Notre Dame
FBSI · 1989 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Pioneer Era · 6 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Notre Dame head-to-head · History & Eras
1989 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 5 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 10–3 | W 36–13 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 10–2 | W 24–19 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 8–4 | W 21–13 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 3–8 | W 40–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H |  PAC | 3–8 | W 27–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND WAC | 8–4–1 | W 41–27 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  USCH2H | PAC | 9–2–1 | W 28–24 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3–1 | W 45–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 41–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 2–9 | W 59–6 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3–1 | W 34–23 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 10–27 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 2 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | IND B8 | 11–1 | W 21–6 |
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).
- Colorado +11
- Virginia +10
- Michigan +10
- USC +9
- Michigan State +8
- Air Force +8
- Pittsburgh +8
- Penn State +8
- Purdue +3
- Stanford +3
- Navy +3
- SMU +2
- Miami -1
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.923 Win % · No change
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.