Texas A&M

SWC · 1989 Season · Final

Season

Rebuilding ＋

Record

8–4

0.667 Win %

Conference

4th

6–2 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

124

1903–2026

All-Time Record

777–499–44

0.605 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1917, 1939

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 19 · Top 25: 44

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
Pioneer Era · 3 seasons

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

1989 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
2	Week 2 · Sep 5	LSU H2H	SEC	4–7	W 28–16
3	Week 3 · Sep 12	Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H	PAC	8–4	L 6–19
4	Week 4 · Sep 19	TCU H2H	IND SWC	4–7	W 44–7
6	Week 6 · Oct 3	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H	IND FBSI	5–6	W 31–14
7	Week 7 · Oct 10	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H	IND SWC	9–3	L 24–27
8	Week 8 · Oct 17	Houston (HOUSTON)H2H	IND SWC	9–2	W 17–13
9	Week 9 · Oct 24	Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H	IND SWC	5–6	W 14–11
10	Week 10 · Oct 31	Rice (RICE)H2H	IND SWC	2–8–1	W 45–7
11	Week 11 · Nov 7	SMU H2H	IND SWC	2–9	W 63–14
14	Week 14 · Nov 28	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H	IND SWC	10–2	L 22–23
14	Regular Season Final · Dec 5	Texas (TEXAS)H2H	IND SWC	5–6	W 21–10
18	Final · Jan 2	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H	IND FBSI	8–3–1	L 28–31

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

1.947

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+24

-12+36

Houston +9
Southern Miss +5
Baylor +5
Texas +5
LSU +4
TCU +4
Rice +2
SMU +2
Arkansas -2
Texas Tech -3
Pittsburgh -3
Washington -4

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 #23Better than 84%

Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.667 Win % · Change -3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+12

-13

+37

+17

-3

+38

+49

-1

+11

-3

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.