1989 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–5 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWhitey Jordan (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGary Darnell (2nd season)
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium
1989 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Tennessee + 6 –1 –011 –1 –0
No. 9 Alabama + 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 6 Auburn + 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
Florida 4 –3 –07 –5 –0
Ole Miss 4 –3 –08 –4 –0
Georgia 4 –3 –06 –6 –0
Kentucky 2 –5 –06 –5 –0
LSU 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Mississippi State 1 –6 –05 –6 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Galen Hall's sixth and final season as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team; Hall was replaced as the Gators head coach after five games by his defensive coordinator, Gary Darnell. Hall and Darnell's 1989 Florida Gators posted an overall record of 7–5 and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 4–3, tying for fourth place in the ten-team SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9Ole Miss
TBSL 19–2470,014[2]
September 16Louisiana Tech*
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
W 34–765,109[3]
September 23at Memphis State*
W 38–1325,163[4]
September 30vs. Mississippi State
W 21–068,109[5]
October 7at LSU
W 16–1374,527[6]
October 14VanderbiltNo. 25
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
W 34–1169,121[7]
October 21New Mexico*daggerNo. 20
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
W 27–2172,578[8]
November 4at No. 12 AuburnNo. 19
ESPNL 7–1085,214[9]
November 11vs. GeorgiaNo. 20
TBSL 10–1781,577[10]
November 18Kentucky
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 38–2871,432[11]
December 2No. 6 Florida State*
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
ESPNL 17–2475,124[12]
December 30vs. Washington*
NBCL 7–3433,858[13][14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

Personnel

1989 Florida Gators football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 3 Terence Barber Jr
OL 52 Chris Bromley Jr
OL Brian Fisher Fr
OL 59 Cal Dixon So
QB Donald Douglas Fr
OL 72 John Durden Sr
OL 76 Brad Hatcher Sr
WR 8 Tony Jones Sr
TE Greg Keller
TE 88 Kirk Kirkpatrick Jr
WR 20 Tony Lomack Sr
RB 5 Willie McClendon So
RB 21 Dexter McNabb So
WR 14 Ernie Mills Jr
QB 1 Kyle Morris So
RB 34 Darryl Perry Sr
RB Errict Rhett
WR 25 Stacey Simmons Sr
RB 39 Cedric Smith Sr
RB 22 Emmitt Smith Jr
QB 12 Lex Smith Fr
OL Richard Starowesky
WR Alonzo Sullivan
TE Harvey Thomas
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 44 Ephesians Bartley So
DL 94 Mike Brandon So
DL 50 Brad Culpepper So
DB 28 Richard Fain Jr
LB Monty Grow Fr
DL 71 Tony McCoy Jr
LB 45 Pat Moorer Sr
DL Mark Murray
DB 98 Godfrey Myles Jr
DL Glenn Neely
LB 57 Jerry Odom Jr
LB 99 Tim Paulk So
LB 90 Huey Richardson Jr
DB 6 Jimmy Spencer Jr
DB Kerry Watkins
DB Will White
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K John David Francis
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Ole Miss

Ole Miss Rebels (1–0) at Florida Gators (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Ole Miss 7 0 14324
Florida 3 3 01319

at Florida Field, Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: September 9, 1989
  • Game attendance: 70,014
  • Gainesville Sun, 1989 Sep 10.
Game information

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Louisiana Tech 0 7 0 0 7
Florida 10 0 21 3 34

At Memphis State

1 2 3 4 Total
Florida 10 14 7 7 38
Memphis State 7 3 3 0 13

Mississippi State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0
Florida 0 14 0 7 21

at Tampa, Florida

At LSU

1 2 3 4 Total
Florida 3 0 3 10 16
LSU 0 10 0 3 13

Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 0 3 0 8 11
Florida 10 17 7 0 34

New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
New Mexico 0 0 7 14 21
Florida 7 7 10 3 27

At Auburn

#19 Florida Gators (6–1) at #12 Auburn Tigers (5–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Florida 7 0 007
Auburn 0 0 3710

at Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: November 4
  • Game attendance: 85,214
  • TV: ESPN
  • [15]
Game information

Vs. Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
Florida 0 7 0 3 10
Georgia 0 3 14 0 17

at Jacksonville, Florida

Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Kentucky 7 0 7 14 28
Florida 10 14 7 7 38

Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
Florida State 7 3 7 7 24
Florida 3 7 0 7 17

Freedom Bowl (vs. Washington)

1 2 3 4 Total
Florida 7 0 0 0 7
Washington 17 10 0 7 34

at Anaheim, California

References

  1. 1 2 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Rebels turn back Gators; fans rebel against Morris". South Florida Sun Sentinel. September 10, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "34–7 whipping of La. Tech soothes troubles Gators". The Miami Herald. September 17, 1989. Retrieved July 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Gators, Smith subdue Tigers". The Commercial Appeal. September 24, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Morris lifts Gators to 21–0 win". St. Petersburg Times. October 1, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "LSU loses as time runs out". Daily World. October 8, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Gators defy distractions". Fort Myers News-Press. October 15, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Gators foil Lobos' bid". Albuquerque Journal. October 22, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Auburn derails Florida". The Miami Herald. November 5, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Dawgs have their day, again". St. Petersburg Times. November 12, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "UF wears ddown Kentucky, 38–28". The Tampa Tribune. November 19, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "FSU air attack down Gators 24–17". Press Journal. December 3, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Huskies roll past Florida in 34-7 win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 31, 1989. p. 1D.
  14. ↑ "Huskies hammer Florida, 34-7". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). wire services. December 31, 1989. p. F4.
  15. ↑ Gainesville Sun, 1989 Nov 05. Retrieved 2022-Oct-30.
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