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1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1989
image	File:NCAA primary logo 1980.svg
number_of_teams	88
regular_season	August–November
playoffs	November 25–December 16
nc_date	[December 16, 1989](1989-ncaa-division-i-aa-football-championship-game)
championship	Paulson Stadium
Statesboro, Georgia
champions	[Georgia Southern](1989-georgia-southern-eagles-football-team)
payton	John Friesz (QB, Idaho)

Statesboro, Georgia

The 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1989, and concluded with the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 16, 1989, at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The Georgia Southern Eagles won their third I-AA championship, defeating the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks by a score of 37−34.

Conference changes and new programs

School	1988 Conference	1989 Conference
Davidson	Colonial (I-AA)	D-III Independent
Fordham	Liberty (D-III)	I-AA Independent
Louisiana Tech	I-AA Independent	I-A Independent
Samford	D-III Independent	I-AA Independent

Conference standings

Conference champions

Conference Champions

Postseason

The top four teams were seeded, and thus assured of home games in the opening round. The location of the final, the Georgia Southern Eagles' Paulson Stadium, had been predetermined via a three-year agreement the university reached with the NCAA in February 1989.

NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket

November 25 Campus sites December 2 Campus sites December 9 Campus sites December 16 Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA

|RD1-team01=Villanova |RD1-score01=36 |RD1-team02=(1) Georgia Southern* |RD1-score02=52

|RD1-team03=Appalachian State |RD1-score03=21 |RD1-team04=Middle Tennessee* |RD1-score04=24

|RD1-team05=Eastern Illinois |RD1-score05=38 |RD1-team06=(4) Idaho* |RD1-score06=21

|RD1-team07=Jackson State |RD1-score07=7 |RD1-team08=Montana* |RD1-score08=48

|RD1-team09=William & Mary |RD1-score09=10 |RD1-team10=(2) Furman* |RD1-score10=24

|RD1-team11=Youngstown State |RD1-score11=28 |RD1-team12=Eastern Kentucky* |RD1-score12=24

|RD1-team13=Grambling State |RD1-score13=56 |RD1-team14=(3) Stephen F. Austin* |RD1-score14=59

|RD1-team15=Maine |RD1-score15=35 |RD1-team16=** Southwest Missouri State*** |RD1-score16=38

|RD2-team01=(1) Georgia Southern* |RD2-score01=45 |RD2-team02=Middle Tennessee |RD2-score02=3

|RD2-team03=Eastern Illinois |RD2-score03=19 |RD2-team04=Montana* |RD2-score04=25

|RD2-team05=(2) Furman* |RD2-score05=42 |RD2-team06=Youngstown State |RD2-score06=23

|RD2-team07=(3) Stephen F. Austin* |RD2-score07=55 |RD2-team08=Southwest Missouri State |RD2-score08=25

|RD3-team01=(1) Georgia Southern* |RD3-score01=45 |RD3-team02=Montana |RD3-score02=15

|RD3-team03=(2) Furman* |RD3-score03=19 |RD3-team04=(3) Stephen F. Austin |RD3-score04=21

|RD4-team01=(1) Georgia Southern |RD4-score01=37 |RD4-team02=(3) Stephen F. Austin |RD4-score02=34

Denotes host institution Source:

References

"1989 NCAA Division I Football Championship".
Smith III, Willie T.. (November 20, 1989). "Primed for the playoffs". [[The Greenville News]].
(February 24, 1989). "Georgia Southern to host NCAA title". [[Rocky Mount Telegram]].

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