The East Carolina Pirates were 5-5-1 in 1989.
| 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 | 301 | 3,997 | 756 | 5.3 | 1,852 | 442 | 4.2 | 2,145 | 314 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 36th | 59th | 79th | 43rd | 43rd | 64th | 33rd | 55th | 53rd | 63rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 286 | 4,690 | 5.5 | 2,260 | 509 | 4.4 | 2,430 | 350 | 6.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 69th | 90th | 74th | 86th | 78th | 85th | 78th | 81st | 46th | ||||||||||
Net | +15 | -693 | +756 | -0.2 | -408 | -67 | -0.3 | -285 | -36 | -0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 54th | 80th | 79th | 61st | 72nd | 75th | 60th | 76th | 67th | 55th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |