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1989 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4–1 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSherman Simmons (1st season)
Home stadiumA. W. Mumford Stadium
Seasons← 19881990 →
1989 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Grambling State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Jackson State ^ 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Alcorn State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Southern 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Texas Southern 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Alabama State 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Prairie View A&M 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Gerald Kimble, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–4–1, with a conference record of 4–3, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 10vs. Alabama StateW 17–14
September 16Texas SouthernL 14–21
September 23at Prairie View A&MW 34–3
September 30at Mississippi Valley StateW 28–6
October 7District of Columbia*
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 42–14
October 14at No. 12 Jackson StateW 21–7
October 21Alcorn State
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 10–27
October 28Nicholls State*
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 31–28
November 4at Florida A&M*L 13–21
November 11Tennessee State*
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
T 7–7
November 18vs. No. 14 Grambling StateL 30–44

References

  1. "No miracle for Hornets this time". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 11, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "T-Southern tops Southern". Daily World. September 17, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southern vs. Prairie View". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 23, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Southern wins, 34–3". Daily World. September 24, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Southern U. 28, Miss. Valley St. 6". The Daily Advertiser. October 1, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tigers reel, Second-half mistakes lead to the end of JSU's 28-game SWAC winning streak". The Clarion-Ledger. October 15, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Alcorn beats Southern". Daily World. October 22, 1989. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Southern rallies over Nicholls St". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1989. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Florida A&M holds off Southern to win 21–13". The Palm Beach Post. November 5, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tennessee State ties Southern U." The Commercial Appeal. November 12, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Grambling overshoots Southern". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 19, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Southern Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
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