1989 Missouri Tigers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1989
| team = Missouri Tigers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Eight Conference
| short_conf = Big 8
| record = 2–9
| conf_record = 1–6
| head_coach = Bob Stull
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = Dirk Koetter
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Michael Church
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Faurot Field
}}
{{1989 Big Eight Conference football standings}}
The 1989 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team compiled a 2–9 record (1–6 against Big 8 opponents), finished in sixth place in the Big 8, and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 363 to 171. Bob Stull was the head coach for the first of five seasons.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/missouri/1989-schedule.html|title=1989 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=December 15, 2016}}{{cite web|title=2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Missouri|page=158|access-date=December 15, 2016|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/mutigers.com/documents/2016/7/13/16_fb_media_guide.pdf}} The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.
The team's statistical leaders included Tommie Stowers with 547 rushing yards, Kent Kiefer with 2,314 passing yards, and Linzy Collins with 803 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=2014 Mizzou Football Records Book|publisher=University of Missouri|pages=26–27|access-date=December 15, 2016|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/miss/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/14-records-book.pdf|archive-date=September 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928041623/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/miss/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/14-records-book.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/missouri/1989.html|title=1989 Missouri Tigers Statistics|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=December 15, 2016}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1989
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = TCU
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 14–10
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 7–24
| attend = 48,106
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 7–38
| attend = 43,293
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Arizona State
| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| score = 3–19
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Colorado
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Folsom Field
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| score = 3–49
| attend = 51,855
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–50
| attend = 55,620
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Kansas State
| site_stadium = KSU Stadium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| score = 21–9
| attend = 29,492
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 30–31
| attend = 42,463
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Oklahoma
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–52
| attend = 72,300
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 21–35
| attend = 36,538
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| gamename = Border War
| score = 44–46
| attend = 33,981
}}
}}
Coaching staff
| class="wikitable"
!Name !Position !Seasons at !Alma mater |
| Bob Stull
|Head coach |align=center|1 |Kansas State (1968) |
| Dirk Koetter
|Offensive coordinator |align=center|1 |Idaho State (1981) |
| Mke Ward
|Running backs |align=center|1 | |
| Larry Hoefer
|Wide receivers |align=center|1 | |
| Andy Reid
|Offensive line |align=center|1 |BYU (1981) |
| Kevin Faulkner
|Tight ends |align=center|1 | |
| Michael Church
|Defensive coordinator & linebackers |align=center|1 |Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (1972) |
| Mo Lattimore
|Defensive line |align=center|1 | |
| Steve Telander
|co-linebackers |align=center|1 | |
| Ken Flajole
|defensive backs |align=center|1 |Pacific Lutheran (1977) |