1989 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1989 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–7–1 (3–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
1989 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Grambling State $^ 7 0 0 9 3 0
No. 17 Jackson State ^ 5 2 0 8 4 0
Alcorn State 5 2 0 7 3 0
Southern 4 3 0 6 4 1
Texas Southern 3 3 1 3 7 1
Alabama State 2 4 1 5 5 1
Prairie View A&M 1 6 0 1 9 0
Mississippi Valley State 0 7 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Wally Highsmith, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1, with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWAC.