1989 Texas Southern Tigers football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1989

| team = Texas Southern Tigers

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southwestern Athletic Conference

| short_conf = SWAC

| record = 3–7–1

| conf_record = 3–3–1

| head_coach = Wally Highsmith

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = Robertson Stadium

}}

The 1989 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Wally Highsmith, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1, with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1989

| rankdivision = NCAA Division II

| poll = NCAA Division II Football Committee

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 2

| w/l = w

| opponent = Prairie View A&M

| site_stadium = Robertson Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| gamename = Labor Day Classic

| score = 45–7

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-texas-southern-45-prairi/126214312/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=Texas Southern 45, Prairie View 7|date=September 3, 1989|accessdate=June 11, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 9

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1989|team=Texas A&I Javelinas|title=Texas A&I}}

| opprank = 2

| site_stadium = Javelina Stadium

| site_cityst = Kingsville, TX

| score = 17–34

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-texas-ai-to/126214639/|work=Corpus Christi Caller-Times|title=Texas A&I topples Texas Southern|date=September 10, 1989|accessdate=June 11, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 16

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Southern

| site_stadium = A. W. Mumford Stadium

| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA

| score = 21–14

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-world-t-southern-tops-southern/126214798/|work=Daily World|title=T-Southern tops Southern|date=September 17, 1989|accessdate=June 11, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 23

| w/l = t

| opponent = Alabama State

| site_stadium = Robertson Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| score = 16–16

| attend =

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-selma-times-journal-hornets-tie-texa/126214916/|title=Hornets tie Texas Southern 16–16|newspaper=The Selma Times-Journal|date=September 24, 1989|accessdate=June 11, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Sam Houston State

| site_stadium = Bowers Stadium

| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX

| score = 20–28

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114757711/sam-houston-state-28-texas-southern-20/|work=The Tyler Courier-Times|title=Sam Houston State 28, Texas Southern 20|date=October 1, 1989|accessdate=June 11, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| w/l = l

| opponent = Alcorn State

| site_stadium = Robertson Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| score = 15–40

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-mcnair-smalls-combination/126215217/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=McNair-Smalls combination boosts Alcorn over Texas Southern 40–15|date=October 8, 1989|accessdate=June 11, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Southwest Texas State

| site_stadium = Robertson Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| score = 17–34

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|title=SWT romps by Texas Southern|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97037350/swt-romps-by-texas-southern/|newspaper=Austin American-Statesman|date=October 15, 1989|access-date=June 11, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Mississippi Valley State

| site_stadium = Magnolia Stadium

| site_cityst = Itta Bena, MS

| score = 22–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenwood-commonwealth-texas-souther/126215453/|work=The Greenwood Commonwealth|title=Texas Southern spoils Valley's homecoming with 22–0 victory|date=October 11, 1989|accessdate=June 11, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Grambling State

| site_stadium = Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Grambling, LA

| score = 6–49

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121210526/grambling-hammers-out-victory/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Grambling hammers out victory|date=October 29, 1989|accessdate=June 11, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| w/l = l

| opponent = Jackson State

| site_stadium = Robertson Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| score = 6–45

| attend =

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-j-state-plays-old-fashion/126215602/|title=J-State plays old-fashioned way, spoils the day for Texas Southern|newspaper=The Clarion-Ledger|date=November 5, 1989|accessdate=June 11, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = UCF

| site_stadium = Florida Citrus Bowl

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| score = 12–49

| attend = 14,082

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-its-curtains-for-t/126215771/|title=It's curtains for Tigers as Knights bow out of NCAA II|newspaper=The Orlando Sentinel|date=November 19, 1989|accessdate=June 11, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

References

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