1989 NAIA Division I football season
| 1989 NAIA Division I football season | |
|---|---|
| Regular season | August–November 1989 |
| Postseason | December 2–16, 1989 |
| National Championship | Burke–Tarr Stadium Jefferson City, TN |
| Champions | Carson–Newman (5) |
The 1989 NAIA Division I 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's top division for football.
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 champions
| Conference | Champion | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Central Arkansas Harding |
5–1 |
| NIC | Moorhead State (MN) | 5–1 |
| Oklahoma | Northwestern Oklahoma State Southeastern Oklahoma State |
3–1 |
| RMAC | Adams State | 7–0 |
| South Atlantic | Carson–Newman | 7–1 |
| WVIAC | West Virginia Tech Concord (WV) |
5–0–1 |
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 (MN)* | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Central State (OH) | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Carson–Newman* | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Carson–Newman | 51 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia Tech* | 13 | |||||||||||||
See also
- 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season
- 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season
- 1989 NCAA Division II football season
- 1989 NCAA Division III football season
References
- ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ^ "1989 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.