1989 Florida Gators football team
American college football season
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
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 9 12:30 pm Ole Miss TBS L 19–2470,014 [ 2] September 16 Louisiana Tech * Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL W 34–765,109 [ 3] September 23 at Memphis State * W 38–1325,163 [ 4] September 30 vs. Mississippi State W 21–068,109 [ 5] October 7 8:00 pm at LSU PPV W 16–1374,527 [ 6] October 14 Vanderbilt No. 25 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL W 34–1169,121 [ 7] October 21 New Mexico * No. 20 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL W 27–2172,578 [ 8] November 4 at No. 12 Auburn No. 19 ESPN L 7–1085,214 [ 9] November 11 12:30 pm vs. Georgia No. 20 TBS L 10–1781,577 [ 10] November 18 Kentucky Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) W 38–2871,432 [ 11] December 2 7:30 pm No. 6 Florida State * Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) ESPN L 17–2475,124 [ 12] December 30 2:00 pm vs. Washington * NBC L 7–3433,858 [ 13] [ 14] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Personnel
1989 Florida Gators football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
John David Francis
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Game summaries
Ole Miss
Game information
First quarter
FLA – John David Francis 36-yard field goal. Florida 3–0. Drive:
MISS – Randy Baldwin 9-yard pass from John Darnell (Greg Hogue kick). Ole Miss 7–3. Drive: Second quarter
FLA – John David Francis 34-yard field goal. Ole Miss 7–6. Drive: Third quarter
MISS – Randy Baldwin 1-yard run (Greg Hogue kick). Ole Miss 14–6. Drive:
MISS – Chauncey Godwin 58-yard interception return (Greg Hogue kick). Ole Miss 21–6. Fourth quarter
FLA – Emmitt Smith 5-yard run (pass failed). Ole Miss 21–12. Drive:
MISS – Brian Lee 40-yard field goal. Ole Miss 24–12. Drive:
FLA – Emmitt Smith 2-yard run (John David Francis kick). Ole Miss 24–19. Drive:
Top passers MISS – John Darnell – 6/14, 48 yards, TD, INT
FLA – Kyle Morris – 18/35, 216 yards, 2 INT Top rushers MISS – Randy Baldwin – 13 rushes, 35 yards, TD
FLA – Emmitt Smith – 29 rushes, 117 yards, 2 TD Top receivers MISS – Reid Hines – 2 receptions, 26 yards
FLA – Kirk Kirkpatrick – 6 receptions, 83 yards
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
Game information
First quarter FLA – Emmitt Smith 5-yard run (John David Francis kick), 4:09. Florida 7–0. Second quarter Third quarter AUB – Win Lyle 47-yard field goal, 2:18. Florida 7–3. Fourth quarter AUB – Shayne Wasden 25-yard pass from Reggie Slack (Win Lyle kick), 0:26. Auburn 10–7.
Top passers FLA – Donald Douglas – 1/5, 6 yards
AUB – Reggie Slack – 12/19, 143 yards, TD Top rushers Top receivers FLA – Kirk Kirkpatrick – 1 reception, 6 yards
AUB – James Joseph – 3 receptions, 47 yards
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
1
2
3
4
Total
Florida
7
0
0
0
7
Washington
17
10
0
7
34
at Anaheim, California
References
^ a b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine ^ "Rebels turn back Gators; fans rebel against Morris" . South Florida Sun Sentinel . September 10, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "34–7 whipping of La. Tech soothes troubles Gators" . The Miami Herald . September 17, 1989. Retrieved July 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Gators, Smith subdue Tigers" . The Commercial Appeal . September 24, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Morris lifts Gators to 21–0 win" . St. Petersburg Times . October 1, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "LSU loses as time runs out" . Daily World . October 8, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Gators defy distractions" . Fort Myers News-Press . October 15, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Gators foil Lobos' bid" . Albuquerque Journal . October 22, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Auburn derails Florida" . The Miami Herald . November 5, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Dawgs have their day, again" . St. Petersburg Times . November 12, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "UF wears ddown Kentucky, 38–28" . The Tampa Tribune . November 19, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "FSU air attack down Gators 24–17" . Press Journal . December 3, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Huskies roll past Florida in 34-7 win" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. December 31, 1989. p. 1D.^ "Huskies hammer Florida, 34-7" . The Bulletin . (Bend, Oregon). wire services. December 31, 1989. p. F4.^ Gainesville Sun, 1989 Nov 05. Retrieved 2022-Oct-30.
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