1989 Florida Gators football | |
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Freedom Bowl, L 7–34 v. Washington | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 7–5 (4–3 SEC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Whitey Jordan (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Gary Darnell (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium |
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No.5Tennessee + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No.9Alabama + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No.6Auburn + | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | 12:30 pm | Ole Miss |
| TBS | L 19–24 | 70,014 | [2] | |
September 16 | Louisiana Tech* |
| W 34–7 | 65,109 | [3] | |||
September 23 | atMemphis State* |
| W 38–13 | 25,163 | [4] | |||
September 30 | vs. Mississippi State |
| W 21–0 | 68,109 | [5] | |||
October 7 | 8:00 pm | atLSU |
| PPV | W 16–13 | 74,527 | [6] | |
October 14 | Vanderbilt | No. 25 |
| W 34–11 | 69,121 | [7] | ||
October 21 | New Mexico*![]() | No. 20 |
| W 27–21 | 72,578 | [8] | ||
November 4 | at No. 12Auburn | No. 19 |
| ESPN | L 7–10 | 85,214 | [9] | |
November 11 | 12:30 pm | vs. Georgia | No. 20 |
| TBS | L 10–17 | 81,577 | [10] |
November 18 | Kentucky |
| W 38–28 | 71,432 | [11] | |||
December 2 | 7:30 pm | No. 6Florida State* |
| ESPN | L 17–24 | 75,124 | [12] | |
December 30 | 2:00 pm | vs. Washington* |
| NBC | L 7–34 | 33,858 | [13][14] | |
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Ole Miss Rebels (1–0) at Florida Gators (0–0)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ole Miss | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
Florida | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 19 |
atFlorida Field, Gainesville, Florida
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Louisiana Tech | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Florida | 10 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 34 |
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Florida | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Memphis State | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
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Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Florida | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
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Florida | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
LSU | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
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Vanderbilt | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
Florida | 10 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
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New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
Florida | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
#19 Florida Gators (6–1) at #12 Auburn Tigers (5–2)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Florida | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Auburn | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
atJordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
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Florida | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Georgia | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
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Kentucky | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Florida | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
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Florida State | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Florida | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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Florida | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Washington | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
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