1989 Tennessee State Tigers football team

1989 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–10 Middle Tennessee $^ 6 0 0 9 4 0
No. 12 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 1 0 9 3 0
Murray State 3 3 0 6 4 1
Tennessee State 3 3 0 5 5 1
Tennessee Tech 3 3 0 5 5 0
Austin Peay 1 5 0 1 10 0
Morehead State 0 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Records adjusted for Morehead State forfeit of conference victories over Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech, and non-conference victories over Kentucky State and Samford
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Gilliam Sr., the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–5–1, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished tied for third in the OVC.