1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
1989 record10–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coachJohn Mackovic (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper (2nd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 69,200)
1989 Big Ten Conference 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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 42:30 PMat No. 5 USC*No. 22
ABCW 14-1354,622
September 162:30 PMat No. 8 Colorado*No. 10
CBSL 7-3846,747
September 231:00 PMUtah State*No. 20
W 41-261,553
October 72:30 PMOhio StateNo. 18
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, Illinois (Illibuck)
ABCW 34-1469,088
October 141:00 PMat PurdueNo. 16
W 14-241,101
October 2111:30 AMat Michigan StateNo. 13
ESPNW 14-1076,216
October 281:00 PMWisconsinNo. 8
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, Illinois
W 32-964,856
November 42:30 PMat IowaNo. 8
ABCW 31-767,700
November 112:30 PMNo. 3 MichiganNo. 8
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, Illinois
ABCL 10-2473,069
November 182:30 PMIndianaNo. 12
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, Illinois
ABCW 41-2853,368
November 252:00 PMat NorthwesternNo. 11
W 63-1431,017
January 112:30 PMvs. No. 16 Virginia*No. 11
ABCW 31-2160,016
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster
1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 Mike Bellamy Sr
QB 11 Jeff George Jr
RB 29 Howard Griffith Jr
TE 82 Frank Hartley Jr
T 79 Brad Hopkins So
C 69 Tim Simpson So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 96 Mel Agee Jr
LB 48 Darrick Brownlow Jr
DT 95 Moe Gardner Jr
DB 33 Chris Green Jr
DB 18 Henry Jones Jr
DB 37 Steve Nelson Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Rankings
Main article: 1989 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Game summaries

at USC
See also: 1989 USC Trojans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–9 1986 L 16–31

at Colorado
See also: 1989 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Ohio State
Ohio State at Illinois
1 234Total
Buckeyes 0 770 14
• Fighting Illini 7 31410 34
  • Date: October 7
  • Location: Memorial Stadium
  • Game attendance: 69,088
  • Television network: ABC
See also: 1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and Illibuck

at Iowa
See also: 1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
31–18–2 1986 W 20–16

Michigan
See also: 1989 Michigan Wolverines football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–54–1 1988 L 9–38

vs. Virginia (Citrus Bowl)
Illinois vs. Virginia
1 234Total
• No. 11 Fighting Illini 7 1077 31
No. 16 Cavaliers 0 777 21
  • Date: January 1
  • Location: Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
  • Game attendance: 60,016
  • Television network: ABC
Main article: 1990 Florida Citrus Bowl
See also: 1989 Virginia Cavaliers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Awards and honors

Team players in the NFL
PlayerRoundPickPositionClub
Jeff George11QuarterbackIndianapolis Colts
Mike Bellamy250Wide receiverPhiladelphia Eagles

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References
  1. http://www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com/Awards.htm#SAMMY Archived 2011-05-25 at WebCite
  2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1990.htm


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