# 1989 Florida Gators football team

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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 9 | 12:30 pm | Ole Miss | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | TBS | L 19–24 | 70,014 |
| September 16 | | Louisiana Tech* | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | | W 34–7 | 65,109 |
| September 23 | | at Memphis State* | | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | | W 38–13 | 25,163 |
| September 30 | | vs. Mississippi State | | Tampa StadiumTampa, FL | | W 21–0 | 68,109 |
| October 7 | 8:00 pm | at LSU | | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | PPV | W 16–13 | 74,527 |
| October 14 | | Vanderbilt | No. 25 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | | W 34–11 | 69,121 |
| October 21 | | New Mexico* | No. 20 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | | W 27–21 | 72,578 |
| November 4 | | at No. 12 Auburn | No. 19 | Jordan-Hare StadiumAuburn, AL (rivalry) | ESPN | L 7–10 | 85,214 |
| November 11 | 12:30 pm | vs. Georgia | No. 20 | Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL (rivalry) | TBS | L 10–17 | 81,577 |
| November 18 | | Kentucky | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | | W 38–28 | 71,432 |
| December 2 | 7:30 pm | No. 6 Florida State* | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | ESPN | L 17–24 | 75,124 |
| December 30 | 2:00 pm | vs. Washington* | | Anaheim StadiumAnaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl) | NBC | L 7–34 | 33,858 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## Game summaries
### Ole Miss

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ole Miss | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| Florida | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 19 |
at Florida Field, Gainesville, Florida
* Date: September 9, 1989
* Game attendance: 70,014
* Gainesville Sun, 1989 Sep 10.
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Auburn | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
at Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
* Date: November 4
* Game attendance: 85,214
* TV: ESPN
Game information :
First quarter
FLA – Emmitt Smith 5-yard run (John David Francis kick), 4:09. Florida 7–0.
Second quarter
No scoring
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
FLA – Emmitt Smith – 27 rushes, 86 yards, TD
AUB – James Joseph – 26 rushes, 55 yards
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 |

### Freedom Bowl (vs. Washington)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Washington | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
at Anaheim, California