Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10/1988 | 9:00 pm | #9 Michigan | #13 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | CBS | W 19-17 | 59,075 | |
| 09/17/1988 | 12:00 pm | at Michigan State | #8 | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | ABC | W 20-3 | 77,472 | |
| 09/24/1988 | 12:00 pm | Purdue | #8 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 52-7 | 59,075 | ||
| 10/01/1988 | 7:00 pm | Stanford | #5 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | ESPN | W 42-14 | 59,075 | |
| 10/08/1988 | 7:00 pm | at Pittsburgh | #5 | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | ESPN | W 30-20 | 56,500 | |
| 10/15/1988 | 2:30 pm | #1 Miami | #4 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Catholics vs. Convicts) | CBS | W 31-30 | 59,075 | |
| 10/22/1988 | 12:00 pm | Air Force | #2 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 41-13 | 59,075 | ||
| 10/29/1988 | 12:00 pm | vs. Navy | #2 | Memorial Stadium • Baltimore, MD | W 22-7 | 54,929 | ||
| 11/05/1988 | 12:00 pm | Rice | #1 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 54-11 | 59,075 | ||
| 11/19/1988 | 12:00 pm | Penn St. | #1 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | CBS | W 21-3 | 59,075 | |
| 11/25/1988 | 3:30 pm | at #2 USC | #1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ABC | W 27-10 | 93,829 | |
| 01/02/1989 | 4:30 pm | vs. #3 West Virginia | #1 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | NBC | W 34-21 | 74,911 | |
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