1989 Memphis State Tigers football team

The 1989 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State University (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Chuck Stobart and played home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.

1989 Memphis State Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Chuck Stobart (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Darrell Dickey (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Pete Kuharchek (3rd season)
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					12	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Penn State			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 17 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 21 West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					8	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					7	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Louisiana Tech			–					5	–	4	–	1
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Louisville			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulsa			–					6	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	2
Boston College			–					2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State			–					2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	9	–	1
Temple			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Ole Miss	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 13-20	59,795	[1]
September 9	Arkansas State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)	L 13–17	30,794	[2]
September 16	at No. 16 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 7–35	75,962	[3]
September 23	Florida	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 13–38	25,163	[4]
October 7	Vanderbilt	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 13–10	26,345	[5]
October 14	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	W 34–17	18,632	[6]
October 21	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 10–35	37,192	[7]
October 28	Southern Miss	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Black and Blue Bowl)	L 7–31	18,572	[8]
November 4	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 34–38	24,861	[9]
November 11	Louisville	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 10–40	14,003	[10]
November 18	at No. 5 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 20–57	57,511	[11]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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