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Vanderbilt

SEC · 1989 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–10
0.091 Win %
Conference
10th
0–7 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
123
1902–2026
All-Time Record
576–651–43
0.470 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1906, 1921, 1922
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 8 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 26
  • 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 · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 4 Top 10

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

1989 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC5–6L 7–42
5Week 5 · Sep 26Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC1–9–1W 54–10
6Week 6 · Oct 3Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC10–2L 14–20
7Week 7 · Oct 10Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI2–9L 10–13
8Week 8 · Oct 17Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC7–5L 11–34
9Week 9 · Oct 24Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC6–6L 16–35
10Week 10 · Oct 31Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC8–4L 16–24
11Week 11 · Nov 7Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1L 0–18
12Week 12 · Nov 14Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC6–5L 11–15
13Week 13 · Nov 21Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI4–8L 13–37
14Regular Season Final · Dec 5Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC11–1L 10–17

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
7.406
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-49
-50+1
  • Ohio +1
  • Tennessee -1
  • Alabama -2
  • Ole Miss -4
  • Virginia Tech -4
  • Florida -5
  • Kentucky -5
  • Mississippi State -6
  • Georgia -6
  • Tulane -8
  • Memphis -9

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 #98Better than 29%
Win % Place 100thBetter than 28%

0.091 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#98Regular Season Final#98Post-Season W1#98Post-Season W2#98Post-Season W3#98Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-35
+44
-6
-3
-23
-19
-8
-18
-4
-24
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#591984#851985#981986#721987#801988

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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