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

Template:1989 Big Sky football standings

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

Template:1989 Southland Conference football standings

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

Pre-regulation	1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905

IAAUS/NCAA	1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

NCAA University Division/ Division I	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

NCAA Division I-A/FBS	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

NCAA Division II	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

NCAA Division III	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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