The Penn State Nittany Lions were 7-3-1 in 1989. They emerged victorious over the BYU Cougars, 50 to 39, in the Holiday 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 | 209 | 3,658 | 764 | 4.8 | 2,353 | 535 | 4.4 | 1,305 | 229 | 5.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 78th | 74th | 72nd | 73rd | 25th | 24th | 26th | 98th | 89th | 95th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 130 | 3,614 | 4.7 | 1,533 | 446 | 3.4 | 2,081 | 325 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 4th | 30th | 30th | 36th | 41st | 39th | 44th | 59th | 26th | ||||||||||
Net | +79 | +44 | +764 | +0.1 | +820 | +89 | +1.0 | -776 | -96 | -0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 30th | 49th | 72nd | 49th | 23rd | 26th | 29th | 90th | 89th | 76th |
| 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 |