The 1989 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Glen Mason, the Jayhawks compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big 8. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	1:00 p.m.	Montana State*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 41–17	37,500
September 9	1:00 p.m.	Louisville*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 28–33	37,200
September 16	1:00 p.m.	Kent State*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 28–21	41,000
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at Baylor*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 3–46	26,765
September 30	1:30 p.m.	No. 16 Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	PSN	L 6–45	44,500
October 7	1:00 p.m.	Iowa State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 20–24	31,500
October 21	2:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 17–49	50,057
October 28	1:10 p.m.	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)		W 21–16	35,652
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 24–37	28,500
November 11	1:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		L 14–51	76,232
November 18	1:30 p.m.	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)		W 46–44	33,981
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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