Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | 5:45 p.m. | at Texas A&M* | No. 7 | | ESPN | L 16–28 | 61,733 | [2] |
September 16 | 6:30 p.m. | Florida State* | No. 21 | | ESPN | L 21–31 | 75,524 | [3] |
September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Ohio* | | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| PPV | W 57–6 | 63,860 | [4] |
October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida | | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
| PPV | L 13–16 | 74,527 | [5] |
October 14 | 1:45 p.m. | at No. 12 Auburn | | | CBS | L 6–10 | 85,214 | [6] |
October 21 | 5:30 p.m. | at Kentucky | | | PPV | L 21–27 | 53,967 | [7] |
October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 11 Tennessee | | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| TBS | L 39–45 | 71,634 | [8] |
November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | at Ole Miss | | | PPV | W 35–30 | 42,354 | [9] |
November 11 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 4 Alabama | | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
| ESPN | L 16–32 | 77,197 | [10] |
November 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Mississippi State | | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
| PPV | W 44–20 | 62,592 | [11] |
November 25 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulane* | | | PPV | W 27–7 | 41,573 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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1989 LSU Tigers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Ed Zaunbrecher – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
- Jesse Daigle – Running backs
- Jerry Sullivan – Wide receivers
- Kenny Ferraro – Offensive line
- John Hendrick – Offensive line/tight ends
- Pete Jenkins – Defensive coordinator/defensive line
- John Fontes – Inside linebackers
- John Mitchell – Outside linebackers
- Joe Wessel – Special teams coordinator/defensive backs
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster
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- ^ "1989 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ "Defensive Aggies bag No. 7 LSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 3, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seminoles overtake Tigers 31–21". The Palm Beach Post. September 17, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU explodes over Ohio Univ. 57–6". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 1, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU loses as time runs out". Daily World. October 8, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn defense stops LSU 10–6". The Palm Beach Post. October 15, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Runs by Rawls keep Kentucky rolling, 27–21". Messenger-Inquirer. October 22, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols victorious: Tigers' losing streak running strong". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 29, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hodson puts on aerial show as Ole Miss rally falls short". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 5, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama overwhelms LSU". Daily World. November 12, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers give fans a show in victory". The Shreveport Times. November 19, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hodson leads LSU past Tulane 27–7". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.