The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 10-1 in 1989. They fell to the Florida State Seminoles, 41 to 17, in the Fiesta Bowl.

1989 Big 8 Standings

TEAMCONFOVERALL
1
7-0
11-1
Nebraska Nebraska
6-1
10-2
5-2
7-4
4-3
6-5
2-5
4-7

1989 Stats

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GPPTSYDSPLYAVGRUSH YDSRUSH ATTRUSH AVGPASS YDSPASS ATTPASS AVGSCKSCKY1DWNRUSH 1DWNPASS 1DWNPEN 1DWNPENPEN 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

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