1989 Northwestern State Demons football team
American college football season
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The 1989 Northwestern State Demons football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Sam Goodwin, the team compiled an overall record of 4–5–2, with a mark of 3–1–2 in conference play, and finished second in the Southland.
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–5–2 (3–1–2 Southland)
Headcoach
- Sam Goodwin (7th season)
DefensivecoordinatorJohn Thompson (2nd in stint; 6th overall season)
| 1989 Northwestern State Demons football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 4–5–2 (3–1–2 Southland) |
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| Defensive coordinator | John Thompson (2nd in stint; 6th overall season) |
| Home stadium | Harry Turpin Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | at Southwest Missouri State* | L 10–20 | [1] | |||
| September 9 | at Eastern Illinois* | L 10–20 | 5,103 | [2] | ||
| September 16 | No. 20 (D-II) East Texas State* | W 38–14 | 11,400 | [3] | ||
| September 23 | McNeese State |
| W 15–14 | [4] | ||
| September 30 | at Southwest Texas State | W 31–14 | 8,146 | [5][6] | ||
| October 7 | No. T–4 North Texas |
| W 30–7 | 11,500 | [7] | |
| October 21 | vs. Northeast Louisiana | No. 10 |
| T 14–14 | 14,225 | [8] |
| October 28 | at Sam Houston State | No. 12 | L 3–26 | [9] | ||
| November 4 | at Nicholls State* | L 15–21 | [10] | |||
| November 9 | Jackson State* |
| L 14–27 | 13,100 | [11] | |
| November 18 | No. 3 Stephen F. Austin |
| T 17–17 | [12] | ||
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