1989 NCAA Division II football season

1989 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season August – November 1989
Playoffs November 18 – December 10, 1989
National Championship Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL
Champion Mississippi College†
Harlon Hill Trophy Johnny Bailey, Texas A&I

The 1989 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1989, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 10, 1989, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Mississippi College Choctaws defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, 3–0, to win their first Division II national title. However, their championship was later revoked by the NCAA.[1]

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Johnny Bailey, running back from Texas A&I, for the third consecutive year.

Conference changes and new programs

  • One program departed Division II for Division I-AA prior to the season.
School1988 Conference1989 Conference
LibertyD-II IndependentI-AA Independent
Missouri SouthernCentral States (NAIA)MIAA (D-II)
Missouri WesternCentral States (NAIA)MIAA (D-II)
Pittsburg StateCentral States (NAIA)MIAA (D-II)
WashburnCentral States (NAIA)MIAA (D-II)

Conference standings

1989 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Texas A&I $^ 7 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Angelo State ^ 5 –2 –0  11 –3 –0
Eastern New Mexico 5 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Abilene Christian 5 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
East Texas State 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Cameron 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
West Texas State 2 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Central State 0 –7 –0  0 –10 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
1989 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Pittsburg State $^ 10 –0 –0  12 –1 –0
NW Missouri State ^ 8 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
SE Missouri State 7 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Missouri Southern State 6 –4 –0  6 –4 –0
Southwest Baptist 5 –5 –0  5 –5 –0
Central Missouri State 5 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Missouri Western State 5 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
NE Missouri State 4 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Washburn 3 –7 –0  3 –7 –0
Missouri-Rolla 1 –9 –0  1 –9 –0
Lincoln (MO) 1 –9 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
1989 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#16 UC Davis $^ 5 –0 –0  8 –3 –0
Chico State 4 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
Humboldt State 3 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Sonoma State 2 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Cal State Hayward 1 –4 –0  1 –8 –0
San Francisco State 0 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll
1989 Western Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#14 Portland State $^ 4 –1 –0  9 –4 –0
Cal State Northridge 4 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
Southern Utah State 4 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Santa Clara 3 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Cal Poly 1 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Cal Lutheran 0 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

Conference summaries

Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Bowie State
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State
Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State
Lone Star Conference – Texas A&I
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Pittsburg State
North Central Conference – Saint Cloud State
Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis
Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota State–Moorhead
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Millersville and West Chester (East), Edinboro
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Adams State
South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Alabama A&M
Western Football League – Portland State

Postseason

1989 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs
Teams 16
Finals Site
Champions
Runner-Up
Semifinalists
Winning Coach
  • championship

The 1989 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 17th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, for the fourth time.

Playoff bracket

First round
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL
        
Mississippi College† 34
Texas A&I 19
Mississippi College† 55
St. Cloud State 24
St. Cloud State 27
Augustana (SD) 20
Mississippi College† 26
Indiana (PA) 14
Portland State 56***
West Chester 50
Portland State 0
Indiana (PA) 17
Indiana (PA) 34
Grand Valley State 24
Mississippi College† 3
Jacksonville State 0
Pittsburg State 28
Northwest Missouri State 7
Pittsburg State 21
Angelo State 24
Angelo State 28
UC Davis 23
Angelo State 16
Jacksonville State 34
North Dakota State 45
Edinboro 32
North Dakota State 17
Jacksonville State 21
Jacksonville State 33
Alabama A&M 9

References

  1. ↑ "1989 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 13. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
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