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Southern Miss

FBSI · 1989 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
64
1963–2026
All-Time Record
389–337–6
0.536 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#14
1988
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 19 seasons

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

1989 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2W 30–26
3Week 3 · Sep 12Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC5–6L 23–26
4Week 4 · Sep 19Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC10–2L 3–24
5Week 5 · Sep 26TCUH2HIND SWC4–7L 17–19
6Week 6 · Oct 3Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC8–4L 14–31
7Week 7 · Oct 10Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI4–8W 30–21
8Week 8 · Oct 17Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 16–10
9Week 9 · Oct 24Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 21–24
10Week 10 · Oct 31Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 31–7
13Week 13 · Nov 21Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC10–2L 14–37
14Week 14 · Nov 28East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1W 41–27

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
3.439
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+2
-25+27
  • Florida State +10
  • Louisville +6
  • East Carolina +5
  • Tulane +4
  • Memphis +2
  • Auburn -2
  • Alabama -2
  • Texas A&M -4
  • Louisiana -4
  • Mississippi State -6
  • TCU -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 #53Better than 62%
Win % Place 61stBetter than 56%

0.455 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#56Regular Season Final#56Post-Season W1#56Post-Season W2#56Post-Season W3#53Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
-3
-21
-2
-17
+9
+6
-3
+24
-23
+14

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

Final Rank by Season
#871984#461985#561986#451987#141988

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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