1989 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1989 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–6 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach	Rockey Felker (4th season)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 40,656)

1989 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Tennessee +	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Alabama +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Auburn +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Florida	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Georgia	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
LSU	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs improved on the previous season's 1–10 record but were still unable to qualify for a bowl game.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 2	Vanderbilt	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 42–7
September 9	at No. 18 Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	W 26–23
September 23	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 6–23
September 30	at Florida	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	L 0–21
October 7	Northeast Louisiana*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 28–14
October 21	Memphis State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 35–10
October 28	at No. 16 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 0–14
November 4	at No. 5 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	L 10–23
November 11	Tulane*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 27–7
November 18	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 20–44
November 25	vs. Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)	L 11–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game