1988 Notre Dame vs. Miami football game
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| Date | October 15, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Notre Dame Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | South Bend, Indiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Band of the Fighting Irish | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Band of the Fighting Irish | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 59,075 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brent Musburger and Pat Haden | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1988 Notre Dame vs. Miami football game (known colloquially as Catholics vs. Convicts) was a college football game played between the Miami Hurricanes of the University of Miami and the Fighting Irish of the University of Notre Dame on October 15, 1988, at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.
Both the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Miami Hurricanes came into the game undefeated. Notre Dame won the closely contested game 31–30.