1989 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

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1989 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
GFC champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record10–3 (5–1 GFC)
Head coach
  • Jesse Branch (4th season)
Home stadiumBriggs Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^ 5 1 0 10 3 0
No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^ 4 2 0 9 4 0
No. 20 Northern Iowa 4 2 0 8 3 0
Illinois State 4 2 0 5 6 0
Indiana State 2 4 0 4 7 0
Western Illinois 1 5 0 4 7 0
Southern Illinois 1 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jesse Branch, the Bears compiled an overall record of 10–3, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as GFC champion. Southwest Missouri State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals and were defeated by Stephen F. Austin.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Northwestern State*W 20–10[1]
September 9Indiana State
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
W 31–10[2]
September 16at Western IllinoisW 31–24[3]
September 23at Austin Peay*No. T–5W 41–32,493[4]
September 301:30 p.m.Northern IowaNo. T–5
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
W 37–227,512[5]
October 7Illinois StateNo. T–5
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
W 42–79,000[6]
October 14at Western Kentucky*No. 4L 33–429,000[7]
October 21at Southern IllinoisNo. 8W 31–2510,000[8]
October 28No. 20 Alcorn State*No. 7
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
W 59–199,148[9]
November 11at Eastern IllinoisNo. 5
L 15–1610,128[10]
November 18at Liberty*No. 9W 31–20[11]
November 25No. 8 Maine*No. 9
W 38–357,270[12]
December 2at No. 3 Stephen F. Austin*No. 9
L 25–55[13]

References

  1. ^ "NSU stumbles to Southwest Missouri in opener". The Shreveport Times. September 3, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southwest Missouri blasts Indiana State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 10, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Two big plays give Bears 31–24 victory". The Springfield News-Leader. September 17, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "SMSU roars past Governors 41–3". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 24, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Northern Iowa can't keep up with No. 5 S.W. Missouri State". The Des Moines Register. October 1, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "ISU no match for these Bears". The Pantagraph. October 8, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Western rallies past SW Missouri". The Courier-Journal. October 15, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Salukis pass up opportunity". The Southern Illinoisan. October 22, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "SMS rolls Alcorn St. in 59–19 win". The Springfield News-Leader. October 29, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Late FG try fails as Bears fall to Eastern Illinois". The Kansas City Star. November 12, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "SW Missouri ends LU playoff dream". The News and Advance. November 19, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "SWMO wins wild opener". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 26, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Lumberjacks flatten hobbled SMS". The Springfield News-Leader. December 3, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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