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Memphis

FBSI · 1989 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
67
1960–2026
All-Time Record
379–366–8
0.509 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1963
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 10
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1989 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC8–4L 13–20
3Week 3 · Sep 12ARKANSAS STATEUnranked—L 13–17
4Week 4 · Sep 19Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC10–2L 7–35
5Week 5 · Sep 26Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC7–5L 13–38
7Week 7 · Oct 10Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC1–10W 13–10
8Week 8 · Oct 17Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI1–9–1W 34–17
9Week 9 · Oct 24Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC5–6L 10–35
10Week 10 · Oct 31Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 7–31
11Week 11 · Nov 7Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI4–8L 34–38
12Week 12 · Nov 14Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 10–40
13Week 13 · Nov 21Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 20–57

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
7.143
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-36
-38+2
  • Vanderbilt +1
  • Cincinnati +1
  • Alabama -2
  • Florida State -2
  • Ole Miss -4
  • Florida -5
  • Louisville -5
  • Mississippi State -6
  • Southern Miss -6
  • Tulane -8

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 #96Better than 31%
Win % Place 90thBetter than 35%

0.182 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#96Regular Season Final#97Post-Season W1#96Post-Season W2#96Post-Season W3#96Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
-4
-28
-25
+3
+17
-25
-24
-4
-30
-37

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

Final Rank by Season
#671984#831985#1021986#561987#541988

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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