1989 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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]

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
1989 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Michigan $ 8 –0 –010 –2 –0
No. 10 Illinois 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 16 Michigan State 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
No. 24 Ohio State 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
Minnesota 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Indiana 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Iowa 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Purdue 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Wisconsin 1 –7 –02 –9 –0
Northwestern 0 –8 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.#NameClass
WR 1 Richard Buchanan Jr
RB 34 Bob Christian Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 60 Thomas Homco
LB 54 Ed Sutter
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • 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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