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Louisiana Tech

FBSI · 1989 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
5–4–1
0.550 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
46
1975–2026
All-Time Record
267–261–7
0.506 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1977
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 10 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 7 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1989 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 40–14
3Week 3 · Sep 12Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC5–6L 20–24
4Week 4 · Sep 19Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC7–5L 7–34
6Week 6 · Oct 3East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1T 29–29
7Week 7 · Oct 10Akron (AKRON)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1L 24–31
8Week 8 · Oct 17Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND FBSI9–2W 42–21
9Week 9 · Oct 24ARKANSAS STATEUnranked—W 40–37
10Week 10 · Oct 31Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND FBSI6–6W 34–31
11Week 11 · Nov 7LOUISIANA MONROEUnranked—W 24–6
12Week 12 · Nov 14Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC10–2L 23–38

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
3.041
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+5
-17+22
  • Northern Illinois +9
  • Louisiana +7
  • Tulsa +6
  • East Carolina 0
  • Auburn -2
  • Akron -4
  • Florida -5
  • Western Michigan -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 #45Better than 68%
Win % Place 46thBetter than 67%

0.550 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#45Regular Season Final#43Post-Season W1#46Post-Season W2#46Post-Season W3#45Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+26
-4
-27
0
-7
+21
+3
+3
+18
-15

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

Final Rank by Season
#451978#1211979#901980#951981#841988

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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