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The 1989 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1989 college football season in the United States and the 34th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 20th season of play of the NAIA Division II for football.

Regular seasonAugust–November 1989
PostseasonNovember–December 1989
National ChampionshipCanton, OH
ChampionsWestminster (PA) (5)
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1989 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1989
PostseasonNovember–December 1989
National ChampionshipCanton, OH
ChampionsWestminster (PA) (5)
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The season was played from August to November 1989 and culminated in the 1989 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at a neutral field in Canton, Ohio.[1]

In rematch of the previous year's final, the Westminster Titans repeated as national champion by defeating the Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles, 51–30, to win their fifth NAIA national title.

Conference changes

Conference standings

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1989 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Mount Hood League
No. 19 Lewis & Clark x^5–1–07–3–0
Willamette4–1–16–2–1
Southern Oregon4–1–15–3–1
Oregon Tech3–2–15–3–1
Pacific (OR)2–3–13–5–1
Western Oregon1–5–01–7–0
Eastern Oregon0–6–00–9–0
Mount Rainier League
No. 2 Central Washington x^5–0–110–1–1
No. 17 Pacific Lutheran4–1–16–2–1
No. 21 Western Washington4–2–07–2–0
No. 25 Linfield4–2–06–3–0
Simon Fraser1–5–03–6–0
Whitworth1–5–03–6–0
Puget Sound1–5–01–8–0
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1989 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Carroll (MT) $^6–0–09–2–0
Rocky Mountain3–3–05–5–0
Western Montana2–4–03–4–0
Montana Tech1–5–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1989 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Missouri Valley $^7–0–010–2–0
No. 12 Baker ^6–1–010–2–0
Tarkio4–2–14–5–1
William Jewell4–3–05–5–0
Evangel3–4–03–6–0
Graceland2–4–14–4–1
Culver–Stockton1–6–03–7–0
MidAmerica Nazarene0–7–00–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1989 Illini–Badger–Hawkeye Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Greenville $6–0–07–1–1
No. 16 Concordia (WI)5–0–08–1–0
Iowa Wesleyan5–1–07–4–0
Eureka4–2–04–6–0
Blackburn3–3–03–3–0
MacMurray1–4–03–7–0
Concordia (IL)1–4–12–6–1
Lakeland1–5–02–7–2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1989 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Hanover $^7–0–09–1–1
Taylor5–1–17–2–1
DePauw4–1–26–2–2
Franklin (IN)5–2–06–4–0
Wabash3–4–05–4–0
Rose–Hulman3–4–05–4–1
Anderson (IN)1–6–02–8–0
Manchester0–7–00–10–0
  • $ – 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 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 St. Mary of the Plains $^9–0–010–1–0
No. 14 Bethany (KS)8–1–08–1–0
Southwestern (KS)7–2–07–3–0
Kansas Wesleyan5–4–06–4–0
Bethel (KS)4–5–05–5–0
McPherson4–5–05–5–0
Ottawa3–6–03–7–0
Friends2–7–03–7–0
Sterling2–7–02–7–0
Tabor1–8–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1989 Mid-South Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Georgetown (KY) $^6–0–07–3–1
Cumberland (KY)5–1–07–3–0
Union (KY)3–3–04–5–1
Evansville3–3–04–6–0
Campbellsville2–3–12–7–1
Kentucky Wesleyan1–4–13–6–1
Tennessee Wesleyan0–6–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1989 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Nebraska Wesleyan $^5–0–010–2–0
Midland3–2–05–4–0
Doane3–2–05–4–1
Dana2–3–06–4–0
Hastings2–3–04–6–0
Concordia (NE)0–5–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1989 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Dickinson State $^5–0–09–2–0
Valley City State4–1–06–3–0
Minot State3–2–04–5–0
Mary2–3–04–5–0
Mayville State1–4–04–5–0
Jamestown0–5–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1989 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Sioux Falls +4–1–07–2–1
Black Hills State +4–1–04–5–0
Dakota Wesleyan +4–1–05–5–0
Huron2–3–04–6–0
South Dakota Tech1–4–01–8–0
Dakota State0–5–01–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1989 Tri-State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Peru State $^3–0–08–2–0
Northwestern (IA)2–1–06–4–1
Benedictine (KS)1–2–06–4–0
Westmar0–3–04–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1989 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 Tarleton State +^8–2–09–3–0
No. 23 Howard Payne +8–2–08–3–0
Austin7–3–07–3–0
Sul Ross3–7–03–7–0
McMurry2–8–02–8–0
Midwestern State2–8–02–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1989 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Wisconsin–La Crosse $^7–1–012–2–0
No. 9 Wisconsin–Stevens Point ^6–1–18–2–1
No. 22 Wisconsin–River Falls6–2–07–3–0
Wisconsin–Platteville5–2–16–2–1
No. 24 Wisconsin–Eau Claire5–3–07–3–0
Wisconsin–Whitewater2–5–14–5–1
Wisconsin–Stout2–6–03–7–0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh1–6–13–6–1
Wisconsin–Superior0–8–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1989 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Westminster (PA) ^ – 13–0–0
No. 10 Chadron State ^ – 8–2–0
No. 13 St. Francis (IL) – 8–2–0
Findlay – 7–3–0
Bluffton – 6–3–0
Geneva – 6–3–0
Wilmington (OH) – 5–5–0
Azusa Pacific – 4–5–0
Waynesburg – 4–7–0
St. Ambrose – 3–6–0
Tiffin – 2–8–0
Oklahoma Panhandle State – 0–10–0
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
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Conference champions

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Conference Champion Record
Columbia Mount Rainier League: Central Washington
Mount Hood League: Lewis & Clark		 5–0–1
5–1
Frontier Carroll (MT) 6–0
Heart of America Missouri Valley 7–0
Illini-Badger Greenville 8–1
Kansas St. Mary of the Plains 9–0
Mid-South Georgetown (KY) 6–0
Nebraska Nebraska Wesleyan 5–0
North Dakota Dickinson State 5–0
South Dakota Dakota Wesleyan
Sioux Falls		 4–1
WSUC Wisconsin–La Crosse 7–1
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Rankings

Final NAIA Division II poll rankings:

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Rank Team (first place votes) Record (thru Nov. 11) Points
1 Westminster (PA) (21) 9–0 525
2 Central Washington 8–0–1 499
3 Missouri Valley 9–1 470
4 Wisconsin–La Crosse 9–1 457
5 St. Mary of the Plains 10–0 426
6 Peru State 8–1 402
7 Nebraska Wesleyan 9–1 381
8 Dickinson State 8–1 356
9 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 8–1–1 351
10 Chadron State 8–1 323
11 Hanover 9–0–1 320
12 Baker 8–1 287
13 St. Francis (IL) 8–2 274
14 Bethany (KS) 8–1 270
15 Carroll (MT) 9–1 261
16 Concordia (WI) 8–1 217
17 Pacific Lutheran 6–2–1 149
18 Georgetown (KY) 7–2–1 140
19 Lewis & Clark 7–2 137
20 Tarleton State 8–2 116
21 Western Washington 7–2 107
22 Wisconsin–River Falls 7–3 87
23 Howard Payne 8–3 66
24 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 7–3 40
25 Linfield 6–3 33
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Postseason

First Round
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
Canton, OH
        
Georgetown (KY) 9
Westminster (PA)* 29
Westminster (PA) 34
Tarleton State* 0
Tarleton State 16
St. Mary of the Plains* 6
Westminster (PA) 21
Central Washington ‡ 10
Carroll (MT) 28
Dickinson State* 37
Dickinson State* 7
Central Washington 49
Lewis & Clark 0
Central Washington* 51
Westminster (PA) 51
Wisconsin–La Crosse 30
Baker 30
Peru State* 27
Baker 35
Missouri Valley* 28
Hanover 27
Missouri Valley* 48
Baker* 6
Wisconsin–La Crosse 21
Nebraska Wesleyan 46
Chadron State* 43
Nebraska Wesleyan* 0
Wisconsin–La Crosse 29
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 20
Wisconsin–La Crosse* 30

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