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Tulane

FBSI · 1989 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
4–8
0.333 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
122
1902–2026
All-Time Record
561–661–35
0.460 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1931, 2022
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 8 · Top 25: 19
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

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

1989 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC9–3–1L 26–31
3Week 3 · Sep 12Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC2–8–1W 20–19
4Week 4 · Sep 19Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 17–10
5Week 5 · Sep 26Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 9–59
6Week 6 · Oct 3Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B86–5L 24–25
7Week 7 · Oct 10Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 21–30
9Week 9 · Oct 24Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC8–4L 28–32
10Week 10 · Oct 31Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1L 13–30
11Week 11 · Nov 7Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 38–34
12Week 12 · Nov 14Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC5–6L 7–27
13Week 13 · Nov 21Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC1–10W 37–13
14Week 14 · Nov 28LSUH2HSEC4–7L 7–27

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
5.179
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-25
-37+12
  • Louisiana +7
  • Rice +2
  • Memphis +2
  • Vanderbilt +1
  • Florida State -2
  • Hawai'i -3
  • Ole Miss -4
  • Virginia Tech -4
  • Iowa State -5
  • Southern Miss -6
  • Mississippi State -6
  • LSU -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 #81Better than 42%
Win % Place 78thBetter than 44%

0.333 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

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

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-5
+1
+7
-50
-1
-9
-4
-17
+4
-20
+24
-20

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

Final Rank by Season
#831984#1011985#821986#541987#641988

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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