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.
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]
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1989, naia, division, football, season, 34th, season, college, football, sponsored, naia, 20th, season, play, naia, division, football, regular, seasonaugust, november, 1989postseasondecember, 1989national, championshipburke, tarr, stadiumjefferson, city, tnch. 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 seasonRegular seasonAugust November 1989PostseasonDecember 2 16 1989National ChampionshipBurke Tarr StadiumJefferson City TNChampionsCarson Newman 5 1988 NAIA Division I football season 1990 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 Contents 1 Conference realignment 1 1 Membership changes 2 Conference standings 3 Conference champions 4 Postseason 5 See also 6 ReferencesConference realignment EditMembership changes Edit Team 1988 conference 1989 conferenceNewberry South Atlantic IndependentWingate Independent South AtlanticConference standings Edit1989 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TCentral Arkansas 5 1 0 9 1 0Harding 5 1 0 7 4 0Henderson State 4 2 0 8 3 0Arkansas Tech 3 3 0 6 3 0Ouachita Baptist 2 4 0 5 5 0Arkansas Monticello 1 5 0 4 6 0Southern Arkansas 1 5 0 3 6 1 Conference co champions NAIA Division I playoff participant 1989 Central States Intercollegiate Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TEmporia State 3 0 0 11 2 0Fort Hays State 2 1 0 3 7 0Kearney State 1 2 0 3 6 0Wayne State NE 0 3 0 4 7 0 Conference champion NAIA Division I playoff participant 1989 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TSE Oklahoma State 3 1 0 8 1 2NW Oklahoma State 3 1 0 7 4 0SW Oklahoma State 2 2 0 6 4 0East Central 1 3 0 2 8 0Northeastern State 1 3 0 2 8 0 Conference co champions NAIA Division I playoff participantEast Central forfeited a win over SW Oklahoma State 1989 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TAdams State 7 0 0 9 2 0Mesa State 6 1 0 9 1 0Western New Mexico 5 2 0 7 4 0Western State CO 2 5 0 3 7 0Colorado Mines 1 6 0 3 7 0Fort Lewis 1 6 0 1 9 0Chadron State 0 0 0 8 2 0Kearney State 0 0 0 4 6 0Wayne State NE 0 0 0 4 7 0Fort Hays State 0 0 0 3 7 0 Conference champion NAIA Division I playoff participant NAIA Division II playoff participant ineligible for conference title 1989 South Atlantic Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TCarson Newman 6 1 0 12 1 0Gardner Webb 4 3 0 7 4 0Mars Hill 4 3 0 5 5 0Lenoir Rhyne 4 3 0 5 6 0Catawba 4 3 0 4 7 0Presbyterian 3 4 0 4 7 0Wingate 2 5 0 5 5 0Elon 1 6 0 1 9 0 Conference champion NAIA Division I playoff participant 1989 NAIA Division I independents football recordsvte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TCentral State OH 10 3 0Arkansas Pine Bluff 7 2 1 NAIA Division II playoff participantConference champions EditConference Champion RecordArkansas Central ArkansasHarding 5 1NIC Moorhead State MN 5 1Oklahoma Northwestern Oklahoma StateSoutheastern Oklahoma State 3 1RMAC Adams State 7 0South Atlantic Carson Newman 6 1WVIAC West Virginia TechConcord WV 5 0 1Postseason EditQuarterfinalsDecember 2 1989Campus sitesSemifinalsDecember 9 1989Campus sites1989 Champion BowlDecember 16 1989Jefferson City TN Harding9Emporia State 32Emporia State51Adams State 44NW Oklahoma State22Adams State 30Emporia State20Carson Newman 34Central State OH 56Moorhead State 7Central State OH 17Carson Newman 20Carson Newman51West Virginia Tech 13See also Edit1989 NCAA Division I A football season 1989 NCAA Division I AA football season 1989 NCAA Division II football season 1989 NCAA Division III football seasonReferences Edit NAIA Championship History PDF NAIA pp 4 11 Archived from the original PDF on July 15 2015 Retrieved November 25 2015 1989 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs JonFMorse com Retrieved November 25 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1989 NAIA Division I football season amp oldid 1111554592, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,