Michigan

B10 · 1989 Season · Final

Season

Developing ＋

Record

10–2

0.833 Win %

Conference

2nd

8–0 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

137

1881–2026

All-Time Record

997–354–35

0.732 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1901, 1902, 1910 +5

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 29 · Top 10: 53 · Top 25: 96

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
Pioneer Era · 16 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 2× #1

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

1989 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
4	Week 4 · Sep 19	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H	IND FBSI	12–1	L 19–24
5	Week 5 · Sep 26	UCLA H2H	PAC	3–7–1	W 24–23
6	Week 6 · Oct 3	Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H	ACC	3–7–1	W 41–21
7	Week 7 · Oct 10	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H	B10	2–9	W 24–0
8	Week 8 · Oct 17	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	8–4	W 10–7
9	Week 9 · Oct 24	Iowa (IOWA)H2H	B10	5–6	W 26–12
10	Week 10 · Oct 31	Indiana (INDIANA)H2H	B10	5–6	W 38–10
11	Week 11 · Nov 7	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	3–8	W 42–27
12	Week 12 · Nov 14	Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H	B10	10–2	W 24–10
13	Week 13 · Nov 21	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H	B10	6–5	W 49–15
14	Week 14 · Nov 28	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H	B10	8–4	W 28–18
18	Final · Jan 2	USC H2H	PAC	9–2–1	L 10–17

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

1.234

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+50

-3+53

Illinois +10
Michigan State +8
Ohio State +8
Minnesota +6
Iowa +5
Indiana +5
UCLA +3
Maryland +3
Purdue +3
Wisconsin +2
Notre Dame -1
USC -2

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 #12Better than 92%

Win % Place 6thBetter than 96%

0.833 Win % · Change -5

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-5

+20

+24

+14

+28

+15

+14

+34

+10

-7

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.