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FBSI · 1989 Season · Final

Pretender
Record
10–2
0.833 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
73
1954–2026
All-Time Record
564–279–16
0.666 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1980, 1987, 1992 +3
#1 Finishes
6
Top 5: 16 · Top 10: 24 · Top 25: 39
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 12 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 2 seasons

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

1989 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 26–30
3Week 3 · Sep 12Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC10–2L 23–34
4Week 4 · Sep 19LSUH2HSEC4–7W 31–21
5Week 5 · Sep 26Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI4–8W 59–9
7Week 7 · Oct 10Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI8–4W 41–10
8Week 8 · Oct 17Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1W 41–7
9Week 9 · Oct 24Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC10–2W 22–14
10Week 10 · Oct 31Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI11–1W 24–10
11Week 11 · Nov 7South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1W 35–10
13Week 13 · Nov 21Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 57–20
14Regular Season Final · Dec 5Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC7–5W 24–17
18Final · Jan 2Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B810–2W 41–17

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
0.902
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+60
-8+68
  • Miami +11
  • Auburn +10
  • Nebraska +10
  • Syracuse +8
  • Florida +7
  • Virginia Tech +6
  • South Carolina +6
  • LSU +4
  • Tulane +4
  • Memphis +2
  • Clemson -2
  • Southern Miss -6

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 #4Better than 98%
Win % Place 6thBetter than 96%

0.833 Win % · Change 4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#7Regular Season Final#7Post-Season W1#7Post-Season W2#8Post-Season W3#4Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-4
-11
+10
+50
+31
+34
+8
+14
+25
+37
+7
+24

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

Final Rank by Season
#201984#211985#251986#11987#31988

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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