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San Diego State

WAC · 1989 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
6–5–1
0.542 Win %
Conference
5th
4–3 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
58
1969–2026
All-Time Record
373–299–8
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1969
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 4 · Top 25: 9
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1989 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC8–4–1L 36–52
4Week 4 · Sep 19UCLAH2HPAC3–7–1L 25–28
5Week 5 · Sep 26CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND BW6–4–1T 41–41
6Week 6 · Oct 3Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC4–8W 38–27
7Week 7 · Oct 10Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC9–3–1L 24–31
8Week 8 · Oct 17Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND BW4–8W 30–26
9Week 9 · Oct 24Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND BW2–10W 35–7
10Week 10 · Oct 31UTEPH2HIND WAC2–10W 34–31
11Week 11 · Nov 7New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC2–10W 45–28
12Week 12 · Nov 14Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC5–6W 27–17
13Week 13 · Nov 21Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 6–42
14Week 14 · Nov 28BYUH2HIND WAC10–3L 27–48

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
3.440
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+1
-18+19
  • Wyoming +5
  • Utah +4
  • Long Beach State +4
  • Pacific +2
  • UTEP +2
  • New Mexico +2
  • CAL State Fullerton 0
  • Miami -1
  • Hawai'i -3
  • BYU -3
  • Air Force -4
  • UCLA -7

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 #54Better than 61%
Win % Place 55thBetter than 61%

0.542 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#52Regular Season Final#52Post-Season W1#52Post-Season W2#53Post-Season W3#54Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-16
-3
0
+11
-7
+4
+28
+3
+17
+10
-36
-21

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

Final Rank by Season
#641984#531985#271986#701987#871988

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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