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WAC · 1989 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–10
0.167 Win %
Conference
9th
1–7 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
89
1935–2026
All-Time Record
350–602–18
0.370 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#12
1956
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 5
  • 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 · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons

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

1989 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND FBSI6–6L 14–23
3Week 3 · Sep 12LAMARUnranked—L 19–21
4Week 4 · Sep 19New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BW0–11W 29–27
5Week 5 · Sep 26Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC8–4–1L 26–43
6Week 6 · Oct 3Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–2L 7–39
7Week 7 · Oct 10Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC4–8L 45–50
8Week 8 · Oct 17New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC2–10W 26–7
9Week 9 · Oct 24BYUH2HIND WAC10–3L 24–49
10Week 10 · Oct 31San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–5–1L 31–34
11Week 11 · Nov 7Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC9–3–1L 7–26
12Week 12 · Nov 14Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC5–5–1L 0–52
13Week 13 · Nov 21Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC5–6L 10–41

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
7.275
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-40
-42+2
  • New Mexico +2
  • New Mexico State 0
  • Arkansas -2
  • BYU -3
  • Hawai'i -3
  • Air Force -4
  • San Diego State -5
  • Colorado State -5
  • Tulsa -6
  • Wyoming -6
  • Utah -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 #97Better than 30%
Win % Place 95thBetter than 31%

0.167 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#97Regular Season Final#96Post-Season W1#97Post-Season W2#97Post-Season W3#97Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-9
-2
+2
-17
-32
-5
+19
-25
-3
-19
-52
-31

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

Final Rank by Season
#981984#1021985#831986#381987#251988

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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