1988 NCAA Division I-A football national championship
E944194
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.
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
ⓘ
Coaches Poll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postseasonRecordOfChampion | 1–0 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1987 NCAA Division I-A football national championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Associated Press
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.