The Rice Owls were 2-8-1 in 1989.
| 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 | 175 | 3,763 | 799 | 4.7 | 1,297 | 394 | 3.3 | 2,466 | 405 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 94th | 69th | 38th | 79th | 85th | 93rd | 82nd | 37th | 17th | 86th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 313 | 4,160 | 5.1 | 2,099 | 504 | 4.2 | 2,061 | 317 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 78th | 59th | 49th | 76th | 74th | 73rd | 42nd | 52nd | 27th | ||||||||||
Net | -138 | -397 | +799 | -0.4 | -802 | -110 | -0.9 | +405 | +88 | -0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 87th | 69th | 38th | 68th | 84th | 86th | 80th | 24th | 19th | 65th |
| 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 |