1989 NCAA Division III football season Regular season August – November 1989 Playoffs November – December 1989 Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL Champion Dayton
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The 1989 NCAA Division III football season , part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 1989, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl , in December 1989 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama . The Dayton Flyers won their second Division III championship by defeating the Union (NY) Dutchmen , 17−7.[1]
Conference changes and new programs [ ]
Conference standings [ ]
1989 Atlantic Collegiate Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Gallaudet +
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
St. John Fisher +
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Marist
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
1
Saint Francis (PA)
2
–
3
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Siena
2
–
3
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Brooklyn
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
5
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1989 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Dickinson $^
7
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
1
Franklin & Marshall
6
–
1
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Muhlenberg
4
–
2
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Ursinus
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Swarthmore
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Gettysburg
2
–
4
–
1
2
–
7
–
1
Western Maryland
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Johns Hopkins
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1989 College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Centre $
4
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Rhodes
3
–
1
–
0
7
–
1
–
0
Millsaps
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Sewanee
1
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
1
Trinity (TX)
0
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
1989 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Millikin $^
8
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Augustana (IL) ^
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Carroll (WI)
6
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Wheaton (IL)
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Illinois Wesleyan
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
North Central (IL)
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Carthage
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Elmhurst
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
North Park
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1989 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Alfred $
3
–
0
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Ithaca
2
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
St. Lawrence
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
RPI
1
–
1
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Hobart
0
–
4
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
1989 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Hanover $^
7
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
1
Taylor
5
–
1
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
DePauw
4
–
1
–
2
6
–
2
–
2
Franklin (IN)
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Wabash
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Rose–Hulman
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
1
Anderson (IN)
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Manchester
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant None of the conference members played a full round-robin; each had one or more games against non-conference opponents designated as "wild card" games that counted in the conference standings.
1989 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Central (IA) $^
8
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Simpson ^
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Loras
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Wartburg
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Luther
4
–
4
–
0
4
–
4
–
6
Buena Vista
3
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Dubuque
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
William Penn
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Upper Iowa
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1989 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Albion +
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Adrian +
4
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Hope
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
1
Alma
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Olivet
1
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Kalamazoo
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
7
–
1
+ – Conference co-champions
1989 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Lycoming +^
7
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Susquehanna +
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
1
Moravian
6
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Widener
6
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Lebanon Valley
4
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Delaware Valley
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Albright
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Juniata
1
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Wilkes
0
–
8
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1989 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Saint John's (MN) $^
8
–
0
–
1
10
–
1
–
1
Concordia–Moorhead
6
–
2
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
Carleton
6
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Hamline
5
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
St. Olaf
5
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Gustavus Adolphus
5
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
St. Thomas (MN)
4
–
4
–
1
4
–
5
–
1
Bethel (MN)
2
–
6
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Augsburg
2
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Macalester
0
–
9
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1989 New England Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
North Division
Lowell xy
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Plymouth State
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Curry
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Nichols
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Maine Maritime
1
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
UMass–Boston
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
7
–
1
South Division
Bridgewater State xy$
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Framingham State
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Worcester State
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Westfield State
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Fitchburg State
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Massachusetts Maritime
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Southeastern Massachusetts
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Championship: Bridgewater State 14 , Lowell 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant
1989 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Montclair State $^
5
–
0
–
1
9
–
2
–
1
Trenton State
4
–
1
–
1
8
–
1
–
1
Ramapo
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Glassboro State
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
2
Kean
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Jersey City State
1
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
William Paterson
0
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1989 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Ohio Wesleyan +
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
1
Kenyon +
5
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
1
Allegheny
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Wittenberg
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Wooster
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Denison
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Case Western Reserve
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Oberlin
1
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Earlham
0
–
6
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1989 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
John Carroll $^
7
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Mount Union
6
–
1
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
Muskingum
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Baldwin–Wallace
5
–
2
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Heidelberg
5
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Otterbein
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Ohio Northern
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Marietta
1
–
7
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Capital
0
–
8
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Hiram *
–
3
–
5
–
1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant * – did not compete for championship
1989 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Randolph–Macon $
3
–
1
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Emory & Henry
3
–
1
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Hampden–Sydney
2
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Washington and Lee
1
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Bridgewater
1
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
$ – Conference champion Randolph–Macon won the conference title by virtue of a head-to-head win over Emory & Henry.
1989 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Occidental $
4
–
0
–
1
7
–
2
–
0
La Verne
3
–
1
–
1
4
–
5
–
0
Redlands
3
–
1
–
1
4
–
5
–
0
Whittier
2
–
2
–
1
3
–
6
–
0
Claremont-Mudd
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Pomona-Pitzer
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion Each team played one other conference member twice. A head-to-head sweep of the two games counted as one win for the winner and one loss for the loser in the conference standings. A split of the two games counted as a tie for each team.
1989 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Dayton ^
–
13
–
0
–
1
Union (NY) ^
–
13
–
1
–
0
Frostburg State
–
9
–
1
–
0
Aurora
–
8
–
1
–
0
Ferrum ^
–
11
–
2
–
0
Cortland ^
–
9
–
2
–
0
Catholic University
–
8
–
2
–
0
UC Santa Barbara
–
8
–
2
–
0
San Diego
–
7
–
2
–
0
Quincy
–
7
–
2
–
1
Hofstra ^
–
8
–
3
–
0
Drake
–
7
–
3
–
0
Wagner
–
6
–
3
–
0
Duquesne
–
6
–
4
–
0
Albany
–
5
–
4
–
0
Canisius
–
5
–
4
–
0
Mercyhurst
–
5
–
4
–
0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham
–
4
–
4
–
1
Wesley
–
4
–
5
–
0
Buffalo
–
4
–
6
–
0
Maryville (TN)
–
4
–
6
–
0
Menlo
–
3
–
6
–
0
Brockport
–
3
–
7
–
0
Salisbury State
–
2
–
6
–
1
Norwich
–
2
–
7
–
1
Georgetown
–
2
–
8
–
0
Buffalo State
–
1
–
8
–
0
Colorado College
–
1
–
8
–
0
Saint Peter's
–
0
–
7
–
0
Methodist
–
0
–
10
–
0
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
Centennial Conference – Dickinson
College Athletic Conference – Centre
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Millikin
Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference – Hanover
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Adrian and Albion
Middle Atlantic Conference – Lycoming and Susquehanna
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – St. Norbert
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN)
New England Football Conference – Bridgewater State
New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Montclair State
North Coast Athletic Conference – Kenyon and Ohio Wesleyan
Ohio Athletic Conference – John Carroll
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Randolph-Macon
Presidents' Athletic Conference – Carnegie Mellon and Washington & Jefferson
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Occidental
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Howard Payne and Tarleton State
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Mount Senario
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse
Postseason [ ]
The 1989 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 17th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the 15th, and final, time and for the fifth consecutive year. Like the previous four tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.[2]
Playoff bracket [ ]
First Round Campus Sites
Quarterfinals Campus Sites
Semifinals Campus Sites
National Championship Game Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, Alabama
Union (NY)
42
Cortland
14
Union (NY)
45
Montclair State
6
Montclair State
23
Hofstra
6
Union (NY)
37
Ferrum
21
Lycoming
21
Dickinson
0
Lycoming
24
Ferrum
49
Ferrum
41
Washington & Jefferson
7
Union (NY)
7
Dayton
17
Dayton
35
John Carroll
10
Dayton
28
Millikin
16
Millikin
21
Augustana (IL)
12
Dayton
28
Saint John's (MN)
0
Central (IA)
55
St. Norbert
7
Central (IA)
24
Saint John's (MN)
27
Saint John's (MN)
42
Simpson
35
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