Record: 62-53-0, .539 W-L% (3rd of 10) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 4.52 (2nd of 10) ▪ SOS: 2.91 (2nd of 10)
Conference Champion: Auburn and Louisiana State
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 5 (Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Louisiana State and Tennessee)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 4 (Alabama, Auburn, Georgia and Louisiana State)
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Auburn | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 28.2 | 7.7 | 16.61 | 2.19 | |
| Louisiana State | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 20.8 | 17.0 | 10.91 | 5.57 | |
| Georgia | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 29.8 | 17.7 | 11.19 | 0.35 | |
| Alabama | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 26.4 | 15.7 | 11.55 | 2.46 | |
| Florida | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 22.3 | 15.4 | 3.44 | 1.86 | |
| Mississippi | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 0.88 | 1.15 | |
| Tennessee | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 19.3 | 26.0 | 0.70 | 5.79 | |
| Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 19.7 | 18.9 | 3.52 | 3.15 | |
| Vanderbilt | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 18.4 | 25.2 | -3.74 | 2.54 | |
| Mississippi State | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 15.6 | 30.2 | -9.85 | 4.06 | |
| School | Pre | 8/30 | 9/6 | 9/13 | 9/20 | 9/27 | 10/4 | 10/11 | 10/18 | 10/25 | 11/1 | 11/8 | 11/15 | 11/22 | 11/29 | 12/6 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Georgia | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
| Alabama | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | ||
| Louisiana State | 18 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | |
| Florida | 20 | 17 | 14 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 17 | 18 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-01-02 | Hall of Fame Bowl | Syracuse | 23 | Louisiana State | 10 | Hall of Fame Bowl (Tampa, FL) |
| 1989-01-02 | Sugar Bowl | Florida State | 13 | Auburn | 7 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
| 1989-01-01 | Gator Bowl | Georgia | 34 | Michigan State | 27 | Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) |
| 1988-12-29 | All-American Bowl | Florida | 14 | Illinois | 10 | All-American Bowl (Birmingham, AL) |
| 1988-12-24 | Sun Bowl | Alabama | 29 | Army | 28 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |
| SEC Player of the Year: | Tracy Rocker (Auburn) |
| SEC Coach of the Year: | Pat Dye (Auburn) |