1989 NCAA Division I-A football season

1989 NCAA Division I-A season
Total # of teams	106
Preseason AP #1	Michigan Wolverines[1]
Number of bowls	18
Champions	Miami Hurricanes
Heisman	Andre Ware, Houston QB
NCAA Division I-A football season «1988 1990»

The 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its third National Championship during the 80s, cementing its claim as the decade's top team, winning more titles than any other program.

Notre Dame signed a six-year, $30 million deal with NBC, granting the network the exclusive rights to broadcast Notre Dame football.

Florida State begins 0-2, but finishes the season 10-2, having beaten the National Champions Miami earlier in the season and beating Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl.

Two big names retired from the coaching ranks, Michigan's Bo Schembechler and Oklahoma's Barry Switzer, while a soon-to-be legendary coach Steve Spurrier was hired by Florida away from Duke in an effort to clean up after a decade of NCAA sanctions.

The number of schools increased by 2 to 106 with the addition of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs as an independent, and the SMU Mustangs of the Southwest Conference resuming play in the wake of the so-called "Death Penalty".

Houston quarterback Andre Ware ran the run and shoot offense all the way to the Heisman Trophy and numerous records.

Contents 1 Conference Standings 2 #1 and #2 Progress 3 Notable Rivalry Games 4 Bowl games 5 Final AP Poll 6 Final Coaches Poll 7 Heisman Trophy 8 Other major awards 9 References

Conference Standings

1989 ACC football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #18 Virginia § 6 – 1 – 0     10 – 3 – 0 Duke § 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 4 – 0 #12 Clemson 5 – 2 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 NC State 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 5 – 0 Maryland 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 1 Wake Forest 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 8 – 1 North Carolina 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 10 – 0 § – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll	1989 Big 8 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #4 Colorado † 7 – 0 – 0     11 – 1 – 0 #11 Nebraska 6 – 1 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 Oklahoma 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 Iowa State 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0 Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 Kansas 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 Missouri 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 9 – 0 Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 10 – 0 † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1989 Big Ten football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #7/8 Michigan † 8 – 0 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 #10/10 Illinois 7 – 1 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 #16/16 Michigan State 6 – 2 – 0     8 – 4 – 0 #24/NR Ohio State 6 – 2 – 0     8 – 4 – 0 Minnesota 4 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0 Indiana 3 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Iowa 3 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Purdue 2 – 6 – 0     3 – 8 – 0 Wisconsin 1 – 7 – 0     2 – 9 – 0 Northwestern 0 – 8 – 0     0 – 11 – 0 † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll
1989 Big West Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Fresno State † 7 – 0 – 0     11 – 1 – 0 Cal State Fullerton 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 4 – 1 San Jose State 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 5 – 0 Utah State 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 UNLV Rebels 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 Long Beach State 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 8 – 0 Pacific Tigers 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 10 – 0 New Mexico State 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 11 – 0 † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1989 Mid-American Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Ball State † 6 – 1 – 1     7 – 3 – 2 Eastern Michigan 6 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 1 Toledo 6 – 2 – 0     6 – 5 – 0 Central Michigan 5 – 2 – 1     5 – 5 – 1 Bowling Green 5 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Western Michigan 3 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Miami 2 – 5 – 1     2 – 8 – 1 Ohio 1 – 6 – 1     1 – 9 – 1 Kent State 0 – 8 – 0     0 – 11 – 0 † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1989 Pacific-10 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #8 USC † 6 – 0 – 1     9 – 2 – 1 #23 Washington 5 – 3 – 0     8 – 4 – 0 Oregon 5 – 3 – 0     8 – 4 – 0 #25 Arizona 5 – 3 – 0     8 – 4 – 0 Arizona State 3 – 3 – 1     6 – 4 – 1 Oregon State 3 – 4 – 1     4 – 7 – 1 Washington State 3 – 5 – 0     6 – 5 – 0 Stanford 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0 UCLA 2 – 5 – 1     3 – 7 – 1 California 2 – 6 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll
1989 SEC football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #9 Alabama § 6 – 1 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 #6 Auburn § 6 – 1 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 #5 Tennessee § 6 – 1 – 0     11 – 1 – 0 Florida 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 5 – 0 Georgia 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 6 – 0 Ole Miss 4 – 3 – 0     8 – 4 – 0 Kentucky 2 – 5 – 0     6 – 5 – 0 LSU 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 Mississippi State 1 – 6 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Vanderbilt 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 10 – 0 § – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll	1989 Southwest Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #13 Arkansas † 7 – 1 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 #14 Houston 6 – 2 – 0     9 – 2 – 0 #20 Texas A&M 6 – 2 – 0     8 – 4 – 0 Texas Tech 5 – 3 – 0     9 – 3 – 0 Baylor 4 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Texas 4 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 TCU 2 – 6 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 Rice 2 – 6 – 0     2 – 8 – 1 SMU 0 – 8 – 0     2 – 9 – 0 † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1989 Division I-A independents football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #2 Notre Dame   –       12 – 1 – 0 #1 Miami   –       11 – 1 – 0 #3 Florida State   –       10 – 2 – 0 Northern Illinois   –       9 – 2 – 0 #15 Penn State   –       8 – 3 – 1 #17 Pittsburgh   –       8 – 3 – 1 #21 West Virginia   –       8 – 3 – 1 Syracuse   –       8 – 4 – 0 Southwestern Louisiana   –       7 – 4 – 0 Akron   –       6 – 4 – 1 South Carolina   –       6 – 4 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Virginia Tech]]   –       6 – 4 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Louisiana Tech]]   –       5 – 4 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Army]]   –       6 – 5 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Louisville]]   –       6 – 5 – 0 East Carolina   –       5 – 5 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Tulsa]]   –       6 – 6 – 0 Southern Miss   –       5 – 6 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Tulane]]   –       4 – 8 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Navy]]   –       3 – 8 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Rutgers]]   –       2 – 7 – 2 [[{{{school}}}|Boston College]]   –       2 – 9 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Memphis]]   –       2 – 9 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Cincinnati]]   –       1 – 9 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Temple]]   –       1 – 10 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll
1989 WAC football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #22 [[{{{school}}}|BYU]] † 7 – 1 – 0     10 – 3 – 0 Air Force 5 – 1 – 1     8 – 4 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Hawaii]] 5 – 2 – 1     9 – 3 – 1 Wyoming 5 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|San Diego State]] 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Colorado State]] 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 1 Utah 2 – 6 – 0     4 – 8 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|UTEP]] 1 – 7 – 0     2 – 10 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|New Mexico]] 0 – 7 – 0     2 – 10 – 0 † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

#1 and #2 Progress

WEEKS	#1	#2	Event
PRE	Michigan	Notre Dame	Notre Dame 36, [[{{{school}}}|Virginia]] 13	Aug 31
1-2	Notre Dame	Michigan	Notre Dame 24, Michigan 19	Sep 16
3-7	Notre Dame	Miami	[[{{{school}}}|Florida State]] 24, Miami 10	Oct 28
8-11	Notre Dame	[[{{{school}}}|Colorado]]	Miami 27, Notre Dame 10	Nov 25
12	Colorado	Alabama	Auburn 30, Alabama 20	Dec 2
13	Colorado	Miami	Notre Dame 21, Colorado 6	Jan 1

Notable Rivalry Games

Auburn 30 Alabama 20 First Iron Bowl Played in Auburn

Bowl games

• Rose Bowl: #12 USC 17, #3 Michigan 10
• {{{alt}}}: #2 Miami(FL) 33, #7 Alabama 25
• {{{alt}}}: #8 Tennessee 31, #10 Arkansas 27
• Fiesta Bowl: #5 [[{{{school}}}|Florida State]] 41, #6 Nebraska 17
• {{{alt}}}: #11 Illinois 31, #15 [[{{{school}}}|Virginia]] 21
• {{{alt}}}: #4 Notre Dame 21, #1 [[{{{school}}}|Colorado]] 6
• Hall of Fame Bowl: #9 Auburn 31, #21 Ohio State 14
• {{{alt}}}: #14 Clemson 27, #17 [[{{{school}}}|West Virginia]] 7
• {{{alt}}}: #24 Pittsburgh 31, #16 [[{{{school}}}|Texas A&M]] 28
• Copper Bowl: Arizona 17, [[{{{school}}}|NC State]] 10
• Holiday Bowl: #18 Penn State 50, #19 [[{{{school}}}|BYU]] 39
• {{{alt}}}: Washington 34, Florida 7
• {{{alt}}}: [[{{{school}}}|Syracuse]] 19, Georgia 18
• All-American Bowl: #25 Texas Tech 49, #20 [[{{{school}}}|Duke]] 21
• {{{alt}}}: [[{{{school}}}|Mississippi]] 42, Air Force 29
• Aloha Bowl: #22 Michigan State 33, #23 [[{{{school}}}|Hawaii]] 13
• {{{alt}}}: Oregon 27, [[{{{school}}}|Tulsa]] 24
• {{{alt}}}: [[{{{school}}}|Fresno State]] 27, [[{{{school}}}|Ball State]] 6

Final AP Poll

1. Miami (FL)
2. Notre Dame
3. [[{{{school}}}|Florida State]]
4. [[{{{school}}}|Colorado]]
5. Tennessee
6. Auburn
7. Michigan
8. Southern California
9. Alabama
10. Illinois
11. Nebraska
12. Clemson
13. Arkansas
14. Houston
15. Penn State
16. Michigan State
17. Pittsburgh
18. [[{{{school}}}|Virginia]]
19. Texas Tech
20. [[{{{school}}}|Texas A&M]]
21. [[{{{school}}}|West Virginia]]
22. [[{{{school}}}|BYU]]
23. Washington
24. Ohio State
25. Arizona

Final Coaches Poll

1. Miami (FL)
2. [[{{{school}}}|Florida St.]]
3. Notre Dame
4. [[{{{school}}}|Colorado]]
5. Tennessee
6. Auburn
7. Alabama
8. Michigan
9. Southern California
10. Illinois
11. Clemson
12. Nebraska
13. Arkansas
14. Penn St.
15. [[{{{school}}}|Virginia]]
16. Texas Tech
17. Michigan St.
18. [[{{{school}}}|Brigham Young]]
19. Pittsburgh
20. Washington

Heisman Trophy

1. Winner: Andre Ware, Houston, Jr. QB
2. Anthony Thompson, Indiana, Sr. RB
3. Major Harris, West Virginia, Jr. QB
4. Tony Rice, Notre Dame, Sr. QB
5. Darian Hagan, Colorado, So. QB

Other major awards

• Maxwell (Player): Anthony Thompson, Indiana
• Camp (Back): Anthony Thompson, Indiana
• O'Brien Award (QB): Andre Ware, Houston
• Rockne (Lineman): Chris Zorich, Notre Dame, NT
• Lombardi (Linebacker): Percy Snow, Michigan St.
• Outland (Interior): Mohammed Elewonibi, BYU
• Coach of the Year: Bill McCartney, Colorado

References

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