1989 LSU Tigers football team

The 1989 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by Mike Archer in his third season and finished with an overall record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 2–5 in the SEC).[1]

1989 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorPete Jenkins (4th season)
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Tennessee + 6 1 0 11 1 0
No. 9 Alabama + 6 1 0 10 2 0
No. 6 Auburn + 6 1 0 10 2 0
Florida 4 3 0 7 5 0
Ole Miss 4 3 0 8 4 0
Georgia 4 3 0 6 6 0
Kentucky 2 5 0 6 5 0
LSU 2 5 0 4 7 0
Mississippi State 1 6 0 5 6 0
Vanderbilt 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

edit
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 25:45 p.m.at Texas A&M*No. 7ESPNL 16–2861,733[2]
September 166:30 p.m.Florida State*No. 21ESPNL 21–3175,524[3]
September 307:00 p.m.Ohio*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
PPVW 57–663,860[4]
October 77:00 p.m.Florida
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
PPVL 13–1674,527[5]
October 141:45 p.m.at No. 12 AuburnCBSL 6–1085,214[6]
October 215:30 p.m.at KentuckyPPVL 21–2753,967[7]
October 2812:00 p.m.No. 11 Tennessee 
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
TBSL 39–4571,634[8]
November 41:30 p.m.at Ole MissPPVW 35–3042,354[9]
November 116:30 p.m.No. 4 Alabama
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ESPNL 16–3277,197[10]
November 187:00 p.m.Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
PPVW 44–2062,592[11]
November 257:00 p.m.at Tulane*PPVW 27–741,573[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

edit
1989 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 9 Wesley Jacob Fr
QB 13 Tommy Hodson Sr
SE 49 Todd Kinchen   So
TB 22 Harvey Williams Jr
C 52 Kevin Mawae Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
SS 19 Corey Raymond So
DE 77 Kenny Davidson Sr
NG 96 Bo Davis Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Ed ZaunbrecherOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Jesse Daigle – Running backs
  • Jerry SullivanWide receivers
  • Kenny Ferraro – Offensive line
  • John HendrickOffensive line/tight ends
  • Pete JenkinsDefensive coordinator/defensive line
  • John Fontes – Inside linebackers
  • John MitchellOutside linebackers
  • Joe Wessel – Special teams coordinator/defensive backs

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

References

edit
  1. ^ "1989 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Defensive Aggies bag No. 7 LSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 3, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Seminoles overtake Tigers 31–21". The Palm Beach Post. September 17, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "LSU explodes over Ohio Univ. 57–6". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 1, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "LSU loses as time runs out". Daily World. October 8, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn defense stops LSU 10–6". The Palm Beach Post. October 15, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Runs by Rawls keep Kentucky rolling, 27–21". Messenger-Inquirer. October 22, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vols victorious: Tigers' losing streak running strong". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 29, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hodson puts on aerial show as Ole Miss rally falls short". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 5, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alabama overwhelms LSU". Daily World. November 12, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tigers give fans a show in victory". The Shreveport Times. November 19, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Hodson leads LSU past Tulane 27–7". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.