1989 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1989 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1989 record0–11 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Captains
  • Bob Griswold[1]
  • Randy McClellan
  • Tim O'Brien
  • Derrill Vest
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Michigan $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Illinois 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Michigan State 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 24 Ohio State 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Minnesota 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Indiana 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Iowa 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Purdue 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Francis Peay, the Wildcats compiled a 0–11 record (0–8 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Tim O'Brien with 2,218 passing yards, junior running back Bob Christian with 1,291 rushing yards, and Richard Buchanan with 1,115 receiving yards.[3] Buchanan received first-team All-Big Ten honors from the Associated Press, and Christian received second-team honors.[4]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 9at Duke*
L 31–4115,220
September 16Air Force*
L 31–4827,334
September 23Rutgers*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 27–38
October 71:00 p.m.at Indiana
L 11–4347,845
October 141:00 p.m.Minnesota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 18–2026,849
October 21at Wisconsin
L 31–3544,978
October 281:00 p.m.Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 22–3536,312
November 41:00 p.m.Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 27–5228,236
November 11at Purdue
L 15–4631,470
November 181:05 p.m.at Michigan State
L 14–7664,817
November 252:00 p.m.No. 11 Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 14–6331,017
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster[]

1989 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Richard Buchanan Jr
RB 34 Bob Christian Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 60 Thomas Homco
LB 54 Ed Sutter
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  2. ^ "1989 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "1989 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "Indiana's Thompson heads All-Big Ten team". The Daily Reporter (AP story). November 30, 1989. p. 5.
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