1989 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

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1989 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
SLC champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record12–2–1 (5–0–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumHomer Bryce Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Stephen F. Austin $^ 5 0 1 12 2 1
Northwestern State 3 1 2 4 5 2
SW Texas State 3 3 0 5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana 2 3 1 4 6 1
McNeese State 2 4 0 5 6 0
North Texas 2 4 0 5 6 0
Sam Houston State 2 4 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Stephen F. Austin State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Lynn Graves, the team compiled an overall record of 12–2–1, with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, and finished as Southland champion. Stephen F. Austin advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Championship and were defeated by Georgia Southern.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Jackson State*W 41–28[1]
September 9at Boise State*L 12–2319,918[2][3]
September 23Nicholls State*No. 17W 24–7[4]
September 30at Lamar*No. 14W 44–20[5]
October 7Southwest Texas StateNo. 12W 32–21[6]
October 14at No. 16 North TexasNo. 10W 35–1620,252[7]
October 21at McNeese StateNo. 5W 42–14[8]
October 28at Eastern Washington*No. 5W 42–36[9]
November 4Sam Houston StateNo. 4
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX (rivalry)
W 45–716,137[10]
November 11Northeast LouisianaNo. 3
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 66–4510,218[11][12]
November 18at Northwestern StateNo. 3T 17–17[13]
November 25No. 13 Grambling State*No. 3
W 59–56[14]
December 2No. 9 Southwest Missouri State*No. 3
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 55–25[15]
December 9at No. 2 Furman*No. 3
W 21–197,015[16]
December 16at No. 1 Georgia Southern*No. 3L 34–3725,725[17]

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