The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 11-1 in 1989. They emerged victorious over the Colorado Buffaloes, 21 to 6, in the Orange Bowl.
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NAVY Team Leaders
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1989 Stats
See stats| 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 | 12 | 406 | 4,818 | 845 | 5.7 | 3,452 | 673 | 5.1 | 1,366 | 172 | 7.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 8th | 16th | 17th | 25th | 8th | 6th | 8th | 96th | 97th | 26th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 183 | 3,550 | 4.3 | 1,267 | 416 | 3.0 | 2,283 | 412 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 19th | 27th | 14th | 19th | 17th | 21st | 59th | 104th | 6th | ||||||||||
Net | +223 | +1,268 | +845 | +1.4 | +2,185 | +257 | +2.1 | -917 | -240 | +2.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 5th | 14th | 17th | 10th | 7th | 7th | 10th | 94th | 104th | 11th |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  BYU | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffalo | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| 2 |  Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UConn | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| 2 |  Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
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Texas A&M | Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UNLV | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  San Diego State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
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Memphis 
Virginia 
Duke | Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 6 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Kentucky | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Old Dominion | 4 | 1 | .800 |
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