Ga. Southern52
Villanova36
November 25, 1989
Winner advances →Division I Football Championship
Division I-AA · National playoff
Final: December 16, 1989
Final site: Statesboro, GA
Rounds and bracket
Follow the winner’s link to the next round.
First Round
Middle Tenn.24
App State21
November 25, 1989
Winner advances →Eastern Ill.38
Idaho21
November 25, 1989
Winner advances →Montana48
Jackson St.7
November 25, 1989
Winner advances →Furman24
William & Mary10
November 25, 1989
Winner advances →Youngstown St.28
Eastern Ky.24
November 25, 1989
Winner advances →SFA59
Grambling56
November 25, 1989
SFA’s appearance or championship was vacated by the NCAA. On-field scores are retained; see the source footnote.
Winner advances →Missouri St.38
Maine35
November 25, 1989
Winner advances →Quarterfinals
Ga. Southern45
Middle Tenn.3
December 2, 1989
Winner advances →Montana25
Eastern Ill.19
December 2, 1989
Winner advances →Furman42
Youngstown St.23
December 2, 1989
Winner advances →SFA55
Missouri St.25
December 2, 1989
SFA’s appearance or championship was vacated by the NCAA. On-field scores are retained; see the source footnote.
Winner advances →Semifinals
Ga. Southern45
Montana15
December 9, 1989
Winner advances →SFA21
Furman19
December 9, 1989
SFA’s appearance or championship was vacated by the NCAA. On-field scores are retained; see the source footnote.
Winner advances →Championship
Ga. Southern37
SFA34
December 16, 1989
SFA’s appearance or championship was vacated by the NCAA. On-field scores are retained; see the source footnote.
Format and selection
NCAA championship selection
16 teams in a single-elimination playoff. Recorded games are organized by round.
- The NCAA championship committee selected and placed the field under that season’s championship regulations.
- The recorded bracket documents the participants and advancement. Earlier field sizes, automatic qualifiers and seeding arrangements should not be inferred from the current format.
These are documented selection procedures. They do not explain why a particular participant was chosen unless the source expressly records that decision.
History
The NCAA has organized this national championship since 1978.
A single-elimination bracket determines the champion. The field size and qualifying arrangements changed over time.
Sources and coverage
The NCAA records mark a vacated appearance or championship in this season. Consult the championship history footnote; on-field scores are preserved.
Previous editions
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