1989 NAIA Division I football season

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1989 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1989
PostseasonDecember 2–16, 1989
National Championship Burke–Tarr Stadium
Jefferson City, TN
Champions Carson–Newman (5)

The 1989 NAIA Division I football season was the 34th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 20th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.

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The season was played from August to November 1989 and culminated in the 1989 NAIA Champion Bowl playoffs and the 1989 NAIA Champion Bowl , played this year on December 16, 1989 again at Burke–Tarr Stadium in Jefferson City, Tennessee, on the campus of Carson–Newman College. [1]

Carson–Newman defeated Emporia State in the Champion Bowl, 34–20, to win their fifth, and second consecutive, NAIA national title. It was the Eagles' fourth straight appearance in the Champion Bowl, going 2–1 in the previous two. [2]

Conference realignment

Membership changes

Team1988 conference1989 conference
All teams GLIAC (NAIA)GLIAC (NCAA D-II)
Newberry South Atlantic Independent
Wingate Independent South Atlantic

Conference standings

1989 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Central Arkansas + 5 –1 –09 –1 –0
No. 9 Harding +^ 5 –1 –07 –4 –0
No. 15 Henderson State 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
No. 18 Arkansas Tech 3 –3 –06 –3 –0
No. 20 Ouachita Baptist 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Arkansas–Monticello 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
Southern Arkansas 1 –5 –03 –6 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1989 Central States Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Emporia State $^ 3 –0 –011 –2 –0
Fort Hays State 2 –1 –03 –7 –0
Kearney State 1 –2 –03 –6 –0
Wayne State (NE) 0 –3 –04 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1989 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Moorhead State $^ 5 –1 –06 –4 –0
No. 12 Northern State 4 –2 –08 –2 –0
Southwest State (MN) 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
No. 19 Minnesota Morris 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Minnesota Duluth 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Bemidji State 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Winona State 0 –6 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1989 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 SE Oklahoma State + 3 –1 –08 –1 –2
No. 13 NW Oklahoma State +^ 3 –1 –07 –4 –0
SW Oklahoma State 2 –2 –06 –4 –0
East Central 1 –3 –02 –8 –0
Northeastern State 1 –3 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    East Central forfeited a win over SW Oklahoma State.
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1989 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Adams State $^ 7 –0 –09 –2 –0
No. 5 Mesa State 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
No. 17 Western New Mexico 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
Western State (CO) 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Colorado Mines 1 –6 –03 –7 –0
Fort Lewis 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
Chadron State *† 0 –0 –08 –2 –0
Kearney State * 0 –0 –04 –6 –0
Wayne State (NE) * 0 –0 –04 –7 –0
Fort Hays State * 0 –0 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    † – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    * – ineligible for conference title
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1989 South Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Carson–Newman $^ 6 –1 –012 –1 –0
No. 16 Gardner–Webb 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Mars Hill 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Lenoir–Rhyne 4 –3 –05 –6 –0
Catawba 4 –3 –04 –7 –0
Presbyterian 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
Wingate 2 –5 –05 –5 –0
Elon 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1989 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Concord + 5 –0 –17 –2 –1
No. 10 West Virginia Tech +^ 5 –0 –17 –3 –1
West Liberty State 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
West Virginia State 3 –3 –03 –7 –0
Fairmont State 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Shepherd 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Glenville State 0 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1989 NAIA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Central State (OH) ^  – 10 –3 –0
No. 8 Arkansas–Pine Bluff  – 7 –2 –1
West Virginia Wesleyan  – 7 –3 –0
Langston  – 4 –6 –0
Guilford  – 2 –7 –1
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

Conference champions

ConferenceChampionRecord
Arkansas Central Arkansas
Harding 		5–1
NIC Moorhead State (MN) 5–1
Oklahoma Northwestern Oklahoma State
Southeastern Oklahoma State 		3–1
RMAC Adams State 7–0
South Atlantic Carson–Newman 6–1
WVIAC West Virginia Tech
Concord (WV) 		5–0–1

Rankings

Final NAIA Division I poll rankings:

RankTeam (first place votes)Record (thru Nov. 19)Points
1 Adams State (4)8–1237
2 Central State (OH) (4)9–2235
3 Central Arkansas (2)9–1231
4 Carson–Newman (3)9–1229
5 Mesa State 9–1209
6 Emporia State 9–1197
7 Southeastern Oklahoma State 7–1–2182
8 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 7–2–1157
9 Harding 7–3151
10 West Virginia Tech 7–2–1136
11 Concord 7–2–1126
12 Northern State 8–2119
13 Northwestern Oklahoma State 7–3103
14 Moorhead State 6–395
15 Henderson State 7–477
16 Gardner–Webb 7–473
17 Western New Mexico 7–462
18 Arkansas Tech 6–346
19 Minnesota Morris 6–442
20 Ouachita Baptist 5–515

[3]

Postseason

Quarterfinals
December 2, 1989
Campus sites		Semifinals
December 9, 1989
Campus sites		1989 Champion Bowl
December 16, 1989
Jefferson City, TN
      
Harding 9
Emporia State * 32
Emporia State51
Adams State* 44
NW Oklahoma State 22
Adams State * 30
Emporia State 20
Carson–Newman* 34
Central State (OH) 56
Moorhead State* 7
Central State (OH) 17
Carson–Newman* 20
Carson–Newman 51
West Virginia Tech* 13

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References

  1. ↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1989 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ "NAIA Division I Poll". El Paso Times . El Paso, Texas. Associated Press. November 21, 1989. p. 2C. Retrieved May 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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