The Auburn Tigers were 9-2 in 1989. They emerged victorious over the Ohio State Buckeyes, 31 to 14, in the Hall of Fame Bowl.
| 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 | 11 | 253 | 4,069 | 786 | 5.2 | 1,957 | 516 | 3.8 | 2,112 | 270 | 7.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 55th | 52nd | 53rd | 50th | 37th | 31st | 50th | 56th | 67th | 30th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 117 | 2,956 | 4.3 | 1,270 | 408 | 3.1 | 1,686 | 278 | 6.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 2nd | 6th | 15th | 20th | 15th | 24th | 7th | 19th | 18th | ||||||||||
Net | +136 | +1,113 | +786 | +0.9 | +687 | +108 | +0.7 | +426 | -8 | +1.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 20th | 20th | 53rd | 25th | 26th | 24th | 36th | 23rd | 56th | 18th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | .857 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | .875 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | .875 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | .625 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | .625 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 2 | .714 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | .625 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | .500 | |
| 2 | 1 | 7 | .125 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 1 | .857 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 2 | .714 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | .571 |