1989 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1989 Texas A&M Aggies football
John Hancock Bowl, L 28–31 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 20
Record	8–4 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach	R. C. Slocum (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Toledo (1st season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Bob Davie (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kyle Field
Seasons ←  1988 1990  →

1989 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Arkansas $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 14 Houston	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Baylor	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Texas	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
SMU	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University for the 96th consecutive season. Former head coach Jackie Sherrill resigned after a 7-5 1988 season marred by NCAA violations that left the program on probation. Sherrill's defensive coordinator, R.C. Slocum, remained in College Station to take the reins as head coach.

The Aggies improved in Slocum's first season, finishing with an 8–4 record. They recorded a Southwest Conference record of 6–2.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	No. 7 LSU *		Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN	W 28–16	61,733	[1]
September 9	at Washington *	No. 15	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	L 6–19	69,454
September 16	at TCU	No. 22	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 44–7	42,960
September 30	Southern Miss *	No. 22	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 31–14	58,843
October 7	at Texas Tech	No. 19	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 24–27	50,743
October 14	No. 8 Houston		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 17–13	66,423
October 21	at Baylor	No. 23	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)		W 14–11	45,565
October 28	at Rice	No. 21	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 45–7	30,900
November 4	SMU	No. 20	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 63–14	48,948
November 24	No. 9 Arkansas	No. 14	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	CBS	L 22–23	57,876
December 2	Texas	No. 16	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 21–10	76,803
December 30	vs. No. 24 Pittsburgh *	No. 16	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (John Hancock Bowl)	CBS	L 28–31	44,887
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Defensive Aggies bag No. 7 LSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 3, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "2012 Texas A&M Football Media Guide" (PDF). Aggieathletics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 10, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2012.