1989_NAIA_Division_II_football_season

1989 NAIA Division II football season
1989 NAIA Division II football season
Regular season	August–November 1989
Postseason	November–December 1989
National Championship	Canton, OH
Champions	Westminster (PA) (5)
	←1988; NAIA Division II football season; 1990→;

1989 NAIA Division II football season

American college football season

The 1989 NAIA Division II 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 Division II for football.

Quick Facts Regular season, Postseason ...

The season was played from August to November 1989 and culminated in the 1989 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at a neutral field in Canton, Ohio.^[1]

In rematch of the previous year's final, the Westminster Titans repeated as national champion by defeating the Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles, 51–30, to win their fifth NAIA national title.

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"NAIA Championship History" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.

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"NAIA Football Regular Season Records" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. pp. 20–23. Retrieved December 11, 2021.

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"NAIA Division II Poll". St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph, Missouri. Associated Press. November 16, 1989. p. 2D. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Conference	Champion	Record
Columbia	Mount Rainier League: Central Washington Mount Hood League: Lewis & Clark	5–0–1 5–1
Frontier	Carroll (MT)	6–0
Heart of America	Missouri Valley	7–0
Illini-Badger	Greenville	8–1
Kansas	St. Mary of the Plains	9–0
Mid-South	Georgetown (KY)	6–0
Nebraska	Nebraska Wesleyan	5–0
North Dakota	Dickinson State	5–0
South Dakota	Dakota Wesleyan Sioux Falls	4–1
WSUC	Wisconsin–La Crosse	7–1

Rank	Team (first place votes)	Record (thru Nov. 11)	Points
1	Westminster (PA) (21)	9–0	525
2	Central Washington	8–0–1	499
3	Missouri Valley	9–1	470
4	Wisconsin–La Crosse	9–1	457
5	St. Mary of the Plains	10–0	426
6	Peru State	8–1	402
7	Nebraska Wesleyan	9–1	381
8	Dickinson State	8–1	356
9	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	8–1–1	351
10	Chadron State	8–1	323
11	Hanover	9–0–1	320
12	Baker	8–1	287
13	St. Francis (IL)	8–2	274
14	Bethany (KS)	8–1	270
15	Carroll (MT)	9–1	261
16	Concordia (WI)	8–1	217
17	Pacific Lutheran	6–2–1	149
18	Georgetown (KY)	7–2–1	140
19	Lewis & Clark	7–2	137
20	Tarleton State	8–2	116
21	Western Washington	7–2	107
22	Wisconsin–River Falls	7–3	87
23	Howard Payne	8–3	66
24	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	7–3	40
25	Linfield	6–3	33

First Round Campus sites			Quarterfinals Campus sites			Semifinals Campus sites			Championship Canton, OH

	Georgetown (KY)	9

	Westminster (PA)*	29
				Westminster (PA)	34

				Tarleton State*	0
	Tarleton State	16

	St. Mary of the Plains*	6
							Westminster (PA)	21

							Central Washington ‡	10
	Carroll (MT)	28

	Dickinson State*	37
				Dickinson State*	7

				Central Washington	49
	Lewis & Clark	0

	Central Washington*	51
										Westminster (PA)	51

										Wisconsin–La Crosse	30
	Baker	30

	Peru State*	27
				Baker	35

				Missouri Valley*	28
	Hanover	27

	Missouri Valley*	48
							Baker*	6

							Wisconsin–La Crosse	21
	Nebraska Wesleyan	46

	Chadron State*	43
				Nebraska Wesleyan*	0

				Wisconsin–La Crosse	29
	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	20

	Wisconsin–La Crosse*	30

1989_NAIA_Division_II_football_season

1989 NAIA Division II football season

Conference changes

Conference standings

Conference champions

Rankings

Postseason

See also

References

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