LSU

SEC · 1989 Season · Final

Season

Struggling −

Record

4–7

0.364 Win %

Conference

8th

2–5 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

122

1902–2026

All-Time Record

831–432–47

0.652 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1936, 2007, 2011 +1

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 11 · Top 10: 21 · Top 25: 58

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 3 Top 10
Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

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

1989 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
2	Week 2 · Sep 5	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H	IND SWC	8–4	L 16–28
4	Week 4 · Sep 19	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H	IND FBSI	10–2	L 21–31
6	Week 6 · Oct 3	Ohio (OHIO)H2H	MAC	1–9–1	W 57–6
7	Week 7 · Oct 10	Florida (FLORIDA)H2H	SEC	7–5	L 13–16
8	Week 8 · Oct 17	Auburn (AUBURN)H2H	SEC	10–2	L 6–10
9	Week 9 · Oct 24	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H	SEC	6–5	L 21–27
10	Week 10 · Oct 31	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H	SEC	11–1	L 39–45
11	Week 11 · Nov 7	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H	SEC	8–4	W 35–30
12	Week 12 · Nov 14	Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H	SEC	10–2	L 16–32
13	Week 13 · Nov 21	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H	SEC	5–6	W 44–20
14	Week 14 · Nov 28	Tulane (TULANE)H2H	IND FBSI	4–8	W 27–7

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

3.471

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-3

-21+18

Ole Miss +8
Mississippi State +5
Tulane +4
Ohio +1
Tennessee -1
Florida State -2
Auburn -2
Alabama -2
Texas A&M -4
Florida -5
Kentucky -5

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 #56Better than 60%

Win % Place 71stBetter than 49%

0.364 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-12

-10

+51

-3

-4

-6

-16

+24

+20

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.