West Virginia
FBSI · 1989 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 2 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare West Virginia head-to-head · History & Eras
1989 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 5 |  Ball State (BALL STATE)H2H |  MAC | 7–3–2 | W 35–10 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 3–7–1 | W 14–10 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | W 45–21 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 30–21 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3–1 | T 31–31 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | L 10–12 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–9–1 | W 69–3 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 44–30 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3–1 | L 9–19 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–7–2 | W 21–20 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | W 24–17 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 2 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 10–2 | L 7–27 |
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).
- Syracuse +8
- Ball State +7
- South Carolina +6
- Louisville +6
- Maryland +3
- Boston College +2
- Rutgers +2
- Cincinnati +1
- Pittsburgh 0
- Clemson -2
- Penn State -3
- Virginia Tech -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.708 Win % · Change -1
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.