WThe 1889 college football season was the season of American football played among colleges and universities in the United States during the 1889–90 academic year.
WThe 1889 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1889 college football season. The team compiled an 8–4 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 354 to 130.
WThe 1889 Crescent Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Crescent Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1889 college football season. The team compiled a 6–1 record, won the AFU championship, and played its home games at Washington Park in Brooklyn. William H. Ford was the team captain. Other key players included Harry Beecher at quarterback, Wyllys Terry at halfback, and Henry J. Lamarche at guard. Alex Moffatt has also been reported as a member of the team.
WThe 1889 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1889 college football season. The Wolverines played their home games at Ann Arbor Fairgrounds.
WThe 1889 Penn State football team was an American football that represented Pennsylvania State College—now known as Pennsylvania State University–as an independent during the 1889 college football season. The team played its home games on the Old Main lawn in University Park, Pennsylvania.
WThe 1889 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 1889 college football season. The team finished with a 10–0 record and was retroactively named as the national champions by the Billingsley Report, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, National Championship Foundation, and Parke H. Davis. It was Princeton's 15th national championship. The team outscored their opponents 484 to 29. The team was captained by Edgar Allan Poe, the second cousin of his namesake, the writer Edgar Allan Poe.
WThe 1889 Purdue football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1889 college football season. The team compiled a 2–1 record in the university's second season fielding an intercollegiate football team. Archaeologist and Harvard alumnus, George Andrew Reisner, was the team's coach. The team opened its season on November 16, 1889, with a 34–10 victory over DePauw for the first victory in Purdue football history and the first game played in Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue defeated Wabash the following week, 18–4, and concluded its season on November 29 with a 14–0 loss against Butler. J. M. Sholl was the team captain.
WThe 1889 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1889 college football season. The Queensmen compiled a 1–4 record and were outscored their opponents, 92 to 22. The team had no coach, and its captain was James Bishop, Jr.
WThe 1889 Trinity Blue and White football team represented Trinity College in the 1889 college football season. The game with rival North Carolina is still disputed, with both teams claiming a home win by forfeit.
WThe 1889 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1889 college football season. The team had no known coach, and went 4–2 and claims a Southern championship.