Colorado
B8 · 1989 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Colorado head-to-head · History & Eras
1989 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 5 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | W 27–6 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 5–5–1 | W 45–20 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 10–2 | W 38–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H |  PAC | 8–4 | W 45–28 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | IND B8 | 2–9 | W 49–3 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 6–5 | W 52–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 4–7 | W 49–17 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 7–4 | W 20–3 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND B8 | 10–2 | W 27–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 4–7 | W 41–17 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 1–10 | W 59–11 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 2 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 12–1 | L 6–21 |
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).
- Illinois +10
- Nebraska +10
- Washington +8
- Oklahoma +7
- Iowa State +6
- Texas +5
- Colorado State +5
- Kansas +4
- Oklahoma State +4
- Missouri +2
- Kansas State +1
- Notre Dame -1
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.917 Win % · Change -1
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.