1989 San Diego State
6–5–1 (4–3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Al Luginbill. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pacific 35–7Oct 21
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Air Force | L 36–52 | 35% |
| Sep 16 | vs 20UCLA | L 25–28 | 30% |
| Sep 23 | vsCal State Fullerton | T 41–41 | 56% |
| Sep 30 | at Utah | W 38–27 | 35% |
| Oct 7 | at Hawai’i | L 24–31 | 25% |
| Oct 14 | vsLong Beach State | W 30–26 | 65% |
| Oct 21 | vsPacific | W 35–7 | 79% |
| Oct 28 | at UTEP | W 34–31 | 45% |
| Nov 4 | vs New Mexico | W 45–28 | 82% |
| Nov 11 | vs Wyoming | W 27–17 | 51% |
| Nov 18 | at 7Miami | L 6–42 | 12% |
| Nov 25 | vs 21BYU | L 27–48 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to BYU 48–27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 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
- 6–5–1
- Conference
- 4–3 tied for 5th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 368–378
- Coach
- Al Luginbill
- Elo
- 1478 +37 this season
- SP+ rating
- -1.7 No. 60 of 103; offense No. 22, defense No. 93
- SRS
- −2.9 No. 60 of 106 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Dave Lay
- Defensive coordinator
- Barry Lamb
1989 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 7–1 | 10–3 | 22 |
| Air Force | 5–1–1 | 8–4–1 | |
| Hawai’i | 5–2–1 | 9–3–1 | |
| Wyoming | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
 San Diego State | 4–3 | 6–5–1 | |
 Colorado State | 4–3 | 5–5–1 | |
| Utah | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
| UTEP | 1–7 | 2–10 | |
| New Mexico | 0–7 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.