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1989 Eastern Michigan

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

Schedule and results

Eastern Michigan in 1989, game by game: won vs. Kent State 30–7; won vs. Youngstown State 14–3; won at Ohio 30–25; tied at Colorado State 35–35; won at Western Michigan 21–20; won vs. Toledo 31–14; lost vs. Liberty 24–25; won vs. Bowling Green 21–13; lost at Central Michigan 9–24; won vs. Miami (OH) 20–7; lost at Ball State 17–23+23−15Won 30–7 vs. Kent State+23Kent StateWon 14–3 vs. Youngstown State+11Youngstown StateWon 30–25 at Ohio+5OhioTied 35–35 at Colorado State0Colorado StateWon 21–20 at Western Michigan+1Western MichiganWon 31–14 vs. Toledo+17ToledoLost 24–25 vs. Liberty-1LibertyWon 21–13 vs. Bowling Green+8Bowling GreenLost 9–24 at Central Michigan-15Central MichiganWon 20–7 vs. Miami (OH)+13Miami (OH)Lost 17–23 at Ball State-6Ball State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsKent StateW 30–⁠766%
Sep 9vsYoungstown StateW 14–⁠387%
Sep 16atOhioW 30–⁠2569%
Sep 23atColorado StateT 35–⁠3566%
Sep 30atWestern MichiganW 21–⁠2046%
Oct 7vsToledoW 31–⁠1471%
Oct 14vsLibertyL 24–⁠2593%
Oct 21vsBowling GreenW 21–⁠1381%
Oct 28atCentral MichiganL 9–⁠2456%
Nov 4vsMiami (OH)W 20–⁠786%
Nov 11atBall StateL 17–⁠2344%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ball State 23–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
7–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
252–⁠196
Coach
Jim Harkema
Elo
1531 +6 this season
SP+ rating
-2.0 No. 61 of 103; offense No. 73, defense No. 41
SRS
−11.9 No. 85 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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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.