The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 11-1 in 1989. They emerged victorious over the Colorado Buffaloes, 21 to 6, in the Orange Bowl.
Scores & Schedules
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NAVY Team Leaders
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1989 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 12 | 406 | 4,818 | 845 | 5.7 | 3,452 | 673 | 5.1 | 1,366 | 172 | 7.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 8th | 16th | 17th | 25th | 8th | 6th | 8th | 96th | 97th | 26th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 183 | 3,550 | 4.3 | 1,267 | 416 | 3.0 | 2,283 | 412 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 19th | 27th | 14th | 19th | 17th | 21st | 59th | 104th | 6th | ||||||||||
Net | +223 | +1,268 | +845 | +1.4 | +2,185 | +257 | +2.1 | -917 | -240 | +2.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 5th | 14th | 17th | 10th | 7th | 7th | 10th | 94th | 104th | 11th |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arizona State | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  BYU | 11 | 2 | .846 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boise State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
| 2 |  UNLV | 11 | 3 | .786 |
Marshall 
Louisiana | Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 14 | 1 | .933 |
| 2 |  UConn | 9 | 4 | .692 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  Miami (OH) | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 13 | 2 | .867 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 13 | 1 | .929 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon State | 5 | 7 | .417 |
| 2 |  Washington State | 8 | 5 | .615 |
Clemson 
Texas 
Georgia 
Army 
Tulane | Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | .571 |
