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South Carolina

FBSI · 1989 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
6–4–1
0.591 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1903–2026
All-Time Record
616–593–41
0.509 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2012, 2013
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1989 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Duke (DUKE)H2HACC8–4W 27–21
3Week 3 · Sep 12Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1T 17–17
4Week 4 · Sep 19West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI8–3–1L 21–45
5Week 5 · Sep 26Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC7–4W 21–10
6Week 6 · Oct 3Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC6–6W 24–20
7Week 7 · Oct 10East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1W 47–14
9Week 9 · Oct 24WESTERN CAROLINAUnranked—W 24–3
10Week 10 · Oct 31NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC7–5L 10–20
11Week 11 · Nov 7Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 10–35
12Week 12 · Nov 14North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC1–10W 27–20
13Week 13 · Nov 21Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC10–2L 0–45

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
2.549
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-12+27
  • Duke +8
  • Georgia Tech +7
  • Georgia +6
  • East Carolina +5
  • North Carolina +1
  • Virginia Tech 0
  • Florida State -2
  • Clemson -2
  • West Virginia -3
  • NC State -5

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 #37Better than 74%
Win % Place 39thBetter than 72%

0.591 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#37Regular Season Final#36Post-Season W1#36Post-Season W2#37Post-Season W3#37Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+6
0
-24
+11
+4
+33
+21
-10
-25
+7
-45

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

Final Rank by Season
#141984#631985#741986#151987#401988

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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