Stanford at Notre Dame

Saturday, October 1, 1988

No. 5 Notre Dame beat Stanford 42–⁠14. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 4–⁠1 as played.

AwayStanford3–⁠6–⁠2 in 1988
14
Home5Notre Dame12–⁠0 in 1988
42

FinalHigh 71°F, low 59°F, 0.4 in. of rainAttendance 59,075

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Notre Dame 75% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Notre Dame leads 25–⁠14; as played, 26–⁠14 in 40 meetings, counting the 35 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Notre Dame 58, Stanford 7
2025Notre Dame 49, Stanford 20
2024Notre Dame 49, Stanford 7
2023Notre Dame 56, Stanford 23
2022Stanford 16, Notre Dame 14
2021Notre Dame 45, Stanford 14

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