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Utah State

BW · 1989 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
4th
4–3 in BW

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
112
1912–2026
All-Time Record
548–560–28
0.495 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1917, 1936
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 11
  • 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 · 19 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1989 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC4–8L 10–45
4Week 4 · Sep 19USCH2HPAC9–2–1L 10–66
5Week 5 · Sep 26Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB1010–2L 2–41
6Week 6 · Oct 3BYUH2HIND WAC10–3L 10–37
7Week 7 · Oct 10CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND BW6–4–1W 34–23
8Week 8 · Oct 17Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND BW11–1L 7–34
9Week 9 · Oct 24New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BW0–11W 28–13
11Week 11 · Nov 7Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND BW2–10W 38–10
12Week 12 · Nov 14San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND BW6–5L 7–33
13Week 13 · Nov 21UNLVH2HIND BW4–7W 27–22
14Week 14 · Nov 28Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND BW4–8L 18–31

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
4.825
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-17
-29+12
  • CAL State Fullerton +6
  • UNLV +4
  • Pacific +2
  • New Mexico State 0
  • Fresno State -1
  • USC -2
  • Illinois -2
  • BYU -3
  • San José State -5
  • Utah -8
  • Long Beach State -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 #77Better than 45%
Win % Place 71stBetter than 49%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#77Regular Season Final#77Post-Season W1#77Post-Season W2#77Post-Season W3#77Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-35
-56
-39
-27
+11
-27
+15
+28
-26
+5
-13

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

Final Rank by Season
#951984#861985#911986#611987#851988

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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