1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1989 File:NCAA primary logo 1980.svg 88 August–November November 25–December 16 December 16, 1989 Paulson StadiumStatesboro, Georgia Georgia Southern John Friesz (QB, Idaho) The 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1989, and concluded with the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 16, 1989, at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The Georgia Southern Eagles won their third I-AA championship, defeating the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks by a score of 37−34.1989 NCAA Division I Football Championship http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d1/2012FCSfbchamp.pdf NCAA.org December 29, 2013 15 Conference changes and new programs School 1988 Conference 1989 Conference Davidson Colonial (I-AA) D-III Independent Fordham Liberty (D-III) I-AA Independent Louisiana Tech I-AA Independent I-A Independent Samford D-III Independent I-AA Independent Conference standings Conference champions List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons Conference ChampionsBig Sky Conference – Idaho Colonial League – Holy Cross Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference – Southwest Missouri State Ivy League – Princeton and Yale Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Delaware State Ohio Valley Conference – Middle Tennessee State Southern Conference – Furman Southland Conference – Stephen F. Austin Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State Yankee Conference – Connecticut, Maine, and Villanova Postseason The top four teams were seeded, and thus assured of home games in the opening round.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30833081/primed_for_the_playoffs/ Primed for the playoffs Willie T. Smith III The Greenville News Greenville, South Carolina 1D November 20, 1989 April 21, 2019 newspapers.com The location of the final, the Georgia Southern Eagles' Paulson Stadium, had been predetermined via a three-year agreement the university reached with the NCAA in February 1989.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30810481/georgia_southern_to_host_ncaa_title/ Georgia Southern to host NCAA title AP Rocky Mount Telegram Rocky Mount, North Carolina 11 February 24, 1989 April 21, 2019 newspapers.com NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket First RoundNovember 25Campus sites QuarterfinalsDecember 2Campus sites SemifinalsDecember 9Campus sites National Championship Game December 16Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA Villanova 36 (1) Georgia Southern* 52 Appalachian State 21 Middle Tennessee* 24 Eastern Illinois 38 (4) Idaho* 21 Jackson State 7 Montana* 48 William & Mary 10 (2) Furman* 24 Youngstown State 28 Eastern Kentucky* 24 Grambling State 56 (3) Stephen F. Austin* 59 Maine 35 Southwest Missouri State* 38 (1) Georgia Southern* 45 Middle Tennessee 3 Eastern Illinois 19 Montana* 25 (2) Furman* 42 Youngstown State 23 (3) Stephen F. Austin* 55 Southwest Missouri State 25 (1) Georgia Southern* 45 Montana 15 (2) Furman* 19 (3) Stephen F. Austin 21 (1) Georgia Southern 37 (3) Stephen F. Austin 34 * Denotes host institution Source: References