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Ball State

MAC · 1989 Season · Final

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Record
7–3–2
0.667 Win %
Conference
1st
6–1 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
52
1975–2026
All-Time Record
281–306–4
0.479 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
2020
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 5
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 7 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1989 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI8–3–1L 10–35
3Week 3 · Sep 12Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI2–7–2T 31–31
4Week 4 · Sep 19Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC5–6W 28–3
5Week 5 · Sep 26Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC6–5L 22–29
7Week 7 · Oct 10Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC2–8–1W 37–9
8Week 8 · Oct 17Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC0–11W 23–21
9Week 9 · Oct 24Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC5–6W 14–13
10Week 10 · Oct 31INDIANA STATEUnranked—W 34–27
11Week 11 · Nov 7Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC5–5–1T 13–13
12Week 12 · Nov 14Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–3–1W 23–17
13Week 13 · Nov 21Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC1–9–1W 33–14
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 12Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND BW11–1L 6–27

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
2.421
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-9+20
  • Eastern Michigan +7
  • Bowling Green +5
  • Western Michigan +5
  • Miami (OH) +2
  • Ohio +1
  • Rutgers 0
  • Kent State 0
  • Central Michigan 0
  • Fresno State -1
  • West Virginia -3
  • Toledo -5

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 #34Better than 76%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.667 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#29Regular Season Final#34Post-Season W1#33Post-Season W2#33Post-Season W3#34Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-25
0
+25
-7
+28
+2
+1
+7
0
+6
+19
-21

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

Final Rank by Season
#941984#811985#611986#811987#321988

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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