1989 NCAA Division III football season

1989 NCAA Division III football season
1989 NCAA Division III football season
Regular season	August – November 1989
Playoffs	November – December 1989
National; championship	Garrett-Harrison Stadium; Phenix City, AL
Champion	Dayton

The 1989 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 1989, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1989 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The Dayton Flyers won their second Division III championship by defeating the Union (NY) Dutchmen, 17−7.^[1]

Conference changes and new programs

School	1988 Conference	1989 Conference
Evansville	Mid-South (NAIA)	D-III Independent
Fordham	Liberty (D-III)	I-AA Independent

Conference standings

1989 Iowa Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Central (IA) $^	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Simpson (IA) ^	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Loras	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Wartburg	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Luther	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	6
Buena Vista	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Dubuque	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
William Penn	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Upper Iowa	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1989 Liberty Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
St. John's $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Iona	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Merchant Marine	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
C. W. Post	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Stony Brook	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Pace	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1989 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Lycoming +^	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Susquehanna +	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
Moravian	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Widener	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Lebanon Valley	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Delaware Valley	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Albright	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Juniata	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Wilkes	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1989 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Montclair State $^	5	–	0	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
Trenton State	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
Ramapo	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Glassboro State	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	2
Kean	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Jersey City State	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
William Paterson	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1989 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Washington & Jefferson +^	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Carnegie Mellon +	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Thiel	3	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Hiram	2	–	2	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Grove City	1	–	3	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Bethany (WV)	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

Conference champions

Conference champions
Centennial Conference – Dickinson College Athletic Conference – Centre College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Millikin Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference – Hanover Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA) Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Adrian and Albion Middle Atlantic Conference – Lycoming and Susquehanna Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – St. Norbert Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN) New England Football Conference – Bridgewater State New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Montclair State North Coast Athletic Conference – Kenyon and Ohio Wesleyan Ohio Athletic Conference – John Carroll Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Randolph-Macon Presidents' Athletic Conference – Carnegie Mellon and Washington & Jefferson Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Occidental Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Howard Payne and Tarleton State Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Mount Senario Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse

Postseason

The 1989 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 17th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the 15th, and final, time and for the fifth consecutive year. Like the previous four tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.^[2]

Playoff bracket

First Round Campus Sites		Quarterfinals Campus Sites		Semifinals Campus Sites		National Championship Game Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, Alabama

Union (NY)	42

SUNY Cortland	14
		Union (NY)	45

		Montclair State	6
Montclair State	23

Hofstra	6
				Union (NY)	37

				Ferrum	21
Lycoming	21

Dickinson	0
		Lycoming	24

		Ferrum	49
Ferrum	41

Washington & Jefferson	7
						Union (NY)	7

						Dayton	17
Dayton	35

John Carroll	10
		Dayton	28

		Millikin	16
Millikin	21

Augustana (IL)	12
				Dayton	28

				Saint John's (MN)	0
Central (IA)	55

St. Norbert	7
		Central (IA)	24

		Saint John's (MN)	27
Saint John's (MN)	42

Simpson	35

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References

^ "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
^ "1989 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.

[2] "1989 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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