Alabama
SEC · 1989 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 18 Top 10 · 4× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 17 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Alabama head-to-head · History & Eras
1989 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 35–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H |  SEC | 6–5 | W 15–3 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 1–10 | W 20–14 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 8–4 | W 62–27 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | W 24–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 11–1 | W 47–30 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3–1 | W 17–16 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 23–10 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 32–16 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 37–14 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 20–30 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 2 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 25–33 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Tennessee +11
- Ole Miss +8
- Penn State +8
- Louisiana +7
- Kentucky +6
- Mississippi State +5
- Southern Miss +5
- LSU +4
- Memphis +2
- Vanderbilt +1
- Miami -1
- Auburn -2
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 Win % · Change -2
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.