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Rice

SWC · 1989 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–8–1
0.227 Win %
Conference
8th
2–6 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
113
1914–2026
All-Time Record
494–669–32
0.427 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 13
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1989 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5SMUH2HIND SWC2–9W 35–6
3Week 3 · Sep 12Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI4–8L 19–20
5Week 5 · Sep 26Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 3–18
6Week 6 · Oct 3Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC2–8–1T 17–17
7Week 7 · Oct 10Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC5–6L 30–31
8Week 8 · Oct 17TCUH2HIND SWC4–7L 16–30
9Week 9 · Oct 24Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC9–3L 25–41
10Week 10 · Oct 31Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC8–4L 7–45
11Week 11 · Nov 7Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–2L 17–38
13Week 13 · Nov 21Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC5–6W 6–3
14Regular Season Final · Dec 5Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC9–2L 0–64

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
6.060
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-29
-36+7
  • Baylor +5
  • SMU +2
  • Wake Forest 0
  • Arkansas -2
  • Houston -2
  • Texas Tech -3
  • Louisiana -4
  • Texas A&M -4
  • Texas -6
  • TCU -7
  • 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 #87Better than 37%
Win % Place 87thBetter than 37%

0.227 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#85Regular Season Final#85Post-Season W1#85Post-Season W2#85Post-Season W3#87Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+29
-1
-15
0
-1
-14
-16
-38
-21
+3
-64

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

Final Rank by Season
#1011984#821985#791986#971987#1021988

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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