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1989 Louisiana Tech

5–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Joe Peace.

Schedule and results

Louisiana Tech in 1989, game by game: won at Louisiana 40–14; lost at Western Michigan 20–24; lost at Florida 7–34; tied at East Carolina 29–29; lost at Akron 24–31; won vs. Northern Illinois 42–21; won at Arkansas State 40–37; won vs. Tulsa 34–31; won vs. UL Monroe 24–6; lost at No. 12 Auburn 23–38+26−27Won 40–14 at Louisiana+26LouisianaLost 20–24 at Western Michigan-4Western MichiganLost 7–34 at Florida-27FloridaTied 29–29 at East Carolina0East CarolinaLost 24–31 at Akron-7AkronWon 42–21 vs. Northern Illinois+21Northern Illino…Won 40–37 at Arkansas State+3Arkansas StateWon 34–31 vs. Tulsa+3TulsaWon 24–6 vs. UL Monroe+18UL MonroeLost 23–38 at No. 12 Auburn-15No. 12 Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atLouisianaW 40–⁠1426%
Sep 9atWestern MichiganL 20–⁠2424%
Sep 16atFloridaL 7–⁠3425%
Sep 30atEast CarolinaT 29–⁠2924%
Oct 7atAkronL 24–⁠3133%
Oct 14vsNorthern IllinoisW 42–⁠2137%
Oct 21atArkansas StateW 40–⁠3744%
Oct 28vsTulsaW 34–⁠3145%
Nov 4vsUL MonroeW 24–⁠678%
Nov 11at12AuburnL 23–⁠3814%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Auburn 38–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1989.

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
283–⁠265
Coach
Joe Peace
Elo
1432 +100 this season
SP+ rating
7.9 No. 35 of 103; offense No. 25, defense No. 64
SRS
−0.1 No. 53 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Steve Ensminger
Captains
Derrick Douglas and Eldonta Osborne

Drafted in 1990

The 1990 draft
Rd 6Derrick Douglas RBTampa Bay Buccaneers