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1989 Tulane

4–⁠8, coached by Greg Davis.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1989, game by game: lost at Hawai’i 26–31; won vs. Rice 20–19; won vs. Louisiana 17–10; lost at Florida State 9–59; lost vs. Iowa State 24–25; lost at Southern Miss 21–30; lost vs. Ole Miss 28–32; lost at Virginia Tech 13–30; won vs. Memphis 38–34; lost at Mississippi State 7–27; won at Vanderbilt 37–13; lost vs. LSU 7–27+24−50Lost 26–31 at Hawai’i-5Hawai’iWon 20–19 vs. Rice+1RiceWon 17–10 vs. Louisiana+7LouisianaLost 9–59 at Florida State-50Florida StateLost 24–25 vs. Iowa State-1Iowa StateLost 21–30 at Southern Miss-9Southern MissLost 28–32 vs. Ole Miss-4Ole MissLost 13–30 at Virginia Tech-17Virginia TechWon 38–34 vs. Memphis+4MemphisLost 7–27 at Mississippi State-20Mississippi Sta…Won 37–13 at Vanderbilt+24VanderbiltLost 7–27 vs. LSU-20LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atHawai’iL 26–⁠3130%
Sep 9vsRiceW 20–⁠1964%
Sep 16vsLouisianaW 17–⁠1060%
Sep 23atFlorida StateL 9–⁠5917%
Sep 30vsIowa StateL 24–⁠2561%
Oct 7atSouthern MissL 21–⁠3029%
Oct 21vsOle MissL 28–⁠3245%
Oct 28atVirginia TechL 13–⁠3034%
Nov 4vsMemphisW 38–⁠3457%
Nov 11atMississippi StateL 7–⁠2736%
Nov 18atVanderbiltW 37–⁠1348%
Nov 25vsLSUL 7–⁠2740%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 27–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
247–⁠337
Coach
Greg Davis
Elo
1389 −54 this season
SP+ rating
-8.1 No. 75 of 103; offense No. 69, defense No. 74
SRS
−3.7 No. 66 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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