- 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season
The
1989 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its third National Championship during the 80s, cementing it's claim as thedecade '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.Florida State University begins 0-2 and finishes the season 10-2 beating the National Champions Miami and beating Nebraska in the Fiesta BowlTwo big names retired from the coaching ranks, Michigan's
Bo Schembechler and Oklahoma'sBarry Switzer , while a soon to be legendary coachSteve Spurrier was hired by theUniversity of Florida away from Duke in an effort to clean up after a decade of NCAA sanctions.Houston
quarterback Andre Ware ran therun and shoot offence all the way to theHeisman Trophy and numerous records.Conference Standings
"W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT = Winning Percentage, Conf. = Conference Record"
#1 and #2 Progress
Notable Rivalry Games
Bowl Games
*Rose Bowl: #12 USC 17, #3 Michigan 10
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*Cotton Bowl: #8 Tennessee 31, #10 Arkansas 27
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*Florida Citrus Bowl: #11 Illinois 31, #15 Virginia 21
*Orange Bowl: #4 Notre Dame 21, #1 Colorado 6
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*John Hancock Bowl: #24 Pittsburgh 31, #16 Texas A&M 28
*Copper Bowl: Arizona 17, NC State 10
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*Peach Bowl: Syracuse 19, Georgia 18
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*Aloha Bowl: #22 Michigan State 33, #23 Hawaii 13
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Final AP Poll
#Miami, FL
#Notre Dame
#Florida State
#Colorado (Big Eight Champion)
#Tennessee (SEC Co-Champion)
#Auburn (SEC Co-Champion)
#Michigan (Big 10 Champion)
#Southern California (Pac 10 Champion)
#Alabama (SEC Co-Champion)
#Illinois
#Nebraska
#Clemson
#Arkansas (SWC Champion)
#Houston
#Penn State
#Michigan State
#Pittsburgh
#Virginia (ACC Champion)
#Texas Tech
#Texas A&M
#West Virginia
#BYU (WAC Champion)
#Washington
#Ohio State
#Arizona
Final Coaches Poll
# Miami (FL)
# Florida St.
# Notre Dame (IN)
# Colorado
# Tennessee
# Auburn (AL)
# Alabama
# Michigan
# Southern California
# Illinois
# Clemson (SC)
# Nebraska
# Arkansas
# Penn St.
# Virginia
# Texas Tech
# Michigan St.
# Brigham Young (UT)
# Pittsburgh (PA)
# Washington
Heisman Trophy
#Winner:
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#Tony Rice, Notre Dame, Sr. QB
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Other Major Awards
*Maxwell (Player): Anthony Thompson, Indiana
*Camp (Back): Andre Ware, Houston
*O'Brein Award (QB): Andre Ware, Houston
*Rockne (Lineman): Chris Zorich, Notre Dame, NT
*Lombardi (Linebacker): Percy Snow, Michigan St.
*Outland (Interior): Mohammed Elewonibi, BYU
*Coach of the Year: Bill McCartney, Colorado
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