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1989 Oklahoma

7–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Big Eight), coached by Gary Gibbs.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1989, game by game: won vs. New Mexico State 73–3; won vs. Baylor 33–7; lost at Arizona 3–6; won at Kansas 45–6; won vs. Oklahoma State 37–15; lost vs. Texas 24–28; won at Iowa State 43–40; lost vs. No. 3 Colorado 3–20; won vs. Missouri 52–14; won vs. Kansas State 42–19; lost at No. 6 Nebraska 25–42+70−17Won 73–3 vs. New Mexico State+70New Mexico StateWon 33–7 vs. Baylor+26BaylorLost 3–6 at Arizona-3ArizonaWon 45–6 at Kansas+39KansasWon 37–15 vs. Oklahoma State+22Oklahoma StateLost 24–28 vs. Texas-4TexasWon 43–40 at Iowa State+3Iowa StateLost 3–20 vs. No. 3 Colorado-17No. 3 ColoradoWon 52–14 vs. Missouri+38MissouriWon 42–19 vs. Kansas State+23Kansas StateLost 25–42 at No. 6 Nebraska-17No. 6 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsNew Mexico StateW 73–⁠391%
Sep 9vsBaylorW 33–⁠777%
Sep 16atArizonaL 3–⁠656%
Sep 30atKansasW 45–⁠682%
Oct 7vsOklahoma StateW 37–⁠1571%
Oct 14vsTexasL 24–⁠2875%
Oct 21atIowa StateW 43–⁠4074%
Oct 28vs3ColoradoL 3–⁠2055%
Nov 4vsMissouriW 52–⁠1483%
Nov 11vsKansas StateW 42–⁠1994%
Nov 18at6NebraskaL 25–⁠4228%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 42–⁠25; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 15
  2. Wk 2: 8
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 16
  5. Wk 5: 16
  6. Wk 6: 16
  7. Wk 7: 15
  8. Wk 8: 25

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
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked peak No. 6
Points
380–⁠200
Coach
Gary Gibbs
Elo
1626 −20 this season
SP+ rating
11.3 No. 29 of 103; offense No. 24, defense No. 44
SRS
10.7 No. 24 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jim Donnan
Defensive coordinator
Charlie Sadler
Captains
Scott Evans, Ken McMichel, Leon Perry, Kevin Thompson and Mark Van Keirsbilck
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
5–⁠2

Drafted in 1990

The 1990 draft
Rd 6Kevin Thompson DBPhiladelphia Eagles

All-Big Eight

1 first team, 7 second team

First team

  • Scott EvansDLAP-1

Second team

  • Mike WiseCAP-2
  • Mark Van KeirsbilckOLAP-2
  • Mike SawatzkyOLAP-2
  • Chris WilsonDEAP-2
  • Dante WilliamsDLAP-2
  • Frank BlevinsLBAP-2
  • Jason BelserDBAP-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.