| Year: | 1989 |
| Team: | Sam Houston State Bearkats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 3–8 |
| Conf Record: | 2–4 |
| Head Coach: | Ron Randleman |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Stadium: | Bowers Stadium |
The 1989 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the Southland.