Rutgers
FBSI · 1989 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 10 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 9 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 22 seasons · 17 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rutgers head-to-head · History & Eras
1989 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 5 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–9–1 | T 17–17 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Ball State (BALL STATE)H2H |  MAC | 7–3–2 | T 31–31 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 9–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H |  B10 | 0–11 | W 38–27 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3–1 | L 0–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H |  SEC | 6–5 | L 26–33 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | L 28–49 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 14–35 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3–1 | L 20–21 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | L 33–36 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3–1 | L 29–46 |
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).
- Boston College +2
- Cincinnati 0
- Ball State 0
- Northwestern 0
- Penn State -3
- West Virginia -3
- Pittsburgh -3
- Syracuse -4
- Kentucky -5
- Army -5
- Temple -10
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.273 Win % · Change 1
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.