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 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 32.8 | 13.0 | 24.35 | 7.68 | 13 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Florida State | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 37.9 | 14.3 | 20.49 | 4.24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Miami (FL) | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 34.8 | 9.7 | 24.08 | 6.16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| West Virginia | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 41.1 | 17.3 | 19.06 | 1.31 | 16 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| Southern Mississippi | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 29.4 | 23.7 | 7.56 | 0.06 | ||||||||
| Syracuse | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 28.4 | 15.8 | 14.61 | 3.28 | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| Army | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 28.0 | 18.8 | 2.06 | -4.94 | ||||||||
| Louisville | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 23.7 | 22.3 | 1.85 | -1.78 | ||||||||
| South Carolina | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 19.3 | 18.7 | 5.03 | 1.53 | 19 | 8 | ||||||
| Northern Illinois | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 14.1 | 16.8 | -9.13 | -9.59 | ||||||||
| Louisiana | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 26.9 | 20.4 | -1.12 | -5.21 | ||||||||
| Memphis | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 20.5 | 18.6 | -0.18 | -2.18 | ||||||||
| Pitt | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 27.3 | 16.6 | 8.88 | 4.60 | 16 | |||||||
| Akron | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 21.2 | 19.5 | -9.97 | -9.70 | ||||||||
| Penn State | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 21.0 | 18.3 | 7.38 | 6.29 | 20 | 15 | ||||||
| Rutgers | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 24.8 | 23.2 | 3.13 | 2.22 | ||||||||
| Tulane | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 22.8 | 30.4 | -6.62 | -0.52 | ||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 16.8 | 32.0 | -6.93 | -1.38 | ||||||||
| Temple | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 18.8 | 28.8 | -3.97 | 2.58 | ||||||||
| Tulsa | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 23.1 | 28.9 | -1.38 | 1.80 | ||||||||
| Boston College | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 21.5 | 29.6 | -2.36 | 5.19 | ||||||||
| Cincinnati | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 18.3 | 34.5 | -11.56 | -0.29 | ||||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 25.5 | 29.5 | -1.53 | 5.20 | ||||||||
| Navy | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 20.1 | 24.9 | -5.12 | -1.12 | ||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 16.0 | 24.0 | -1.34 | 5.39 | ||||||||
7 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-01-02 | Fiesta Bowl | Notre Dame (1) | 34 | West Virginia (3) | 21 | Tempe, AZ |
| 1989-01-02 | Hall of Fame Bowl | Syracuse (17) | 23 | Louisiana State (16) | 10 | Tampa, FL |
| 1989-01-02 | Orange Bowl | Miami (FL) (2) | 23 | Nebraska (6) | 3 | Miami, FL |
| 1989-01-02 | Sugar Bowl | Florida State (4) | 13 | Auburn (7) | 7 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1988-12-28 | Liberty Bowl | Indiana | 34 | South Carolina | 10 | Memphis, TN |
| 1988-12-24 | Sun Bowl | Alabama (20) | 29 | Army | 28 | El Paso, TX |
| 1988-12-23 | Independence Bowl | Southern Mississippi | 38 | Texas-El Paso | 18 | Shreveport, LA |
1988 Conference Leaders