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Stanford

PAC · 1989 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
10th
3–5 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
106
1918–2026
All-Time Record
604–498–34
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 3 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 5 Top 10

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

1989 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC8–4L 3–19
3Week 3 · Sep 12Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC4–7–1L 16–20
5Week 5 · Sep 26Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC8–4W 18–17
6Week 6 · Oct 3San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND BW6–5L 33–40
7Week 7 · Oct 10Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI12–1L 17–27
8Week 8 · Oct 17Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC6–5L 13–31
9Week 9 · Oct 24Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC4–8L 24–27
10Week 10 · Oct 31USCH2HPAC9–2–1L 0–19
11Week 11 · Nov 7UCLAH2HPAC3–7–1W 17–14
12Week 12 · Nov 14Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC6–4–1L 22–30
13Week 13 · Nov 21California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC4–7W 24–14

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
5.162
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-21
-36+15
  • Oregon +8
  • California +4
  • UCLA +3
  • Notre Dame -1
  • USC -2
  • Arizona -4
  • Arizona State -4
  • San José State -5
  • Washington State -5
  • Oregon State -7
  • Utah -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 #80Better than 42%
Win % Place 83rdBetter than 40%

0.273 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#81Regular Season Final#81Post-Season W1#81Post-Season W2#81Post-Season W3#80Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-16
-4
+1
-7
-10
-18
-3
-19
+3
-8
+10

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

Final Rank by Season
#531984#691985#221986#511987#681988

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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