Syracuse
FBSI · 1989 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Syracuse head-to-head · History & Eras
1989 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 43–3 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 10–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3–1 | L 23–30 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 10–41 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3–1 | L 12–34 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–7–2 | W 49–28 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | W 18–16 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 23–11 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 38–17 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3–1 | L 17–24 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 24–13 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 2 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H |  SEC | 6–6 | W 19–18 |
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).
- Army +6
- Louisville +6
- Georgia +6
- East Carolina +5
- Navy +3
- Rutgers +2
- Boston College +2
- Temple +1
- Florida State -2
- Pittsburgh -3
- Penn State -3
- West Virginia -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 Win % · Change 5
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.