1989_NAIA_Division_I_football_season

1989 NAIA Division I football season

1989 NAIA Division I football season

American college football season

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

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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 realignment

Membership changes

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Conference standings

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Conference champions

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Rankings

Final NAIA Division I poll rankings:

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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. [1]
    "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "1989 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  3. [3]
    "NAIA Division I Poll". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. Associated Press. November 21, 1989. p. 2C. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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