1989 Memphis State Tigers football team

The 1989 Memphis State Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis as an indepepdent in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Chuck Stobart and played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.

1989 Memphis State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
1989 record2–9
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrell Dickey (2nd as OC, 4th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorPete Kuharchek (3rd as DC, 4th overall season)
Home stadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 62,380)
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)      11 1 0
No. 2 Notre Dame      12 1 0
No. 3 Florida State      10 2 0
Northern Illinois      9 2 0
No. 15 Penn State      8 3 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh      8 3 1
No. 21 West Virginia      8 3 1
Syracuse      8 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana      7 4 0
Akron      6 4 1
South Carolina      6 4 1
Virginia Tech      6 4 1
Louisiana Tech      5 4 1
Army      6 5 0
Louisville      6 5 0
East Carolina      5 5 1
Tulsa      6 6 0
Southern Miss      5 6 0
Tulane      4 8 0
Navy      3 8 0
Rutgers      2 7 2
Boston College      2 9 0
Memphis State      2 9 0
Cincinnati      1 9 1
Temple      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 2Ole MissL 13-2059,795
September 9Arkansas State
L 13–1757,500
September 16at No. 16 AlabamaL 7–3575,962
September 23Florida
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 13–3825,163
October 7Vanderbilt
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 13–1026,345
October 14at CincinnatiW 34–1718,632
October 21at Mississippi StateL 10–3537,192
October 28Southern Miss
L 7–3118,572
November 4at TulaneL 34–3824,861
November 11Louisville
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
L 10–4014,003
November 18at No. 5 Florida StateL 20–5757,511
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "2020 Football Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). University of Memphis Athletics.
  2. "1989 Memphis Tigers Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
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