Virginia
ACC · 1989 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 5 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Virginia head-to-head · History & Eras
1989 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 5 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 12–1 | L 13–36 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3–1 | W 14–6 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H |  ACC | 7–4 | W 17–10 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 8–4 | W 49–28 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 | WILLIAM & MARY | Unranked | — | W 24–12 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 10–2 | L 20–34 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 1–10 | W 50–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 2–8–1 | W 47–28 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 16–15 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 7–5 | W 20–9 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | W 32–25 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 3–7–1 | W 48–21 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 2 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 10–2 | L 21–31 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Penn State +8
- Duke +8
- Georgia Tech +7
- NC State +7
- Louisville +6
- Virginia Tech +6
- Maryland +3
- Wake Forest +2
- North Carolina +1
- Notre Dame -1
- Clemson -2
- Illinois -2
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.769 Win % · Change -2
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.