1989_NCAA_Division_I-AA_Football_Championship_Game

1989 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game

1989 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game

College football game

This article is about the Division I-AA (now FCS) championship game. For the Division I-A (now FBS) champions, see 1989 Miami Hurricanes football team.

The 1989 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Georgia Southern Eagles and the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. The game was played on December 16, 1989, at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The culminating game of the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Georgia Southern, 37–34.[3]

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Teams

The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 1989 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.[4] 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.[5]

Georgia Southern Eagles

Main article: 1989 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Georgia Southern finished their regular season with an 11–0 record.[6] Ranked first in the final NCAA I-AA in-house poll[7] and seeded first in the tournament, the Eagles defeated Villanova, Middle Tennessee State, and Montana to reach the final. This was the fourth appearance for Georgia Southern in a Division I-AA championship game, having two prior wins (1985 and 1986) and one prior loss (1988).

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football

Stephen F. Austin finished their regular season with a 9–1–1 record (5–0–1 in conference); their only loss was an away game against Boise State.[8] Ranked third in the final NCAA I-AA in-house poll[7] and seeded third in the tournament, the Lumberjacks defeated Grambling State, Southwest Missouri State, and second-seed Furman to reach the final. This was the first appearance for Stephen F. Austin in a Division I-AA championship game.

Game summary

Scoring summary

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References

  1. [1]
    "NCAA Official Scoring Summary" (PDF). December 16, 1989. Retrieved April 21, 2019 – via Amazon Web Services.
  2. [2]
    Inman, John (December 15, 1989). "I-AA championship notebook". Longview News-Journal. Longview, Texas. p. 5-B. Retrieved April 21, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  3. [3]
    "Georgia Southern Gets Its Kicks for I-AA Title". Los Angeles Times. AP. December 17, 1989. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  4. [4]
    Smith III, Willie T. (November 20, 1989). "Primed for the playoffs". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. 1D. Retrieved April 21, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  5. [5]
    "Georgia Southern to host NCAA title". Rocky Mount Telegram. Rocky Mount, North Carolina. AP. February 24, 1989. p. 11. Retrieved April 21, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  6. [6]
    "Georgia Southern Eagles 1989 Schedule". cfbinfo.com. Retrieved April 21, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  7. [7]
    "NCAA Division I-AA final poll". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. November 20, 1989. p. 1A. Retrieved April 21, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  8. [8]
    "Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 1989 Schedule". cfbinfo.com. Retrieved April 21, 2019.[permanent dead link]

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