1989 Grambling State Tigers football team

The 1989 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 47th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3 and a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as SWAC champion. Grambling State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were defeated by Stephen F. Austin in the first round.

1989 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 56–59 at Stephen F. Austin
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	9–3 (7–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Eddie Robinson (47th season)
Home stadium	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	vs. Alcorn State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Football Classic)	W 30–14	33,722	[1]
September 9	vs. Howard*		Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Whitney Young Memorial Classic)	L 0–6	28,653	[2]
September 16	Alabama A&M*		Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 34–22		[3]
September 30	vs. Prairie View A&M		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 39–0	59,302	[4]
October 7	at Tennessee State*		Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 14–15	23,353	[5]
October 14	vs. Mississippi Valley State		Independence Stadium Shreveport. LA (Red River Classic)	W 74–14		[6]
October 21	at Jackson State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 27–17		[7]
October 28	Texas Southern		Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 49–6		[8]
November 3	vs. Alabama State		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Steel City Classic)	W 28–6	24,000	[9]
November 11	South Carolina State*	No. 16	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 56–10	4,757	[10]
November 18	vs. Southern	No. 14	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	W 44–30	59,774	[11]
November 25	at No. 3 Stephen F. Austin*	No. 13	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 56–59		[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game