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1989 Oklahoma State

4–⁠7 (3–⁠4 Big Eight), coached by Pat Jones.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 1989, game by game: lost at Tulsa 10–20; lost at Ohio State 13–37; lost vs. Texas Tech 15–31; won vs. Wyoming 27–7; lost at No. 16 Oklahoma 15–37; won vs. Kansas State 17–13; lost vs. No. 4 Nebraska 23–48; won at Missouri 31–30; won at Kansas 37–24; lost vs. No. 2 Colorado 17–41; lost vs. Iowa State 21–31+20−25Lost 10–20 at Tulsa-10TulsaLost 13–37 at Ohio State-24Ohio StateLost 15–31 vs. Texas Tech-16Texas TechWon 27–7 vs. Wyoming+20WyomingLost 15–37 at No. 16 Oklahoma-22No. 16 OklahomaWon 17–13 vs. Kansas State+4Kansas StateLost 23–48 vs. No. 4 Nebraska-25No. 4 NebraskaWon 31–30 at Missouri+1MissouriWon 37–24 at Kansas+13KansasLost 17–41 vs. No. 2 Colorado-24No. 2 ColoradoLost 21–31 vs. Iowa State-10Iowa State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9atTulsaL 10–⁠2065%
Sep 16atOhio StateL 13–⁠3758%
Sep 23vsTexas TechL 15–⁠3163%
Sep 30vsWyomingW 27–⁠760%
Oct 7at16OklahomaL 15–⁠3729%
Oct 14vsKansas StateW 17–⁠1387%
Oct 21vs4NebraskaL 23–⁠4832%
Oct 28atMissouriW 31–⁠3060%
Nov 4atKansasW 37–⁠2471%
Nov 11vs2ColoradoL 17–⁠4133%
Nov 18vsIowa StateL 21–⁠3169%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Iowa State 31–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠4 5th in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked
Points
226–⁠319
Coach
Pat Jones
Elo
1496 −154 this season
SP+ rating
-8.7 No. 76 of 103; offense No. 67, defense No. 77
SRS
−7.5 No. 77 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Larry Coker
Defensive coordinator
Bill Miller

All-Big Eight

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Sim DrainLBAP-1
  • Cary BlanchardPlace-kickerAP-1

Second team

  • Curtis MayfieldWRAP-2
  • Stacey SatterwhiteDLAP-2
  • Rod SmithDBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1989 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1989 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado7–⁠011–⁠14
Nebraska6–⁠110–⁠211
Oklahoma5–⁠27–⁠4
Iowa State4–⁠36–⁠5
Oklahoma State3–⁠44–⁠7
Kansas2–⁠54–⁠7
Missouri1–⁠62–⁠9
Kansas State0–⁠71–⁠10

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