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1989 Ball State

7–⁠3–⁠2 (6–⁠1–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Paul Schudel.

Schedule and results

Ball State in 1989, game by game: lost at No. 17 West Virginia 10–35; tied at Rutgers 31–31; won at Bowling Green 28–3; lost at Toledo 22–29; won vs. Miami (OH) 37–9; won at Kent State 23–21; won vs. Western Michigan 14–13; won vs. Indiana State 34–27; tied vs. Central Michigan 13–13; won vs. Eastern Michigan 23–17; won at Ohio 33–14; lost vs. Fresno State 6–27+28−25Lost 10–35 at No. 17 West Virginia-25No. 17 West VirginiaTied 31–31 at Rutgers0RutgersWon 28–3 at Bowling Green+25Bowling GreenLost 22–29 at Toledo-7ToledoWon 37–9 vs. Miami (OH)+28Miami (OH)Won 23–21 at Kent State+2Kent StateWon 14–13 vs. Western Michigan+1Western MichiganWon 34–27 vs. Indiana State+7Indiana StateTied 13–13 vs. Central Michigan0Central MichiganWon 23–17 vs. Eastern Michigan+6Eastern MichiganWon 33–14 at Ohio+19OhioLost 6–27 vs. Fresno State-21Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at17West VirginiaL 10–⁠3526%
Sep 9atRutgersT 31–⁠3145%
Sep 16atBowling GreenW 28–⁠363%
Sep 23atToledoL 22–⁠2953%
Oct 7vsMiami (OH)W 37–⁠984%
Oct 14atKent StateW 23–⁠2168%
Oct 21vsWestern MichiganW 14–⁠1364%
Oct 26vsIndiana StateW 34–⁠2782%
Nov 4vsCentral MichiganT 13–⁠1362%
Nov 11vsEastern MichiganW 23–⁠1756%
Nov 18atOhioW 33–⁠1475%
Dec 9Bowls & playoffvsFresno StateCalifornia BowlL 6–⁠2744%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fresno State 27–⁠6 in the California Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Mid-American Conference champions6–⁠1–⁠1 in the conference

Record
7–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1–⁠1 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
274–⁠239
Coach
Paul Schudel
Elo
1539 +15 this season
SP+ rating
-2.7 No. 67 of 103; offense No. 79, defense No. 39
SRS
−10.9 No. 84 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Greg Meyer

1989 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ball State6–⁠1–⁠17–⁠3–⁠2
Eastern Michigan6–⁠27–⁠3–⁠1
Toledo6–⁠26–⁠5
Central Michigan5–⁠2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Bowling Green5–⁠35–⁠6
Western Michigan3–⁠55–⁠6
Miami (OH)2–⁠5–⁠12–⁠8–⁠1
Ohio1–⁠6–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1
Kent State0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.