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1989 Colorado State

5–⁠5–⁠1 (4–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Earle Bruce.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 1989, game by game: lost at Tennessee 14–17; lost at No. 9 Colorado 20–45; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 42–14; tied vs. Eastern Michigan 35–35; lost vs. No. 24 Air Force 21–46; won at New Mexico 34–20; lost vs. No. 25 BYU 16–45; won vs. Hawai’i 31–16; won at Utah 50–10; lost at Wyoming 35–56; won at UTEP 52–0+52−29Lost 14–17 at Tennessee-3TennesseeLost 20–45 at No. 9 Colorado-25No. 9 ColoradoWon 42–14 vs. Cal State Fullerton+28Cal State Fulle…Tied 35–35 vs. Eastern Michigan0Eastern MichiganLost 21–46 vs. No. 24 Air Force-25No. 24 Air ForceWon 34–20 at New Mexico+14New MexicoLost 16–45 vs. No. 25 BYU-29No. 25 BYUWon 31–16 vs. Hawai’i+15Hawai’iWon 50–10 at Utah+40UtahLost 35–56 at Wyoming-21WyomingWon 52–0 at UTEP+52UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atTennesseeL 14–⁠1721%
Sep 9at9ColoradoL 20–⁠4517%
Sep 16vsCal State FullertonW 42–⁠1442%
Sep 23vsEastern MichiganT 35–⁠3534%
Sep 30vs24Air ForceL 21–⁠4632%
Oct 7atNew MexicoW 34–⁠2051%
Oct 14vs25BYUL 16–⁠4530%
Oct 21vsHawai’iW 31–⁠1629%
Oct 28atUtahW 50–⁠1039%
Nov 4atWyomingL 35–⁠5637%
Nov 11atUTEPW 52–⁠048%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UTEP 52–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 5th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
350–⁠304
Coach
Earle Bruce
Elo
1493 +125 this season
SP+ rating
11.1 No. 30 of 103; offense No. 11, defense No. 69
SRS
3.8 No. 43 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Steve Szabo

1989 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠110–⁠322
Air Force5–⁠1–⁠18–⁠4–⁠1
Hawai’i5–⁠2–⁠19–⁠3–⁠1
Wyoming5–⁠35–⁠6
San Diego State4–⁠36–⁠5–⁠1
Colorado State4–⁠35–⁠5–⁠1
Utah2–⁠64–⁠8
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠10
New Mexico0–⁠72–⁠10

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