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1989 Florida Gators football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1989
team	Florida Gators
sport	football
conference	Southeastern Conference
short_conf	SEC
record	7–5
conf_record	4–3
head_coach	Galen Hall
hc_year	6th season
hc_games	first 5 games
head_coach2	Gary Darnell
hc_games2	interim; final 7 games
off_coach	Whitey Jordan
oc_year	1st
def_coach	Gary Darnell
dc_year	2nd
stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
bowl	[Freedom Bowl](1989-freedom-bowl)
bowl_result	L 7–34 v. [Washington](1989-washington-huskies-football-team)

The 1989 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Galen Hall's sixth and final season as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team; Hall was replaced as the Gators head coach after five games by his defensive coordinator, Gary Darnell. Hall and Darnell's 1989 Florida Gators posted an overall record of 7–5 and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 4–3, tying for fourth place in the ten-team SEC.

Schedule

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Personnel

Galen Hall
Gary Darnell (DC)
Whitey Jordan (OC)
Charlie Strong (OLB)

Game summaries

Ole Miss

First quarter

FLA – John David Francis 36-yard field goal. ''Florida 3–0. '''Drive:'''''
MISS – Randy Baldwin 9-yard pass from John Darnell (Greg Hogue kick). ''Ole Miss 7–3. '''Drive:''''' Second quarter
FLA – John David Francis 34-yard field goal. ''Ole Miss 7–6. '''Drive:''''' Third quarter
MISS – Randy Baldwin 1-yard run (Greg Hogue kick). ''Ole Miss 14–6. '''Drive:'''''
MISS – Chauncey Godwin 58-yard interception return (Greg Hogue kick). Ole Miss 21–6. Fourth quarter
FLA – Emmitt Smith 5-yard run (pass failed). ''Ole Miss 21–12. '''Drive:'''''
MISS – Brian Lee 40-yard field goal. ''Ole Miss 24–12. '''Drive:'''''
FLA – Emmitt Smith 2-yard run (John David Francis kick). ''Ole Miss 24–19. '''Drive:''''' ;Top passers
MISS – John Darnell – 6/14, 48 yards, TD, INT
FLA – Kyle Morris – 18/35, 216 yards, 2 INT ;Top rushers
MISS – Randy Baldwin – 13 rushes, 35 yards, TD
FLA – Emmitt Smith – 29 rushes, 117 yards, 2 TD ;Top receivers
MISS – Reid Hines – 2 receptions, 26 yards
FLA – Kirk Kirkpatrick – 6 receptions, 83 yards

Louisiana Tech

At Memphis State

Mississippi State

at Tampa, Florida

At LSU

Vanderbilt

New Mexico

At Auburn

;First quarter

FLA – Emmitt Smith 5-yard run (John David Francis kick), 4:09. Florida 7–0. ;Second quarter
No scoring ;Third quarter
AUB – Win Lyle 47-yard field goal, 2:18. Florida 7–3. ;Fourth quarter
AUB – Shayne Wasden 25-yard pass from Reggie Slack (Win Lyle kick), 0:26. Auburn 10–7. ;Top passers
FLA – Donald Douglas – 1/5, 6 yards
AUB – Reggie Slack – 12/19, 143 yards, TD ;Top rushers
FLA – Emmitt Smith – 27 rushes, 86 yards, TD
AUB – James Joseph – 26 rushes, 55 yards ;Top receivers
FLA – Kirk Kirkpatrick – 1 reception, 6 yards
AUB – James Joseph – 3 receptions, 47 yards

Vs. Georgia

at Jacksonville, Florida

Kentucky

Florida State

Freedom Bowl (vs. Washington)

Main article: 1989 Freedom Bowl

at Anaheim, California

References

(September 10, 1989). "Rebels turn back Gators; fans rebel against Morris". South Florida Sun Sentinel.
(September 17, 1989). "34–7 whipping of La. Tech soothes troubles Gators". The Miami Herald.
(September 24, 1989). "Gators, Smith subdue Tigers". The Commercial Appeal.
(October 1, 1989). "Morris lifts Gators to 21–0 win". St. Petersburg Times.
(October 8, 1989). "LSU loses as time runs out". Daily World.
(October 15, 1989). "Gators defy distractions". Fort Myers News-Press.
(October 22, 1989). "Gators foil Lobos' bid". Albuquerque Journal.
(November 5, 1989). "Auburn derails Florida". The Miami Herald.
(November 12, 1989). "Dawgs have their day, again". St. Petersburg Times.
(November 19, 1989). "UF wears ddown Kentucky, 38–28". The Tampa Tribune.
(December 3, 1989). "FSU air attack down Gators 24–17". Press Journal.
(December 31, 1989). "Huskies roll past Florida in 34-7 win". Eugene Register-Guard.
(December 31, 1989). "Huskies hammer Florida, 34-7". The Bulletin.
''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive. link. (2015-12-08 '', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.)
Gainesville Sun, 1989 Nov 05. Retrieved 2022-Oct-30.

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