Utah

WAC · 1989 Season · Final

Season

Failing

Record

4–8

0.333 Win %

Conference

7th

2–6 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

120

1905–2026

All-Time Record

707–468–30

0.599 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1928

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 10 · Top 25: 37

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1989 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
2	Week 2 · Sep 5	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2H	IND BW	11–1	L 22–52
3	Week 3 · Sep 12	Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H	IND BW	4–7	W 45–10
4	Week 4 · Sep 19	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H	IND B8	10–2	L 30–42
5	Week 5 · Sep 26	Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2H	IND WAC	9–3–1	L 20–67
6	Week 6 · Oct 3	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2H	IND WAC	6–5–1	L 27–38
7	Week 7 · Oct 10	UTEP H2H	IND WAC	2–10	W 50–45
8	Week 8 · Oct 17	Wyoming (WYOMING)H2H	IND WAC	5–6	L 24–45
9	Week 9 · Oct 24	Stanford (STANFORD)H2H	PAC	3–8	W 27–24
10	Week 10 · Oct 31	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2H	IND WAC	5–5–1	L 10–50
12	Week 12 · Nov 14	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H	IND WAC	2–10	W 41–39
13	Week 13 · Nov 21	BYU H2H	IND WAC	10–3	L 31–70
14	Week 14 · Nov 28	Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H	IND WAC	8–4–1	L 38–42

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

5.009

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-18

-29+11

Utah State +4
Stanford +3
UTEP +2
New Mexico +2
Fresno State -1
Nebraska -2
Hawai'i -3
BYU -3
Air Force -4
San Diego State -5
Colorado State -5
Wyoming -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 #79Better than 43%

Win % Place 78thBetter than 44%

0.333 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-30

+35

-12

-47

-11

-21

-40

-39

-4

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.