1989 Southern Jaguars football team

1989 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4–1 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSherman Simmons (1st season)
Home stadiumA. W. Mumford 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 Southern Jaguars football team represented 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 Gerald Kimble, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–4–1, with a conference record of 4–3, and finished fourth in the SWAC.