1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1989 NCAA Division I-AA season
Duration	August – November 1989
Playoff
Duration	November 25 – December 16, 1989
Championship site	Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
Champion	Georgia Southern
Payton Award	John Friesz – QB (Idaho)
Division I-AA football season
«1988 1990»

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

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

Conference standings

1989 Big Sky football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 Idaho $^	8	–	0	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#5 Montana ^	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	3	–	0
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)

Template:1989 Colonial League football standings

Template:1989 Ivy League football standings

Template:1989 Gateway football standings

Template:1989 MEAC football standings

Template:1989 Ohio Valley football standings

1989 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Furman $^	7	–	0	–	0	12	–	2	–	0
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
Team	W		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

Template:1989 SWAC football standings

1989 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		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

Template:1989 Division I-AA independent football standings

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

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

1989 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Appalachian State Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Furman Georgia Southern Grambling State Idaho Jackson State Maine Middle Tennessee Missouri State Montana Stephen F. Austin Villanova William & Mary Youngstown State

Champion – Georgia Southern Eagles

NCAA football seasons

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