1989 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1989 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1989 record 0–11 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach Francis Peay (4th season)
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1989 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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.[1]

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.[2] Buchanan received first-team All-Big Ten honors from the Associated Press, and Christian received second-team honors.[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 9 at Duke* Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC L 31–41  
September 16 Air Force* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 31–48  
September 23 Rutgers* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 27–38  
October 7 at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN L 11–43  
October 14 Minnesota Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 18–20  
October 21 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 31–35  
October 28 Iowa Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 22–35  
November 4 Ohio State Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 27–52  
November 11 at Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN L 15–46  
November 18 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 14–76  
November 25 No. 11 Illinois Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) L 14–63  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

  1. ↑ "1989 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1989 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Indiana's Thompson heads All-Big Ten team". The Daily Reporter (AP story). November 30, 1989. p. 5.


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