1989 NAIA Division II football season

American college football season August 2023 1989 August–November 1989 November–December 1989 Canton, OH Westminster (PA) (5) The 1989 NAIA Division II 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 Division II for football. The season was played from August to November 1989 and culminated in the 1989 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at a neutral field in Canton, Ohio.NAIA Championship History http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics 4–11 December 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715022933/http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 July 15, 2015 dead In rematch of the previous year's final, the Westminster Titans repeated as national champion by defeating the 1989 Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles, 51–30, to win their fifth NAIA national title. Conference changes This is the final season that the NAIA officially recognizes football champions from the Illini–Badger Football Conference and the Wisconsin State University Conference.NAIA Football Regular Season Records https://www.naia.org/sports/fball/Records/FB_RegularSeason.pdf National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics 20–23 December 11, 2021 Both conferences would eventually join NCAA Division III; the IBFC would continue to sponsor football until 2007 while the WSUC, which would evolve into the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 1997, continues to sponsor the sport. Conference standings Conference champions Conference Champion Record Columbia Mount Rainier League: Central WashingtonMount Hood League: Lewis & Clark 5–0–15–1FrontierCarroll (MT)6–0 Heart of America Missouri Valley 7–0 Illini-Badger Greenville 8–1 Kansas St. Mary of the Plains 9–0 Mid-South Georgetown (KY) 6–0 Nebraska Nebraska Wesleyan 5–0 North Dakota Dickinson State 5–0 South Dakota Dakota WesleyanSioux Falls 4–1WSUCWisconsin–La Crosse7–1 Rankings Final NAIA Division II poll rankings: Rank Team (first place votes) Record (thru Nov. 11) Points 1 Westminster (PA) (21) 9–0 525 2 1989 Central Washington Wildcats Central Washington 8–0–1 499 3 1989 Missouri Valley Vikings Missouri Valley 9–1 470 4 1989 Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles Wisconsin–La Crosse 9–1 457 5 1989 St. Mary of the Plains Cavaliers St. Mary of the Plains 10–0 426 6 1989 Peru State Bobcats Peru State 8–1 402 7 1989 Nebraska Wesleyan Plainsmen Nebraska Wesleyan 9–1 381 8 1989 Dickinson State Blue Hawks Dickinson State 8–1 356 9 1989 Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers Wisconsin–Stevens Point 8–1–1 351 10 1989 Chadron State Eagles Chadron State 8–1 323 11 1989 Hanover Panthers Hanover 9–0–1 320 12 1989 Baker Wildcats Baker 8–1 287 13 1989 St. Francis Fighting Saints St. Francis (IL) 8–2 274 14 1989 Bethany Swedes Bethany (KS) 8–1 270 15 1989 Carroll Fighting Saints Carroll (MT) 9–1 261 16 1989 Concordia Falcons Concordia (WI) 8–1 217 17 1989 Pacific Lutheran Lutes Pacific Lutheran 6–2–1 149 18 1989 Georgetown Tigers Georgetown (KY) 7–2–1 140 19 1989 Lewis & Clark Pioneers Lewis & Clark 7–2 137 20 1989 Tarleton State Texans Tarleton State 8–2 116 21 1989 Western Washington Vikings Western Washington 7–2 107 22 1989 Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons Wisconsin–River Falls 7–3 87 23 1989 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets Howard Payne 8–3 66 24 1989 Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds Wisconsin–Eau Claire 7–3 40 25 1989 Linfield Wildcats Linfield 6–3 33 NAIA Division II Poll https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-joseph-news-press/125414292/ St. Joseph News-Press St. Joseph, Missouri Associated Press November 16, 1989 2D May 27, 2023 Newspapers.com Postseason First RoundCampus sites QuarterfinalsCampus sites SemifinalsCampus sites ChampionshipCanton, OH 170 no   1989 Georgetown Tigers Georgetown (KY) 9   Westminster (PA)* 29   1989 Tarleton State Texans Tarleton State 16   1989 St. Mary of the Plains Cavaliers St. Mary of the Plains* 6   1989 Carroll Fighting Saints Carroll (MT) 28   1989 Dickinson State Blue Hawks Dickinson State* 37   1989 Lewis & Clark Pioneers Lewis & Clark 0   1989 Central Washington Wildcats Central Washington* 51   1989 Baker Wildcats Baker 30   1989 Peru State Bobcats Peru State* 27   1989 Hanover Panthers Hanover 27   1989 Missouri Valley Vikings Missouri Valley* 48   1989 Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves Nebraska Wesleyan 46   1989 Chadron State Eagles Chadron State* 43   1989 Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers Wisconsin–Stevens Point 20   1989 Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles Wisconsin–La Crosse* 30   Westminster (PA) 34   Tarleton State* 0   Dickinson State* 7   Central Washington 49   Baker 35   Missouri Valley* 28   Nebraska Wesleyan* 0   Wisconsin–La Crosse 29   Westminster (PA) 21   Central Washington ‡ 10   Baker* 6   Wisconsin–La Crosse 21   Westminster (PA) 51   Wisconsin–La Crosse 30 ‡ Game played at Puyallup, Washington 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 Category:NAIA football national championship