1989 NAIA Division I football season

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

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

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 standings
1989 Central States Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Emporia State $^ 3 –0 –0  11 –2 –0
Fort Hays State 2 –1 –0  3 –7 –0
Kearney State 1 –2 –0  3 –6 –0
Wayne State (NE) 0 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1989 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
SE Oklahoma State + 3 –1 –0  8 –1 –2
NW Oklahoma State +^ 3 –1 –0  7 –4 –0
SW Oklahoma State 2 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
East Central 1 –3 –0  2 –8 –0
Northeastern State 1 –3 –0  2 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    East Central forfeited a win over SW Oklahoma State.
1989 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Adams State $^ 7 –0 –0  9 –2 –0
Mesa State 6 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
Western New Mexico 5 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Western State 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Colorado Mines 1 –6 –0  3 –7 –0
Fort Lewis 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
Chadron State *† 0 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
Kearney State * 0 –0 –0  4 –6 –0
Wayne State (NE) * 0 –0 –0  4 –7 –0
Fort Hays State * 0 –0 –0  3 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    † – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    * – ineligible for conference title
1989 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Carson–Newman $^ 6 –1 –0  12 –1 –0
Gardner–Webb 4 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Mars Hill 4 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Lenoir–Rhyne 4 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Catawba 4 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
Presbyterian 3 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Wingate 2 –5 –0  5 –5 –0
Elon 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant

Conference champions
Conference Champion Record
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

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 State 51
  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

See also

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.
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