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Boston College

FBSI · 1989 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
92
1901–2026
All-Time Record
539–440–14
0.550 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 20
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

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

1989 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI8–3–1L 10–29
4Week 4 · Sep 19Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI2–7–2L 7–9
5Week 5 · Sep 26Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI8–3–1L 3–7
6Week 6 · Oct 3Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB108–4L 29–34
8Week 8 · Oct 17Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 35–14
9Week 9 · Oct 24Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI3–8L 24–27
10Week 10 · Oct 31West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI8–3–1L 30–44
11Week 11 · Nov 7Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI8–4L 11–23
12Week 12 · Nov 14Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 24–17
13Week 13 · Nov 21Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 22–36
14Week 14 · Nov 28Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC7–4L 12–13

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
5.967
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-34
-41+7
  • Army +6
  • Temple +1
  • Pittsburgh -3
  • Penn State -3
  • West Virginia -3
  • Ohio State -4
  • Syracuse -4
  • Georgia Tech -4
  • Louisville -5
  • Rutgers -7
  • Navy -8

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 #85Better than 39%
Win % Place 90thBetter than 35%

0.182 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#86Regular Season Final#86Post-Season W1#86Post-Season W2#86Post-Season W3#85Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-19
-2
-4
-5
+21
-3
-14
-12
+7
-14
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#51984#721985#211986#431987#791988

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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