1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1989 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
Duration August – November 1989
Playoff
Duration November 25 – December 16, 1989
Championship date December 16, 1989
Championship site Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
Champion Georgia Southern
Payton Award John Friesz – QB (Idaho)
Division I-AA football season

The 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level, began in August 1989, and concluded with the National Championship Game of the NCAA Division I Football Championship on December 16, 1989, at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The Georgia Southern won their third I-AA championship, defeating the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks by a final score of 37−34 at their home stadium.[1]

Conference changes and new programs

School1988 Conference1989 Conference
DavidsonColonialI-AA Independent
FordhamLiberty (D-III)I-AA Independent
Louisiana TechI-AA IndependentI-A Independent
LibertyD-II IndependentI-AA Independent
SamfordD-III IndependentI-AA Independent

Conference standings

1989 Big Sky football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#4 Idaho $^ 8 –0 –0  9 –3 –0
#6 Montana ^ 7 –1 –0  11 –3 –0
#19 Nevada 5 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Boise State 5 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Eastern Washington 4 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Northern Arizona 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Montana State 2 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Idaho State 2 –6 –0  3 –7 –0
Weber State 1 –7 –0  3 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Idaho earned automatic berth and
    Montana earned at-large berth in I-AA playoffs.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA poll
(released before playoffs)
1989 Colonial League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#4t Holy Cross $ 4 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Bucknell 2 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Lafayette 2 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Lehigh 1 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Colgate 1 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from poll=The Sports Network poll
1989 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#9 Southwest Missouri State $^  5 –1     10 –3  
#15 Eastern Illinois ^  4 –2     9 –4  
#20 Northern Iowa  4 –2     8 –3  
Illinois State  4 –2     5 –6  
Indiana State  2 –4     4 –7  
Western Illinois  1 –5     4 –7  
Southern Illinois  1 –5     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll
1989 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale + 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Princeton + 6 –1 –0  7 –2 –1
Harvard 5 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Dartmouth 4 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Cornell 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Penn 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Brown 2 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA poll
(released before championship playoffs)
1989 MEAC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Delaware State $ 5 –1 –0  7 –4 –0
Howard 4 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
Florida A&M 3 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
South Carolina State 3 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
North Carolina A&T 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Bethune–Cookman 2 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Morgan State 2 –4 –0  4 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1989 Ohio Valley football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#10 Middle Tennessee State $^ 6 –0 –0  9 –4 –0
#12 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
Murray State 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –1
Tennessee State 3 –3 –0  5 –5 –1
Tennessee Tech 3 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Austin Peay 1 –5 –0  1 –10 –0
Morehead State 0 –6 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Records adjusted for Morehead State forfeit of conference victories over Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech, and non-conference victories over Kentucky State and Samford
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll
1989 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#2 Furman $^ 7 –0 –0  12 –2 –0
#7 Appalachian State ^ 5 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
Marshall 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
East Tennessee State 4 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
Chattanooga 2 –4 –1  3 –7 –1
Western Carolina 1 –4 –1  3 –7 –1
VMI 1 –4 –1  2 –8 –1
The Citadel 1 –5 –1  5 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
1989 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#3 Stephen F. Austin $^ 5 –0 –1  12 –2 –1
Northwestern State 3 –1 –2  4 –5 –2
SW Texas State 3 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Northeast Louisiana 2 –3 –1  4 –6 –1
McNeese State Cowboys 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
North Texas 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Sam Houston State 2 –4 –0  3 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll
1989 SWAC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#13 Grambling State $^ 7 –0 –0  9 –3 –0
#17 Jackson State ^ 5 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Alcorn State 5 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Southern 4 –3 –0  6 –4 –1
Texas Southern 3 –3 –1  3 –7 –1
Alabama State 2 –4 –1  5 –5 –1
Prairie View A&M 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
Mississippi Valley State 0 –7 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll
1989 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#8 Maine +^ 6 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
#16 Villanova +^ 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
#18 Connecticut + 6 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
New Hampshire 5 –3 –0  7 –3 –0
Delaware 5 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Boston University 4 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
UMass 3 –5 –0  5 –5 –1
Rhode Island 1 –7 –0  3 –8 –0
Richmond 0 –8 –0  1 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA I-AA Poll
1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#1 Georgia Southern ^ 0 –0 –0  12 –0 –0
#14 Youngstown State ^ 0 –0 –0  9 –3 –0
#11 William & Mary ^ 0 –0 –0  8 –3 –1
Liberty 0 –0 –0  7 –3 –0
Western Kentucky 0 –0 –0  6 –5 –0
James Madison 0 –0 –0  5 –4 –1
Davidson 0 –0 –0  5 –5 –0
Lamar 0 –0 –0  5 –5 –0
Arkansas State 0 –0 –0  5 –6 –0
Nicholls State 0 –0 –0  5 –6 –0
Samford 0 –0 –0  4 –7 –0
Northeastern 0 –0 –0  3 –7 –0
Fordham 0 –0 –0  2 –6 –0
Towson 0 –0 –0  2 –8 –0
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

Conference champions

Conference Champions

Big Sky Conference – Idaho
Colonial League – Holy Cross
Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference – Southwest Missouri State
Ivy League – Princeton and Yale
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Delaware State
Ohio Valley Conference – Middle Tennessee State
Southern Conference – Furman
Southland Conference – Stephen F. Austin
Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State
Yankee Conference – Connecticut, Maine, and Villanova

Postseason

NCAA Division I-AA Playoff bracket

First Round
November 25
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
December 2
Campus Sites 		Semifinals
December 9
Campus Sites 		National Championship Game
December 16
Paulson Stadium
Statesboro, GA
        
Villanova 36
Georgia Southern* 52
Georgia Southern* 45
Middle Tennessee State 3
Appalachian State 21
Middle Tennessee State* 24
Georgia Southern* 45
Montana 15
Eastern Illinois 38
Idaho* 21
Eastern Illinois 19
Montana* 25
Jackson State 7
Montana* 48
Georgia Southern 37
Stephen F. Austin 34
William & Mary 10
Furman* 24
Furman* 42
Youngstown State 23
Youngstown State 28
Eastern Kentucky* 24
Furman* 19
Stephen F. Austin 21
Grambling State 56
Stephen F. Austin* 59
Stephen F. Austin* 55
Southwest Missouri State 25
Maine 35
Southwest Missouri State* 38

* Denotes host institution

References

  1. ↑ "1989 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
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