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1989 Akron

6–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Gerry Faust.

Schedule and results

Akron in 1989, game by game: lost at Virginia Tech 3–29; won vs. Kent State 40–7; won at Central Michigan 27–26; lost at Youngstown State 17–20; won at Bowling Green 38–24; won vs. Louisiana Tech 31–24; lost at Eastern Illinois 17–21; tied at Murray State 31–31; won vs. Cincinnati 31–0; won vs. Northern Arizona 52–7; lost at No. 11 Tennessee 9–52+45−43Lost 3–29 at Virginia Tech-26Virginia TechWon 40–7 vs. Kent State+33Kent StateWon 27–26 at Central Michigan+1Central MichiganLost 17–20 at Youngstown State-3Youngstown StateWon 38–24 at Bowling Green+14Bowling GreenWon 31–24 vs. Louisiana Tech+7Louisiana TechLost 17–21 at Eastern Illinois-4Eastern IllinoisTied 31–31 at Murray State0Murray StateWon 31–0 vs. Cincinnati+31CincinnatiWon 52–7 vs. Northern Arizona+45Northern ArizonaLost 9–52 at No. 11 Tennessee-43No. 11 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atVirginia TechL 3–⁠2938%
Sep 9vsKent StateW 40–⁠749%
Sep 16atCentral MichiganW 27–⁠2631%
Sep 23atYoungstown StateL 17–⁠2065%
Sep 30atBowling GreenW 38–⁠2449%
Oct 7vsLouisiana TechW 31–⁠2467%
Oct 14atEastern IllinoisL 17–⁠2166%
Oct 21atMurray StateT 31–⁠3164%
Oct 28vsCincinnatiW 31–⁠070%
Nov 4vsNorthern ArizonaW 52–⁠777%
Nov 11at11TennesseeL 9–⁠5221%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 52–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
296–⁠241
Coach
Gerry Faust
Elo
1447 +40 this season
SP+ rating
0.8 No. 53 of 103; offense No. 47, defense No. 59
SRS
−5.2 No. 70 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bob Junko