1989 NCAA Division II football season

1989 Heartland Collegiate Conference standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1989 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant; Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1989 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	August – November 1989
Playoffs	November 18 – December 10, 1989
National Championship	Braly Municipal Stadium; Florence, AL
Champion	Mississippi College†
Harlon Hill Trophy	Johnny Bailey, Texas A&I

The 1989 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1989, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 10, 1989, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Mississippi College Choctaws defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, 3–0, to win their first Division II national title. However, their championship was later revoked by the NCAA.[1]

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Johnny Bailey, running back from Texas A&I, for the third consecutive year.

Conference changes and new programs

One program departed Division II for Division I-AA prior to the season.

School	1988 Conference	1989 Conference
Cal Lutheran	Western	-
Liberty	Independent	I-AA Independent
Missouri Southern	Central States (NAIA)	MIAA
Missouri Western	Central States (NAIA)	MIAA
Pittsburg State	Central States (NAIA)	MIAA
Washburn	Central States (NAIA)	MIAA

Conference standings

1989 Lone Star Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Texas A&I $^	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. T–5 Angelo State ^	5	–	2	–	0	11	–	3	–	0
Eastern New Mexico	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Abilene Christian	5	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
East Texas State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Cameron	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
West Texas State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Central State (OK)	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1989 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Pittsburg State $^	10	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
No. 18 NW Missouri State ^	8	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
SE Missouri State	7	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Missouri Southern State	6	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Southwest Baptist	5	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Central Missouri State	5	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Missouri Western State	5	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
NE Missouri State	4	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Washburn	3	–	7	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Missouri–Rolla	1	–	9	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Lincoln (MO)	1	–	9	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1989 North Central Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. T–5 St. Cloud State $^	8	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Augustana (SD) ^	6	–	2	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
No. 17 North Dakota State ^	6	–	2	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
Northern Colorado	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Mankato State	4	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
South Dakota	4	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
South Dakota State	3	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
North Dakota	2	–	6	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Morningside	0	–	9	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1989 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 16 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Chico State	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Humboldt State	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Sonoma State	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Cal State Hayward	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
San Francisco State	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

1989 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Alabama A&M $^	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Fort Valley State	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Tuskegee	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Albany State	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Morehouse	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	1
Clark (GA)	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Knoxville	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Savannah State	0	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Morris Brown	0	–	0	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Miles	0	–	0	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

1989 Western Football Conference standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 14 Portland State $^	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Cal State Northridge	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Southern Utah State	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Sacramento State	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly	1	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Cal Lutheran	0	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

1989 NCAA Division II independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. T–12 New Haven		–		8	–	2	–	0
UCF		–		7	–	3	–	0
Saint Mary's		–		6	–	4	–	0
Wofford		–		6	–	5	–	0
Michigan Tech		–		2	–	7	–	0

Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Conference summaries

Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Bowie State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State Lone Star Conference – Texas A&I Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Pittsburg State North Central Conference – Saint Cloud State Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota State–Moorhead Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Millersville and West Chester (East), Edinboro Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Adams State South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Alabama A&M Western Football League – Portland State

Postseason

1989 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Teams	16
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champion	Mississippi College† (1st title, title game)
Runner-up	Jacksonville State (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Indiana (PA) Angelo State
Winning Coach	championship

The 1989 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 17th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, for the fourth time.

Playoff bracket

First round Campus sites		Quarterfinals Campus sites		Semifinals Campus sites		Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL


Mississippi College†	34

Texas A&I	19
		Mississippi College†	55

		St. Cloud State	24
St. Cloud State	27

Augustana (SD)	20
				Mississippi College†	26

				Indiana (PA)	14
Portland State	56***

West Chester	50
		Portland State	0

		Indiana (PA)	17
Indiana (PA)	34

Grand Valley State	24
						Mississippi College†	3

						Jacksonville State	0
Pittsburg State	28

Northwest Missouri State	7
		Pittsburg State	21

		Angelo State	24
Angelo State	28

UC Davis	23
				Angelo State	16

				Jacksonville State	34
North Dakota State	45

Edinboro	32
		North Dakota State	17

		Jacksonville State	21
Jacksonville State	33

Alabama A&M	9

References

"1989 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 13. Retrieved January 4, 2014.

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[1] "1989 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 13. Retrieved January 4, 2014.

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