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Washington State

PAC · 1989 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
5th
3–5 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
107
1917–2026
All-Time Record
515–562–38
0.479 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
1917, 1930
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 16
  • 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 · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1989 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5IDAHOUnranked—W 41–7
3Week 3 · Sep 12BYUH2HIND WAC10–3W 46–41
4Week 4 · Sep 19Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC4–7–1W 41–3
5Week 5 · Sep 26Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC5–6W 29–23
6Week 6 · Oct 3USCH2HPAC9–2–1L 17–18
7Week 7 · Oct 10Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC8–4W 51–38
8Week 8 · Oct 17Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC3–8W 31–13
9Week 9 · Oct 24Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC8–4L 21–23
10Week 10 · Oct 31Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC6–4–1L 39–44
12Week 12 · Nov 14California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC4–7L 26–38
13Week 13 · Nov 21Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC8–4L 9–20

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
2.830
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+9
-21+30
  • BYU +10
  • Oregon +8
  • Wyoming +5
  • Oregon State +4
  • Stanford +3
  • USC -2
  • Arizona -4
  • Arizona State -4
  • Washington -4
  • California -7

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 #40Better than 72%
Win % Place 47thBetter than 66%

0.545 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#42Regular Season Final#42Post-Season W1#42Post-Season W2#42Post-Season W3#40Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+34
+5
+38
+6
-1
+13
+18
-2
-5
-12
-11

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

Final Rank by Season
#461984#601985#751986#751987#181988

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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