1989 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
American college football season
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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.
ConferenceSouthland Conference
CoachesNo. 3
Record12–2–1 (5–0–1 Southland)
Headcoach
- Lynn Graves (1st season)
| 1989 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football | |
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SLC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Championship, L 34–37 vs. Georgia Southern | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 3 |
| Record | 12–2–1 (5–0–1 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Homer Bryce 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 Jackson State* | W 41–28 | [1] | |||
| September 9 | at Boise State* | L 12–23 | 19,918 | [2][3] | ||
| September 23 | Nicholls State* | No. 17 | W 24–7 | [4] | ||
| September 30 | at Lamar* | No. 14 | W 44–20 | [5] | ||
| October 7 | Southwest Texas State | No. 12 | W 32–21 | [6] | ||
| October 14 | at No. 16 North Texas | No. 10 | W 35–16 | 20,252 | [7] | |
| October 21 | at McNeese State | No. 5 | W 42–14 | [8] | ||
| October 28 | at Eastern Washington* | No. 5 | W 42–36 | [9] | ||
| November 4 | Sam Houston State | No. 4 |
| W 45–7 | 16,137 | [10] |
| November 11 | Northeast Louisiana | No. 3 |
| W 66–45 | 10,218 | [11][12] |
| November 18 | at Northwestern State | No. 3 | T 17–17 | [13] | ||
| November 25 | No. 13 Grambling State* | No. 3 |
| W 59–56 | [14] | |
| December 2 | No. 9 Southwest Missouri State* | No. 3 |
| W 55–25 | [15] | |
| December 9 | at No. 2 Furman* | No. 3 |
| W 21–19 | 7,015 | [16] |
| December 16 | at No. 1 Georgia Southern* | No. 3 | L 34–37 | 25,725 | [17] | |
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