The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 10-1 in 1989. They fell to the Florida State Seminoles, 41 to 17, in the Fiesta Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 11-1 | |
6-1 | 10-2 | ||
5-2 | 7-4 | ||
4-3 | 6-5 | ||
2-5 | 4-7 |
| 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 | 492 | 5,646 | 809 | 7.0 | 4,128 | 641 | 6.4 | 1,518 | 168 | 9.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 2nd | 4th | 29th | 3rd | 2nd | 8th | 1st | 91st | 98th | 8th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 174 | 3,015 | 4.1 | 1,224 | 426 | 2.9 | 1,791 | 301 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 14th | 8th | 10th | 16th | 25th | 12th | 17th | 34th | 15th | ||||||||||
Net | +318 | +2,631 | +809 | +2.8 | +2,904 | +215 | +3.6 | -273 | -133 | +3.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 29th | 2nd | 1st | 9th | 1st | 73rd | 95th | 5th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |