1989 Kent State

0–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dick Crum.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 1989, game by game: lost at Eastern Michigan 7–30; lost at Akron 7–40; lost at Kansas 21–28; lost vs. Western Michigan 4–26; lost at No. 15 NC State 22–42; lost at Central Michigan 0–38; lost vs. Ball State 21–23; lost at Ohio 14–37; lost vs. Toledo 42–47; lost at Bowling Green 28–51; lost vs. Miami (OH) 13–15+7−38Lost 7–30 at Eastern Michigan-23Eastern MichiganLost 7–40 at Akron-33AkronLost 21–28 at Kansas-7KansasLost 4–26 vs. Western Michigan-22Western MichiganLost 22–42 at No. 15 NC State-20No. 15 NC StateLost 0–38 at Central Michigan-38Central MichiganLost 21–23 vs. Ball State-2Ball StateLost 14–37 at Ohio-23OhioLost 42–47 vs. Toledo-5ToledoLost 28–51 at Bowling Green-23Bowling GreenLost 13–15 vs. Miami (OH)-2Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami (OH) 15–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
0–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠8 9th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
179–⁠377
Coach
Dick Crum
Elo
1253 −212 this season
SP+ rating
-29.1 No. 102 of 103; offense No. 100, defense No. 99
SRS
−31.0 No. 106 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.