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1989 Texas A&M

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by R.C. Slocum, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 1989, game by game: won vs. No. 7 LSU 28–16; lost at Washington 6–19; won at TCU 44–7; won vs. Southern Miss 31–14; lost at Texas Tech 24–27; won vs. No. 8 Houston 17–13; won at Baylor 14–11; won at Rice 45–7; won vs. SMU 63–14; lost vs. No. 9 Arkansas 22–23; won vs. Texas 21–10; lost vs. No. 23 Pittsburgh 28–31+49−13Won 28–16 vs. No. 7 LSU+12No. 7 LSULost 6–19 at Washington-13WashingtonWon 44–7 at TCU+37TCUWon 31–14 vs. Southern Miss+17Southern MissLost 24–27 at Texas Tech-3Texas TechWon 17–13 vs. No. 8 Houston+4No. 8 HoustonWon 14–11 at Baylor+3BaylorWon 45–7 at Rice+38RiceWon 63–14 vs. SMU+49SMULost 22–23 vs. No. 9 Arkansas-1No. 9 ArkansasWon 21–10 vs. Texas+11TexasLost 28–31 vs. No. 23 Pittsburgh-3No. 23 Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vs7LSUW 28–⁠1655%
Sep 9atWashingtonL 6–⁠1948%
Sep 16atTCUW 44–⁠763%
Sep 30vsSouthern MissW 31–⁠1466%
Oct 7atTexas TechL 24–⁠2753%
Oct 14vs8HoustonW 17–⁠1349%
Oct 21atBaylorW 14–⁠1155%
Oct 28atRiceW 45–⁠782%
Nov 4vsSMUW 63–⁠1486%
Nov 24vs9ArkansasL 22–⁠2350%
Dec 2vsTexasW 21–⁠1079%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs23PittsburghJohn Hancock BowlL 28–⁠3158%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 31–⁠28 in the John Hancock Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 15
  2. Wk 3: 22
  3. Wk 4: 21
  4. Wk 5: 22
  5. Wk 6: 19
  6. Wk 8: 23
  7. Wk 9: 21
  8. Wk 10: 20
  9. Wk 11: 16
  10. Wk 12: 14
  11. Wk 13: 14
  12. Wk 14: 16
  13. Wk 15: 16
  14. Wk 16: 16
  15. Final: 20

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
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 14
Points
343–⁠192
Coach
R.C. Slocum
Elo
1647 +62 this season
SP+ rating
19.3 No. 16 of 103; offense No. 27, defense No. 15
SRS
16.9 No. 13 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bob Toledo
Defensive coordinator
Bob Davie
Offense
West Coast
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 1990

The 1990 draft
Rd 1Richmond Webb OTMiami Dolphins
Rd 2Aaron Wallace LBLos Angeles Raiders
Rd 3Mike Jones TEMinnesota Vikings
Rd 4Jeroy Robinson LBDenver Broncos
Rd 4Rick Cunningham OTIndianapolis Colts

All-Southwest Conference

5 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

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

1989 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas7–⁠110–⁠213
Houston6–⁠29–⁠214
Texas A&M6–⁠28–⁠420
Texas Tech5–⁠39–⁠319
Texas4–⁠45–⁠6
Baylor4–⁠45–⁠6
TCU2–⁠64–⁠7
Rice2–⁠62–⁠8–⁠1
SMU0–⁠82–⁠9

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