1989 William & Mary Tribe football team

1989 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3–1
Head coach
Captains
  • Craig Argo
  • Greg Kimball
Home stadiumCary Field
1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Georgia Southern ^     15 0 0
No. 14 Youngstown State ^     9 4 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

The 1989 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his tenth year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 8–3–1 and ranked No. 10 in the final NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll. The Tribe qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, losing to Furman in the first round.