The Southern Miss Golden Eagles were 5-6 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 | 240 | 3,961 | 776 | 5.1 | 1,373 | 396 | 3.5 | 2,588 | 380 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 65th | 62nd | 64th | 55th | 83rd | 92nd | 71st | 31st | 28th | 65th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 252 | 4,403 | 5.5 | 2,100 | 474 | 4.4 | 2,303 | 330 | 7.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 48th | 72nd | 76th | 77th | 59th | 84th | 60th | 67th | 49th | ||||||||||
Net | -12 | -442 | +776 | -0.4 | -727 | -78 | -1.0 | +285 | +50 | -0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 61st | 71st | 64th | 69th | 83rd | 78th | 83rd | 32nd | 31st | 56th |
| 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 |