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Washington

PAC · 1989 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–3 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
110
1916–2026
All-Time Record
687–449–32
0.602 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1991
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 8 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 37
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1989 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC8–4W 19–6
4Week 4 · Sep 19Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB103–8W 38–9
5Week 5 · Sep 26Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC8–4L 17–20
6Week 6 · Oct 3Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B811–1L 28–45
7Week 7 · Oct 10USCH2HPAC9–2–1L 16–24
8Week 8 · Oct 17Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC8–4W 20–14
9Week 9 · Oct 24California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC4–7W 29–16
10Week 10 · Oct 31UCLAH2HPAC3–7–1W 28–27
11Week 11 · Nov 7Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC6–4–1L 32–34
12Week 12 · Nov 14Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC4–7–1W 51–14
13Week 13 · Nov 21Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC6–5W 20–9
18Final · Jan 2Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC7–5W 34–7

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
1.841
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+32
-11+43
  • Texas A&M +8
  • Oregon +8
  • Florida +7
  • Washington State +6
  • California +4
  • Oregon State +4
  • Purdue +3
  • UCLA +3
  • Colorado -1
  • USC -2
  • Arizona -4
  • Arizona State -4

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 #21Better than 85%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.667 Win % · Change 5

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#25Regular Season Final#25Post-Season W1#25Post-Season W2#26Post-Season W3#21Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+13
+29
-3
-17
-8
+6
+13
+1
-2
+37
+11
+27

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

Final Rank by Season
#31984#381985#151986#321987#351988

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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