1989 Grambling State Tigers football team

1989 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–3 (7–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Grambling State $^ 7 0 0 9 3 0
No. 17 Jackson State ^ 5 2 0 8 4 0
Alcorn State 5 2 0 7 3 0
Southern 4 3 0 6 4 1
Texas Southern 3 3 1 3 7 1
Alabama State 2 4 1 5 5 1
Prairie View A&M 1 6 0 1 9 0
Mississippi Valley State 0 7 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 47th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3 and a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as SWAC champion. Grambling State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were defeated by Stephen F. Austin in the first round.