1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1989 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
Number of teams88
DurationAugust–November
Payton AwardJohn Friesz (QB, Idaho)
Playoff
DurationNovember 25–December 16
Championship dateDecember 16, 1989
Championship sitePaulson Stadium
Statesboro, Georgia
ChampionGeorgia Southern
NCAA Division I-AA football seasons

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-AA level, began in August 1989, and concluded with the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 16, 1989, at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The Georgia Southern Eagles won their third I-AA championship, defeating the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks by a score of 37−34.[1]

Conference changes and new programs

School 1988 Conference 1989 Conference
Davidson Colonial (I-AA) D-III Independent
Fordham Liberty (D-III) I-AA Independent
Louisiana Tech I-AA Independent I-A Independent
Samford D-III Independent I-AA Independent

Conference standings

1989 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–4 Idaho $^ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 6 Montana ^ 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 3 – 0
No. 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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll
1989 Colonial League football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–4 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 NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^ 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 20 Northern Iowa 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Illinois State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Indiana State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Western Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1989 Ivy League football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   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
1989 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   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
Bethune–Cookman 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
South Carolina State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
North Carolina A&T 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Morgan State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1989 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–10 Middle Tennessee $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 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
  • ^ – NCAA 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 NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1989 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Furman $^ 7 – 0 – 0 12 – 2 – 0
No. 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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1989 Southland Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 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 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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1989 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Grambling State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1989 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Maine +^ 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Connecticut + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Villanova +^ 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Georgia Southern ^   –   15 – 0 – 0
No. 14 Youngstown State ^   –   9 – 4 – 0
No. T–10 William & Mary ^   –   8 – 3 – 1
Liberty   –   7 – 3 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   6 – 5 – 0
James Madison   –   5 – 4 – 1
Lamar   –   5 – 5 – 0
Arkansas State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Nicholls State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Samford   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeastern   –   3 – 7 – 0
Fordham   –   2 – 6 – 0
Towson State   –   2 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Conference champions

See also: List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons
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

The top four teams were seeded, and thus assured of home games in the opening round.[2] The location of the final, the Georgia Southern Eagles' Paulson Stadium, had been predetermined via a three-year agreement the university reached with the NCAA in February 1989.[3]

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
(1) Georgia Southern* 52
(1) Georgia Southern* 45
Middle Tennessee 3
Appalachian State 21
Middle Tennessee* 24
(1) Georgia Southern* 45
Montana 15
Eastern Illinois 38
(4) Idaho* 21
Eastern Illinois 19
Montana* 25
Jackson State 7
Montana* 48
(1) Georgia Southern 37
(3) Stephen F. Austin 34
William & Mary 10
(2) Furman* 24
(2) Furman* 42
Youngstown State 23
Youngstown State 28
Eastern Kentucky* 24
(2) Furman* 19
(3) Stephen F. Austin 21
Grambling State 56
(3) Stephen F. Austin* 59
(3) Stephen F. Austin* 55
Southwest Missouri State 25
Maine 35
Southwest Missouri State* 38

* Denotes host institution
Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "1989 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  2. ^ Smith III, Willie T. (November 20, 1989). "Primed for the playoffs". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. 1D. Retrieved April 21, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia Southern to host NCAA title". Rocky Mount Telegram. Rocky Mount, North Carolina. AP. February 24, 1989. p. 11. Retrieved April 21, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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