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American college football season
The 1989 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season Led by first-year head coach Jack Harbaugh, the Hilltoppers compiled a record of 6–5.[1]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | at Illinois State | | | W 17–12 | 4,452 | |
September 9 | at No. 20 Murray State | | | L 14–17 | 8,575 | |
September 16 | No. 18 Middle Tennessee | | | W 31–16 | 14,700 | |
September 23 | at No. 1 Eastern Kentucky | No. 19 | | L 3–24 | 19,200 | |
September 30 | Austin Peay | No. T–20 | - L. T. Smith Stadium
- Bowling Green, KY
| W 49–0 | 4,200 | |
October 7 | at Chattanooga | No. 17 | | L 7–19 | 6,207 | [2] |
October 14 | No. 4 Southwest Missouri State | | - L. T. Smith Stadium
- Bowling Green, KY
| W 42–33 | 9,000 | |
October 21 | Tennessee Tech | | - L. T. Smith Stadium
- Bowling Green, KY
| W 61–14 | 18,000 | |
October 28 | at No. 14 Youngstown State | No. T–18 | | W 41–38 | 9,879 | |
November 4 | at Louisville | No. 15 | | L 7–55 | 36,126 | |
November 18 | No. 18 Eastern Illinois | No. 15 | - L. T. Smith Stadium
- Bowling Green, KY
| L 7–10 | 4,000 | |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game
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