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Tulsa

FBSI · 1989 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
6–6
0.500 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1917–2026
All-Time Record
521–498–18
0.511 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1942
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 18
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons

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

1989 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5UTEPH2HIND WAC2–10W 23–14
3Week 3 · Sep 12Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B84–7W 20–10
4Week 4 · Sep 19Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–2L 7–26
5Week 5 · Sep 26New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC2–10W 35–33
6Week 6 · Oct 3Iowa (IOWA)H2HB105–6L 22–30
7Week 7 · Oct 10Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 13–21
8Week 8 · Oct 17New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BW0–11W 34–13
9Week 9 · Oct 24Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 31–24
10Week 10 · Oct 31Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1L 31–34
12Week 12 · Nov 14Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC2–8–1L 17–29
13Week 13 · Nov 21Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC5–6W 45–10
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 19Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC8–4L 24–27

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
3.878
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-9
-28+19
  • Louisville +6
  • Bowling Green +5
  • Oklahoma State +4
  • UTEP +2
  • New Mexico +2
  • New Mexico State 0
  • Arkansas -2
  • Louisiana -4
  • Louisiana Tech -4
  • Oregon -4
  • Iowa -6
  • Wake Forest -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 #64Better than 54%
Win % Place 56thBetter than 60%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#61Regular Season Final#59Post-Season W1#64Post-Season W2#64Post-Season W3#64Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+9
+10
-19
+2
-8
-8
+21
+7
-3
-12
+35
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#621984#501985#411986#951987#701988

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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