Ohio State

B10 · 1989 Season · Final

Season

Rebuilding

Record

8–4

0.667 Win %

Conference

4th

6–2 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

115

1904–2026

All-Time Record

884–271–36

0.757 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1968, 2014, 2024

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 26 · Top 10: 43 · Top 25: 72

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 20 Top 10 · 1× #1
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 4 Top 10
Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1989 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
4	Week 4 · Sep 19	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H	IND B8	4–7	W 37–13
5	Week 5 · Sep 26	USC H2H	PAC	9–2–1	L 3–42
6	Week 6 · Oct 3	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H	IND FBSI	2–9	W 34–29
7	Week 7 · Oct 10	Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H	B10	10–2	L 14–34
8	Week 8 · Oct 17	Indiana (INDIANA)H2H	B10	5–6	W 35–31
9	Week 9 · Oct 24	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	3–8	W 21–3
10	Week 10 · Oct 31	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H	B10	6–5	W 41–37
11	Week 11 · Nov 7	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	0–11	W 52–27
12	Week 12 · Nov 14	Iowa (IOWA)H2H	B10	5–6	W 28–0
13	Week 13 · Nov 21	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H	B10	2–9	W 42–22
14	Week 14 · Nov 28	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	10–2	L 18–28
18	Final · Jan 2	Auburn (AUBURN)H2H	SEC	10–2	L 14–31

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

2.269

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+19

-8+27

Minnesota +6
Indiana +5
Iowa +5
Oklahoma State +4
Purdue +3
Boston College +2
Wisconsin +2
Northwestern 0
USC -2
Illinois -2
Michigan -2
Auburn -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 #31Better than 78%

Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.667 Win % · Change -4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+24

-39

-20

+18

+25

+28

+20

-10

-17

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.