The Rutgers Scarlet Knights were 2-7-2 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 | 245 | 3,882 | 740 | 5.2 | 1,173 | 354 | 3.3 | 2,709 | 386 | 7.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 60th | 65th | 88th | 45th | 92nd | 100th | 79th | 20th | 22nd | 57th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 319 | 4,580 | 5.7 | 2,706 | 569 | 4.8 | 1,874 | 240 | 7.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 80th | 84th | 84th | 98th | 97th | 92nd | 21st | 6th | 86th | ||||||||||
Net | -74 | -698 | +740 | -0.4 | -1,533 | -215 | -1.4 | +835 | +146 | -0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 73rd | 81st | 88th | 70th | 99th | 100th | 90th | 12th | 9th | 77th |
| 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 |