1989 Florida Gators football team

1989 Florida Gators football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1989 record 7–5 (4–3 T-4th SEC)
Head coach Galen Hall (first 5 games)
Gary Darnell (last 7 games)
Offensive coordinator Whitey Jordan
Defensive coordinator Gary Darnell (first 5 games)
Home stadium Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
(Capacity: 72,000)[1]
1989 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Tennessee + 6 –1 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 9 Alabama + 6 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 6 Auburn + 6 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
Florida 4 –3 –0  7 –5 –0
Ole Miss 4 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
Georgia 4 –3 –0  6 –6 –0
Kentucky 2 –5 –0  6 –5 –0
LSU 2 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Mississippi State 1 –6 –0  5 –6 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Galen Hall's sixth and final season as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team; Hall was replaced as the Gators head coach after five games by his defensive coordinator, Gary Darnell. Hall and Darnell's 1989 Florida Gators posted an overall record of 7–5 and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 4–3, tying for fourth place in the ten-team SEC.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 9 Ole Miss Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida TBS L 19–24   70,014
September 16 Louisiana Tech* Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 34–7   65,109
September 23 Memphis State* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee W 38–13   25,163
September 30 Mississippi State Tampa Stadium • Tampa, Florida W 21–0   68,189
October 7 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 16–13   74,527
October 14 Vanderbilt No. 25 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 34–11   69,121
October 21 New Mexico*dagger No. 20 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 27–21   72,578
November 4 No. 12 Auburn No. 19 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPN L 7–10   85,214
November 11 Georgia No. 20 Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida TBS L 10–17   81,577
November 18 Kentucky Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 38–28   71,432
December 2 No. 6 Florida State* Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPN L 17–24   75,124
December 30 Washington* Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, California (Freedom Bowl) NBC L 7–34   33,858
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[2]

References

  1. ↑ University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 1989 Football Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine., University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
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