The Ohio State Buckeyes were 8-3 in 1989. They fell to the Auburn Tigers, 31 to 14, in the Hall of Fame Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
7-1 | 10-2 | ||
6-2 | 8-4 | ||
6-2 | 8-4 | ||
4-4 | 6-5 | ||
3-5 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 325 | 4,594 | 760 | 6.0 | 2,646 | 535 | 4.9 | 1,948 | 225 | 8.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 24th | 22nd | 74th | 11th | 15th | 24th | 13th | 70th | 90th | 14th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 266 | 4,254 | 5.7 | 2,068 | 464 | 4.5 | 2,186 | 278 | 7.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 58th | 63rd | 85th | 74th | 54th | 87th | 52nd | 19th | 90th | ||||||||||
Net | +59 | +340 | +760 | +0.3 | +578 | +71 | +0.5 | -238 | -53 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 36th | 39th | 74th | 40th | 34th | 30th | 43rd | 70th | 75th | 35th |
| 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 |