Gerry Faust helped to flatten the 3rd season report card curve for Notre Dame football head coaches after Dan Devine posted an A+ National Championship. But now Lou Holtz is next up on the docket. Spoiler: Curve busted.
The 1988 season was Lou Holtz’s third year as head of the Irish football program. At this stage, he was 27% through this 11-season career in South Bend. Of the three coaches we’ve reviewed so far, Holtz had the strongest 3rd season (from a strictly quant perspective).
The team tallied up twelve wins and finished the 1983 season undefeated.