1989 Florida Gators football team
American college football season
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The 1989 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Galen Hall's sixth and final season as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team; Hall was replaced as the Gators head coach after five games by his defensive coordinator, Gary Darnell. Hall and Darnell's 1989 Florida Gators posted an overall record of 7–5 and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 4–3, tying for fourth place in the ten-team SEC.[1]
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–5 (4–3 SEC)
Headcoach
- Galen Hall (6th season season; first 5 games)
- Gary Darnell (interim; final 7 games)
OffensivecoordinatorWhitey Jordan (1st season)
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (4–3 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Whitey Jordan (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Gary Darnell (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium |
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| No. 5 Tennessee + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Alabama + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Auburn + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | 12:30 pm | Ole Miss | TBS | L 19–24 | 70,014 | [2] | ||
| September 16 | Louisiana Tech* |
| W 34–7 | 65,109 | [3] | |||
| September 23 | at Memphis State* | W 38–13 | 25,163 | [4] | ||||
| September 30 | vs. Mississippi State | W 21–0 | 68,109 | [5] | ||||
| October 7 | 8:00 pm | at LSU | PPV | W 16–13 | 74,527 | [6] | ||
| October 14 | Vanderbilt | No. 25 |
| W 34–11 | 69,121 | [7] | ||
| October 21 | New Mexico* | No. 20 |
| W 27–21 | 72,578 | [8] | ||
| November 4 | at No. 12 Auburn | No. 19 | ESPN | L 7–10 | 85,214 | [9] | ||
| November 11 | 12:30 pm | vs. Georgia | No. 20 | TBS | L 10–17 | 81,577 | [10] | |
| November 18 | Kentucky |
| W 38–28 | 71,432 | [11] | |||
| December 2 | 7:30 pm | No. 6 Florida State* |
| ESPN | L 17–24 | 75,124 | [12] | |
| December 30 | 2:00 pm | vs. Washington* | NBC | L 7–34 | 33,858 | [13][14] | ||
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Personnel
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Offense
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Game summaries
Ole Miss
Ole Miss Rebels (1–0) at Florida Gators (0–0)
at Florida Field, Gainesville, Florida
- Date: September 9, 1989
- Game attendance: 70,014
- Gainesville Sun, 1989 Sep 10.
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Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Louisiana Tech | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Florida | 10 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 34 |
At Memphis State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Florida | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Memphis State | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Mississippi State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
At LSU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Florida | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| LSU | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Vanderbilt
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vanderbilt | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| Florida | 10 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
New Mexico
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Florida | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
At Auburn
#19 Florida Gators (6–1) at #12 Auburn Tigers (5–2)
at Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
- Date: November 4
- Game attendance: 85,214
- TV: ESPN
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Vs. Georgia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Florida | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Georgia | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Kentucky | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Florida | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Florida State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Florida State | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Florida | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Freedom Bowl (vs. Washington)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Florida | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Washington | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 34 |