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Air Force

WAC · 1989 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–4–1
0.654 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–1 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
70
1957–2026
All-Time Record
437–356–12
0.550 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1958
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 25 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Air Force head-to-head · History & Eras

1989 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–5–1W 52–36
3Week 3 · Sep 12Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC5–6W 45–7
4Week 4 · Sep 19Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB100–11W 48–31
5Week 5 · Sep 26UTEPH2HIND WAC2–10W 43–26
6Week 6 · Oct 3Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC5–5–1W 46–21
7Week 7 · Oct 10Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 35–7
8Week 8 · Oct 17Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI12–1L 27–41
9Week 9 · Oct 24TCUH2HIND SWC4–7L 9–27
11Week 11 · Nov 7Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 29–3
12Week 12 · Nov 14BYUH2HIND WAC10–3L 35–44
14Week 14 · Nov 28Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC4–8W 42–38
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 12Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC9–3–1T 35–35
18Final · Jan 2Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC8–4L 29–42

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.317
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+16
-15+31
  • San Diego State +6
  • Army +6
  • Wyoming +5
  • Colorado State +5
  • Utah +4
  • Navy +3
  • UTEP +2
  • Northwestern 0
  • Hawai'i 0
  • Notre Dame -1
  • BYU -3
  • Ole Miss -4
  • TCU -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #32Better than 77%
Win % Place 35thBetter than 75%

0.654 Win % · Change -7

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#27Regular Season Final#27Post-Season W1#26Post-Season W2#25Post-Season W3#32Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+16
+38
+17
+17
+25
+28
-14
-18
+26
-9
+4
0
-13

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#331984#81985#481986#271987#631988

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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