1989 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1989 Texas A&M Aggies football
Sun Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, L 28–31
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 20
1989 record	8–4 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach	R. C. Slocum
Offensive coordinator	Bob Toledo
Defensive coordinator	Bob Davie
Home stadium	Kyle Field
Seasons

1989 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#13 Arkansas †	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#14 Houston	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#20 Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Baylor	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Texas	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
SMU	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with an 8–4 record. The Aggies had a regular season Southwest Conference record of 6–2.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2*	#7 LSU		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ESPN	W 28–16	61,733
September 9*	at Washington	#15	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	ABC	L 6–19	69,454
September 16	at TCU	#22	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		W 44–7	42,960
September 30*	Southern Miss	#22	Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 31–14	58,843
October 7	at Texas Tech	#19	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry)	Raycom	L 24–27	50,743
October 14	#8 Houston		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 17–13	66,423
October 21	at Baylor	#23	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)		W 14–11	45,565
October 28	at Rice	#21	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		W 45–7	30,900
November 4	SMU	#20	Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 63–14	48,948
November 24	#9 Arkansas	#14	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	CBS	L 22–23	57,876
December 2	Texas	#16	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Lone Star Showdown)	ESPN	W 21–10	76,803
December 30*	vs. #23 Pittsburgh		Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 28–31	44,887
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.