The 1989 Mississippi College Choctaws football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi College in the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1989 NCAA Division II football season. In their 18th season under head coach John M. Williams, the Choctaws compiled an 11–3 record (6–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 376 to 160.[1]
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NCAA Division II champion (vacated) | |
Conference | Gulf South Conference |
Record | 11–3 (6–2 GSC) |
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Home stadium | Robinson–Hale Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Jacksonville State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. T–12 Mississippi College ^ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valdosta State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delta State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Alabama | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Georgia | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Livingston | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee–Martin | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team advanced to the NCAA Division II playoff, ultimately defeating Jacksonville State in the national championship game. It was the school's only national football championship. However, in January 1993, the NCAA vacated the national championship after concluding that the program had gained a "tremendous competitive advantage" based on multiple violations, including awarding twice as many scholarships as was allowed, providing extra benefits to student-athletes, and allowing 12 "partial qualifiers" to participate in practice sessions with the football team on a routine basis.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 2 | at McNeese State* | No. 7 | L 21–28 | 15,233 | [3] | |||
September 9 | North Alabama | No. 7 | W 34–0 | 4,200 | ||||
September 16 | at Southeast Missouri State* | No. 18 | W 21–6 | 5,137 | ||||
September 23 | at Tennessee–Martin | No. 13 | W 24–3 | 3,300 | ||||
September 30 | No. 3 Jacksonville State | No. 8 |
| L 3–23 | 7,500 | [4] | ||
October 7 | at Troy State | No. 18 | W 45–7 | 7,000 | [5] | |||
October 14 | Livingston | No. 15 |
| W 23–10 | 6,034 | |||
October 21 | at West Georgia | No. T–15 | W 48–6 | 3,150 | ||||
October 28 | Valdosta State | No. 13 |
| W 32–3 | 5,345 | |||
November 11 | at Delta State | No. T–12 | L 7–17 | 4,800 | ||||
November 18 | at No. 1 Texas A&M–Kingsville* | No. T–12 |
| W 34–19 | ||||
November 25 | at No. T–5 St. Cloud State* | No. T–12 |
| W 55–24 | ||||
December 2 | No. 9 IUP* | No. T–12 |
| W 26–14 | ||||
December 9 | vs. No. 2 Jacksonville State | No. T–12 |
| W 3–0 | 10,538 | [6] | ||
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