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1989 Tulsa

6–⁠6, coached by David Rader.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1989, game by game: won at UTEP 23–14; won vs. Oklahoma State 20–10; lost at No. 9 Arkansas 7–26; won vs. New Mexico 35–33; lost at Iowa 22–30; lost at Louisiana 13–21; won vs. New Mexico State 34–13; won vs. Louisville 31–24; lost at Louisiana Tech 31–34; lost at Wake Forest 17–29; won vs. Bowling Green 45–10; lost vs. Oregon 24–27+35−19Won 23–14 at UTEP+9UTEPWon 20–10 vs. Oklahoma State+10Oklahoma StateLost 7–26 at No. 9 Arkansas-19No. 9 ArkansasWon 35–33 vs. New Mexico+2New MexicoLost 22–30 at Iowa-8IowaLost 13–21 at Louisiana-8LouisianaWon 34–13 vs. New Mexico State+21New Mexico StateWon 31–24 vs. Louisville+7LouisvilleLost 31–34 at Louisiana Tech-3Louisiana TechLost 17–29 at Wake Forest-12Wake ForestWon 45–10 vs. Bowling Green+35Bowling GreenLost 24–27 vs. Oregon-3Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atUTEPW 23–⁠1430%
Sep 9vsOklahoma StateW 20–⁠1035%
Sep 16at9ArkansasL 7–⁠2628%
Sep 23vsNew MexicoW 35–⁠3379%
Sep 30atIowaL 22–⁠3038%
Oct 7atLouisianaL 13–⁠2147%
Oct 14vsNew Mexico StateW 34–⁠1384%
Oct 21vsLouisvilleW 31–⁠2454%
Oct 28atLouisiana TechL 31–⁠3455%
Nov 11atWake ForestL 17–⁠2958%
Nov 18vsBowling GreenW 45–⁠1068%
Dec 16Bowls & playoffvsOregonIndependence BowlL 24–⁠2731%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oregon 27–⁠24 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 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
6–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
302–⁠271
Coach
David Rader
Elo
1467 +14 this season
SP+ rating
-3.1 No. 68 of 103; offense No. 58, defense No. 64
SRS
−2.4 No. 59 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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