1989 Samford Bulldogs football team

The 1989 Samford Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Samford University as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Terry Bowden, the team compiled a 5–6 record.

1989 Samford Bulldogs football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Terry Bowden (3rd season)
Home stadium	Seibert Stadium

1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Georgia Southern ^			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 14 Youngstown State ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. T–10 William & Mary ^			–					8	–	3	–	1
Liberty			–					7	–	3	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					6	–	5	–	0
James Madison			–					5	–	4	–	1
Lamar			–					5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Nicholls State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Samford			–					5	–	6	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	7	–	0
Fordham			–					2	–	6	–	0
Towson State			–					2	–	8	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	No. 4 (D-II) Jacksonville State	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL (rivalry)	L 9–19	10,136
September 9	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 14–49
September 16	Tennessee Tech	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 27–23
September 23	at Livingston	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL	L 28–35
September 30	Morehead State	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 28–35 (forfeit win)	2,430
October 7	West Georgia	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 28–3
October 14	at Tennessee–Martin	Pacer Stadium Martin, TN	W 37–33
October 28	No. 2 Georgia Southern	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	L 7–52	6,042
November 4	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 16–35	15,214
November 11	at Nicholls State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 17–23
November 18	East Tennessee State	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 38–23
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game