
The 1998 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game in which the Michigan Wolverines, coached by Lloyd Carr, defeated Washington State to complete an undefeated season and secure a share of the national championship.
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NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs
The NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs are a postseason tournament that determines the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) through a multi-round, bracket-style competition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I-A football season title
ⓘ
college football national championship ⓘ |
| awardedTo | 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedToUniversity | University of Notre Dame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bowlCity | Tempe, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bowlDate | January 2, 1989 ⓘ |
| bowlGame | 1989 Fiesta Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bowlOpponent | West Virginia Mountaineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bowlResult | Notre Dame 34–21 West Virginia ⓘ |
| bowlSite | Sun Devil Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championConference | Independent ⓘ |
| championHomeStadium | Notre Dame Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championTeamCaptain |
Andy Heck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frank Stams NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ Wes Pritchett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championTeamNickname | Notre Dame Fighting Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consensusNationalChampion | true ⓘ |
| decidingGame | 1989 Fiesta Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensiveCoordinatorOfChampion | Barry Alvarez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| division | NCAA Division I-A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1989 NCAA Division I-A football national championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| headCoachOfChampion | Lou Holtz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalChampionTeamAPRank | No. 1 ⓘ |
| nationalChampionTeamCoachesRank | No. 1 ⓘ |
| nationalTitleNumberForNotreDame | 11 ⓘ |
| notablePlayerOnChampion |
Chris Zorich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Stonebreaker NERFINISHED ⓘ Ricky Watters NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocket Ismail NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRegularSeasonOpponent | Miami Hurricanes GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableRegularSeasonWin | Notre Dame vs Miami (October 15, 1988) GENERATED ⓘ |
| nowKnownAs | NCAA Division I FBS football national championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offensiveCoordinatorOfChampion | Jim Strong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollSystem |
AP Poll
NERFINISHED
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Coaches Poll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postseasonRecordOfChampion | 1–0 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1987 NCAA Division I-A football national championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Associated Press
NERFINISHED
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Coaches Poll NERFINISHED ⓘ USA Today/CNN Coaches Poll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordOfChampionTeam | 12–0 ⓘ |
| regularSeasonRecordOfChampion | 11–0 ⓘ |
| season | 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| undefeatedChampion | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1988 NCAA Division I-A football national championship Description of subject: The 1988 NCAA Division I-A football national championship was the collegiate title won by the University of Notre Dame’s football team under head coach Lou Holtz, capping an undefeated season.
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