The Michigan State Spartans were 7-4 in 1989. They emerged victorious over the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, 33 to 13, in the Aloha Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8-0 | 10-2 | |
7-1 | 10-2 | ||
6-2 | 8-4 | ||
6-2 | 8-4 | ||
4-4 | 6-5 |
| 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 | 323 | 4,366 | 796 | 5.5 | 2,386 | 564 | 4.2 | 1,980 | 232 | 8.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 26th | 34th | 39th | 32nd | 22nd | 16th | 29th | 66th | 88th | 17th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 150 | 3,091 | 4.1 | 1,063 | 386 | 2.8 | 2,028 | 364 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 11th | 9th | 6th | 8th | 9th | 37th | 90th | 8th | ||||||||||
Net | +173 | +1,275 | +796 | +1.4 | +1,323 | +178 | +1.5 | -48 | -132 | +3.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 12th | 13th | 39th | 11th | 16th | 13th | 17th | 56th | 94th | 6th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |