1989_Mississippi_College_Choctaws_football_team

1989 Mississippi College Choctaws football
1989 Mississippi College Choctaws football
NCAA Division II champion (vacated)
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 3–0 vs. Jacksonville State
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	11–3 (6–2 GSC)
Head coach	John M. Williams (18th season);
Home stadium	Robinson–Hale Stadium
	Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Mississippi College Choctaws football team

American college football season

The 1989 Mississippi College Choctaws football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi College in the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1989 NCAA Division II football season. In their 18th season under head coach John M. Williams, the Choctaws compiled an 11–3 record (6–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 376 to 160.^[1]

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The team advanced to the NCAA Division II playoff, ultimately defeating Jacksonville State in the national championship game. It was the school's only national football championship. However, in January 1993, the NCAA vacated the national championship after concluding that the program had gained a "tremendous competitive advantage" based on multiple violations, including awarding twice as many scholarships as was allowed, providing extra benefits to student-athletes, and allowing 12 "partial qualifiers" to participate in practice sessions with the football team on a routine basis.^[2]

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at McNeese State*	No. 7	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 21–28	15,233	^[3]
September 9	North Alabama	No. 7	Robinson-Hale Stadium Clinton, MS	W 34–0	4,200
September 16	at Southeast Missouri State*	No. 18	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	W 21–6	5,137
September 23	at Tennessee–Martin	No. 13	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	W 24–3	3,300
September 30	No. 3 Jacksonville State	No. 8	Robinson–Hale Stadium Clinton, MS	L 3–23	7,500	^[4]
October 7	at Troy State	No. 18	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 45–7	7,000	^[5]
October 14	Livingston	No. 15	Robinson–Hale Stadium Clinton, MS	W 23–10	6,034
October 21	at West Georgia	No. T–15	Grisham Stadium Carrollton, GA	W 48–6	3,150
October 28	Valdosta State	No. 13	Robinson–Hale Stadium Clinton, MS	W 32–3	5,345
November 11	at Delta State	No. T–12	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	L 7–17	4,800
November 18	at No. 1 Texas A&M–Kingsville*	No. T–12	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX (NCAA Division II first round)	W 34–19
November 25	at No. T–5 St. Cloud State*	No. T–12	Selke Field St. Cloud, MN (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)	W 55–24
December 2	No. 9 IUP*	No. T–12	Robinson–Hale Stadium Clinton, MS (NCAA Division II semifinal)	W 26–14
December 9	vs. No. 2 Jacksonville State	No. T–12	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL (NCAA Division II championship)	W 3–0	10,538	^[6]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Jacksonville State $^	8	–	0	–	0	13	–	1	–	0
No. T–12 Mississippi College ^	6	–	2	–	0	11	–	3	–	0
Valdosta State	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Delta State	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
North Alabama	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Troy State	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
West Georgia	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	7	–	0
Livingston	1	–	6	–	1	0	–	3	–	7
Tennessee–Martin	1	–	7	–	0	0	–	2	–	9

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

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