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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

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

Conference standings

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1989 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–4 Idaho $^8–0–09–3–0
No. 6 Montana ^7–1–011–3–0
No. 19 Nevada5–3–07–4–0
Boise State5–3–06–5–0
Eastern Washington4–4–04–6–0
Northern Arizona2–6–03–8–0
Montana State2–6–04–7–0
Idaho State2–6–03–7–0
Weber State1–7–03–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll
1989 Colonial League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–4 Holy Cross $4–0–010–1–0
Bucknell2–2–05–5–0
Lafayette2–2–05–5–0
Lehigh1–3–05–6–0
Colgate1–3–04–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^5–1–010–3–0
No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^4–2–09–4–0
No. 20 Northern Iowa4–2–08–3–0
Illinois State4–2–05–6–0
Indiana State2–4–04–7–0
Western Illinois1–5–04–7–0
Southern Illinois1–5–02–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1989 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale +6–1–08–2–0
Princeton +6–1–07–2–1
Harvard5–2–05–5–0
Dartmouth4–3–05–5–0
Cornell2–5–04–6–0
Penn2–5–04–6–0
Brown2–5–02–8–0
Columbia1–6–01–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1989 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Delaware State $5–1–07–4–0
Howard4–2–08–3–0
Florida A&M3–3–06–5–0
Bethune–Cookman3–3–05–5–0
South Carolina State3–3–05–6–0
North Carolina A&T2–4–05–6–0
Morgan State1–5–03–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1989 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–10 Middle Tennessee $^6–0–09–4–0
No. 12 Eastern Kentucky ^5–1–09–3–0
Murray State3–3–06–4–1
Tennessee State3–3–05–5–1
Tennessee Tech3–3–05–5–0
Austin Peay1–5–01–10–0
Morehead State0–6–01–10–0
  • $ – 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
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Furman $^7–0–012–2–0
No. 7 Appalachian State ^5–2–09–3–0
Marshall4–3–06–5–0
East Tennessee State4–3–04–7–0
Chattanooga2–4–13–7–1
Western Carolina1–4–13–7–1
VMI1–4–12–8–1
The Citadel1–5–15–5–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1989 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Stephen F. Austin $^5–0–112–2–1
Northwestern State3–1–24–5–2
SW Texas State3–3–05–6–0
Northeast Louisiana2–3–14–6–1
McNeese State2–4–05–6–0
North Texas2–4–05–6–0
Sam Houston State2–4–03–8–0
  • $ – 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
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Grambling State $^7–0–09–3–0
No. 17 Jackson State ^5–2–08–4–0
Alcorn State5–2–07–3–0
Southern4–3–06–4–1
Texas Southern3–3–13–7–1
Alabama State2–4–15–5–1
Prairie View A&M1–6–01–9–0
Mississippi Valley State0–7–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1989 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Maine +^6–2–09–3–0
No. 18 Connecticut +6–2–08–3–0
No. 16 Villanova +^6–2–08–4–0
New Hampshire5–3–07–3–0
Delaware5–3–07–4–0
Boston University4–4–04–7–0
UMass3–5–05–5–1
Rhode Island1–7–03–8–0
Richmond0–8–01–10–0
  • + – 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
TeamW L TW 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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. 1 2 "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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