Kentucky
SEC · 1989 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 21 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Kentucky head-to-head · History & Eras
1989 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H |  B10 | 5–6 | W 17–14 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H |  ACC | 1–10 | W 13–6 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 10–2 | L 3–15 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 12–24 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–7–2 | W 33–26 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 27–21 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 6–6 | L 23–34 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–9–1 | W 31–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 1–10 | W 15–11 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 7–5 | L 28–38 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 11–1 | L 10–31 |
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).
- Indiana +5
- LSU +4
- Rutgers +2
- North Carolina +1
- Cincinnati +1
- Vanderbilt +1
- Tennessee -1
- Alabama -2
- Auburn -2
- Florida -5
- Georgia -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.545 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.