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1989 NAIA Division I football season
The 1989 NAIA Division I football season was the 34th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 20th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.
| 1989 NAIA Division I football season |
|---|
| August–November 1989 |
| December 2–16, 1989 |
| Burke–Tarr StadiumJefferson City, TN |
| Carson–Newman (5) |
The 1989 NAIA Division I football season was 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.
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.
| Team | 1988 conference | 1989 conference |
|---|---|---|
| All teams | GLIAC (NAIA) | GLIAC (NCAA D-II) |
| Newberry | South Atlantic | Independent |
| Wingate | Independent | South Atlantic |
| Conference | Champion | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Central ArkansasHarding | 5–1 |
| NIC | Moorhead State (MN) | 5–1 |
| Oklahoma | Northwestern Oklahoma StateSoutheastern Oklahoma State | 3–1 |
| RMAC | Adams State | 7–0 |
| South Atlantic | Carson–Newman | 6–1 |
| WVIAC | West Virginia TechConcord (WV) | 5–0–1 |
Final NAIA Division I poll rankings:
| Rank | Team (first place votes) | Record (thru Nov. 19) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adams State (4) | 8–1 | 237 |
| 2 | Central State (OH) (4) | 9–2 | 235 |
| 3 | Central Arkansas (2) | 9–1 | 231 |
| 4 | Carson–Newman (3) | 9–1 | 229 |
| 5 | Mesa State | 9–1 | 209 |
| 6 | Emporia State | 9–1 | 197 |
| 7 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 7–1–2 | 182 |
| 8 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 7–2–1 | 157 |
| 9 | Harding | 7–3 | 151 |
| 10 | West Virginia Tech | 7–2–1 | 136 |
| 11 | Concord | 7–2–1 | 126 |
| 12 | Northern State | 8–2 | 119 |
| 13 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 7–3 | 103 |
| 14 | Moorhead State | 6–3 | 95 |
| 15 | Henderson State | 7–4 | 77 |
| 16 | Gardner–Webb | 7–4 | 73 |
| 17 | Western New Mexico | 7–4 | 62 |
| 18 | Arkansas Tech | 6–3 | 46 |
| 19 | Minnesota Morris | 6–4 | 42 |
| 20 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–5 | 15 |
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