1989 NCAA Division I-A football season

1989 NCAA Division I-A season
Number of teams	106
Preseason AP #1	Michigan Wolverines
Post-season
Bowl games	18
Heisman Trophy	Andre Ware, Houston QB
Winner	Miami Hurricanes
Division I-A football seasons
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1989 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#18 Virginia +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Duke +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#12 Clemson	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Maryland	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Wake Forest	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
North Carolina	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

1989 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Colorado $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#11 Nebraska	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Missouri	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1989 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#10 Illinois	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#16 Michigan State	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#24 Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1989 Big West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
San Jose State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
UNLV	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Long Beach State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
New Mexico State	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1989 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ball State $	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	2
Eastern Michigan	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Toledo	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan	5	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Bowling Green	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Western Michigan	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Miami	2	–	5	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Ohio	1	–	6	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
Kent State	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1989 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#8 USC $	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
#23 Washington	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oregon	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#25 Arizona	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	7	–	1
Washington State	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
UCLA	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
California	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1989 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Tennessee +	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#9 Alabama +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#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
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

1989 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#13 Arkansas $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#14 Houston	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#20 Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Baylor	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Texas	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
SMU	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1989 WAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#22 BYU $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Air Force	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	4	–	1
Hawaii	5	–	2	–	1			9	–	3	–	1
Wyoming	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Colorado State	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Utah	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
New Mexico	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its third National Championship during the 1980s, cementing its claim as the decade's top team, winning more titles than any other program.

Notre Dame signed a six-year, $30 million deal with NBC, granting the network the exclusive rights to broadcast Notre Dame football, however the deal would not start until 1991.

Florida State begins 0–2, but finishes the season 10–2, having beaten the National Champions Miami earlier in the season and beating Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl.

Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer resigned June 19 after 16 seasons, during which he led the Sooners to three national championships (1974, 1975, 1985).

Michigan coach Bo Schembechler retired following the season. Steve Spurrier was hired by Florida away from Duke in an effort to clean up after a decade of NCAA sanctions.

Houston quarterback Andre Ware ran the run and shoot offense all the way to the Heisman Trophy and numerous records.

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