Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Notre Dame | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 32.8 | 14.5 | 21.34 | 7.96 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Miami (FL) | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 35.5 | 10.6 | 20.29 | 3.04 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Florida State | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 35.3 | 16.6 | 21.39 | 7.64 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Northern Illinois | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 31.3 | 24.5 | -2.81 | -8.54 | ||||||||
| Penn State | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | 21.6 | 14.1 | 11.41 | 4.83 | 11 | 11 | 15 | |||||
| Pitt | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | 27.8 | 22.3 | 7.74 | 1.90 | 20 | 7 | 17 | |||||
| West Virginia | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | 28.3 | 18.4 | 7.81 | 1.23 | 17 | 9 | 21 | |||||
| Syracuse | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 23.8 | 20.2 | 5.52 | 1.35 | 13 | 10 | ||||||
| Louisiana | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 21.9 | 21.1 | -2.63 | -4.63 | ||||||||
| Akron | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 26.9 | 21.9 | -6.72 | -10.18 | ||||||||
| South Carolina | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 20.7 | 22.7 | 4.27 | 4.72 | 24 | |||||||
| Virginia Tech | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 18.5 | 16.4 | 6.36 | 2.91 | ||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 28.3 | 26.5 | -1.01 | -3.41 | ||||||||
| Army | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 28.7 | 19.3 | -0.52 | -6.15 | ||||||||
| Louisville | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 28.4 | 20.2 | 2.14 | -2.86 | ||||||||
| East Carolina | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 27.4 | 26.0 | -2.25 | -1.61 | ||||||||
| Tulsa | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 25.2 | 22.6 | -3.15 | -4.57 | ||||||||
| Southern Mississippi | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 21.8 | 22.9 | 2.59 | 4.50 | 18 | |||||||
| Tulane | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 20.6 | 28.1 | -3.76 | 1.75 | ||||||||
| Navy | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 13.2 | 24.7 | -9.97 | -0.24 | ||||||||
| Rutgers | 2 | 7 | 2 | .273 | 22.3 | 29.0 | -9.60 | -2.42 | ||||||||
| Boston College | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 18.8 | 23.0 | -4.68 | 1.33 | ||||||||
| Memphis | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 15.8 | 30.7 | -11.51 | 1.31 | ||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1 | 9 | 1 | .136 | 10.1 | 34.5 | -17.46 | -3.37 | ||||||||
| Temple | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 12.8 | 35.2 | -14.24 | 1.95 | ||||||||
8 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-01-01 | Fiesta Bowl | Florida State (5) | 41 | Nebraska (6) | 17 | Tempe, AZ |
| 1990-01-01 | Orange Bowl | Notre Dame (4) | 21 | Colorado (1) | 6 | Miami, FL |
| 1990-01-01 | Sugar Bowl | Miami (FL) (2) | 33 | Alabama (7) | 25 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1989-12-30 | Gator Bowl | Clemson (14) | 27 | West Virginia (17) | 7 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 1989-12-30 | Peach Bowl | Syracuse | 19 | Georgia | 18 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1989-12-30 | Sun Bowl | Pittsburgh (23) | 31 | Texas A&M (16) | 28 | El Paso, TX |
| 1989-12-29 | Holiday Bowl | Penn State (18) | 50 | Brigham Young (19) | 39 | San Diego, CA |
| 1989-12-16 | Independence Bowl | Oregon | 27 | Tulsa | 24 | Shreveport, LA |
1989 Conference Leaders