Texas

SWC · 1989 Season · Final

Season

Struggling

Record

5–6

0.455 Win %

Conference

5th

4–4 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

125

1902–2026

All-Time Record

923–388–32

0.699 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1941, 1947, 1963 +1

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 21 · Top 10: 34 · Top 25: 69

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 1× #1
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 2× #1
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1989 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
2	Week 2 · Sep 5	Colorado (COLORADO)H2H	IND B8	11–1	L 6–27
5	Week 5 · Sep 26	SMU H2H	IND SWC	2–9	W 45–13
6	Week 6 · Oct 3	Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H	IND FBSI	8–3–1	L 12–16
7	Week 7 · Oct 10	Rice (RICE)H2H	IND SWC	2–8–1	W 31–30
8	Week 8 · Oct 17	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H	IND B8	7–4	W 28–24
9	Week 9 · Oct 24	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H	IND SWC	10–2	W 24–20
11	Week 11 · Nov 7	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H	IND SWC	9–3	L 17–24
12	Week 12 · Nov 14	Houston (HOUSTON)H2H	IND SWC	9–2	L 9–47
13	Week 13 · Nov 21	TCU H2H	IND SWC	4–7	W 31–17
14	Week 14 · Nov 28	Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H	IND SWC	5–6	L 7–50
14	Regular Season Final · Dec 5	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H	IND SWC	8–4	L 10–21

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

3.330

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-19+25

Arkansas +10
Oklahoma +7
TCU +4
SMU +2
Rice +2
Colorado -1
Houston -2
Penn State -3
Texas Tech -3
Texas A&M -4
Baylor -6

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 #49Better than 65%

Win % Place 61stBetter than 56%

0.455 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-21

+32

-4

-7

-38

+14

-43

-11

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.