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In 88 days we’ll gladly all welcome Notre Dame football back when they take on the Navy Midshipmen in Annapolis. In the meantime, we have rosters to break down, opponents to preview and position battles to discuss.
In the meantime why not take a moment to remember the last national championship football team at Notre Dame?
(19) 88: Notre Dame’s last football national championship
After Reggie Ho’s heroics helped Notre Dame to a win over Michigan in the opener the Irish rolled with wins over Michigan State, Purdue and Stanford to move to 4-0.
A win at Pitt in early October moved Notre Dame to 5-0 before the greatest Notre Dame football game many have ever seen, a 31-30 thriller over powerhouse and No. 1 Miami on October 15.
Wins over Air Force, Navy, Rice and Penn State followed before a battle with the top two ranked teams in nation when No. 1 Notre Dame traveled to No. 2 USC for the regular season finale before a 27-10 win despite being significantly out-gained by the Trojans.
The Irish then knocked quarterback Major Harris out of the game early in the Fiesta Bowl as Notre Dame won that contest 34-21, earning their first national championship since 1977 and their last claimed title on record.
Got an hour? Check out the highlight video recapping that magical 1988 season below.
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