1989 Utah State
4–7 (4–3 Big West), coached by Chuck Shelton. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pacific 38–10Nov 4
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Utah | L 10–45 | 33% |
| Sep 16 | at 13USC | L 10–66 | 14% |
| Sep 23 | at 20Illinois | L 2–41 | 29% |
| Sep 30 | vs BYU | L 10–37 | 29% |
| Oct 7 | vsCal State Fullerton | W 34–23 | 43% |
| Oct 14 | vs Fresno State | L 7–34 | 23% |
| Oct 21 | at New Mexico State | W 28–13 | 60% |
| Nov 4 | atPacific | W 38–10 | 59% |
| Nov 11 | vs San José State | L 7–33 | 45% |
| Nov 18 | at UNLV | W 27–22 | 45% |
| Nov 25 | atLong Beach State | L 18–31 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Long Beach State 31–18; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big West.
In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 4–3 4th in Big West
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 191–355
- Coach
- Chuck Shelton
- Elo
- 1365 −45 this season
- SP+ rating
- -15.0 No. 88 of 103; offense No. 77, defense No. 86
- SRS
- −16.9 No. 95 of 106 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Pat Behrns
- Defensive coordinator
- Fred Bleil
1989 Big West standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno State | 7–0 | 11–1 | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 5–2 | 6–4–1 | |
| San José State | 5–2 | 6–5 | |
 Utah State | 4–3 | 4–7 | |
| UNLV | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Long Beach State | 2–5 | 4–8 | |
| Pacific | 2–5 | 2–10 | |
| New Mexico State | 0–7 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.