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1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jerry Pettibone, the Huskies compiled a record of 9–2. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Summers (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTim McGuire (4th season)
MVPRon Delisi
CaptainRon Delisi, Joe Gucwa
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   12 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Florida State   –   10 – 2 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Penn State   –   8 – 3 – 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 3 – 1
No. 21 West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   8 – 4 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   7 – 4 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –   6 – 4 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 4 – 1
Louisiana Tech   –   5 – 4 – 1
Army   –   6 – 5 – 0
Louisville   –   6 – 5 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 5 – 1
Tulsa   –   6 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   4 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 7 – 2
Boston College   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   2 – 9 – 0
Cincinnati   –   1 – 9 – 1
Temple   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26:30 pmCal State Fullerton*
W 26–178,235[1]
September 91:30 pmat No. 4 Nebraska*
L 17–4876,194
September 231:10 pmat Kansas State*
W 37–2020,256
September 306:30 pmWestern Illinois*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 34–2722,365
October 71:00 pmSouthern Illinois* 
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
SCCW 29–2423,933[2]
October 142:00 pmat Louisiana Tech
L 21–4217,300[3]
October 211:00 pmUNLV*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 42–2416,352
October 2812:00 pmat Temple
W 20–1715,712
November 41:00 pmSouthwestern Louisiana
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 23–205,604
November 111:00 pmToledo*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 39–275,971
November 1812:30 pmat Cincinnati
W 56–34,610
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References edit

  1. ^ Robyn Norwood (September 3, 1989). "CS Fullerton Starts Out Quickly, Loses, 26-17". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-13. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  2. ^ Wesselhoff, Bill (October 8, 1989). "Huskies rally past Southern". Daily Chronicle. p. 13. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Johnson flys Louisiana Tech over NIU". The Daily Chronicle. October 15, 1989. Retrieved July 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1989 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".


 

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