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1989 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1989 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Hoosiers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place the Big Ten. It was Indiana's first losing season since 1985. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

1989 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Novak (6th season)
MVPAnthony Thompson
CaptainIan Beckles, Anthony Thompson
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

In the battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, Purdue beat Indiana. On November 24, Anthony Thompson was the top vote-getter and the only repeat selection on the 1989 Walter Camp All-America team. Thompson finished the season with 1,793 yards and 24 touchdowns. On December 2, a chorus of boos was heard throughout the Hoosier Dome during the Indiana–Kentucky basketball game when Andre Ware of the Houston Cougars was announced as the 55th recipient of the Heisman Trophy. Thompson finished second.[1]

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 91:30 pmat Kentucky*
L 14–1758,216[2]
September 162:00 pmMissouri*
W 24–748,106
September 302:00 pmToledo*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 32–1243,501
October 72:00 pmNorthwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 43–1147,845
October 141:30 pmat Ohio State
L 31–3589,750
October 212:00 pmMinnesota 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 28–1851,069
October 2812:00 pmat No. 5 Michigan
ABCL 10–38105,989
November 412:30 pmMichigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
ESPNL 20–5151,567
November 112:00 pmat Wisconsin
W 45–1737,442
November 183:30 pmat No. 12 Illinois
ABCL 28–4153,368
November 252:00 pmPurdue
L 14–1551,502
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries edit

At Kentucky edit

Missouri edit

Toledo edit

Northwestern edit

At Ohio State edit

Indiana Hoosiers (3–1) at Ohio State Buckeyes (2–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Indiana 0 14 71031
Ohio St 7 21 7035

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 89,750
  • Referee: John Nealon
  • Box Score
Game information

Minnesota edit

At Michigan edit

Michigan State edit

  • Anthony Thompson scores his 60th career touchdown to set a then NCAA Division I-A record.

At Wisconsin edit

  • The NCAA single-game rushing record of 357 yards, held by Rueben Mayes and Mike Pringle is broken as Anthony Thompson rushes for 377 yards in a 45-17 victory at Wisconsin. This stood as a Big Ten Conference record for 25 years until it was broken by Melvin Gordon (Wisconsin) in 2014.[7] As of 2014, it still stands as the school record.[8] Thompson also scores four touchdowns on the day.

At Illinois edit

Purdue edit

See also: Old Oaken Bucket
Purdue Boilermakers (2–8) at Indiana Hoosiers (5–5)
Period 1 2 Total
Purdue 3 12 15
Indiana 11 3 14

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: November 25, 1989
  • Game attendance: 51,502
  • [9]

Larry Sullivan kicked a 32-yard field goal with 2:51 left and Scott Bonnell missed a 26-yard field goal for Indiana with 1:29 remaining. [10] The loss knocked the Hoosiers out of playing in the Freedom Bowl while others speculated it may have also contributed to Anthony Thompson not winning the Heisman Trophy.[11]

Team Category Player Statistics
Purdue Passing Eric Hunter 15/24, 184 Yds, TD
Rushing Tony Vinson 9 Rush, 28 Yds
Receiving Rod Dennis 4 Rec, 81 Yds
Indiana Passing Dave Schnell 11/21, 99 Yds
Rushing Anthony Thompson 28 Rush, 97 Yds
Receiving Anthony Thompson 4 Rec, 28 Yds

Personnel edit

1989 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL Ian Beckles
RB Woody Bryant
OL Jack Francis
RB Steve Goodrich
RB Markell Granderson
QB Trent Green
RB Kevin Klee
OL Jeff Marx
RB Don Matejko
WR Derrick Mays
WR Scott McGowan
RB Calvert Miller
OL Todd Oberdorf
WR Ray Potts
TE Terry Saunders
OL Randy Schneider
QB 11 Dave Schnell
WR Chris Swartz
WR Eddie Thomas
RB Anthony Thompson Sr
RB Ernie Thompson
OL Phil Trinter
OL Ron Vargo
RB Mike Waddell
TE Todd Walker
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Dave Ane
LB Gene Boyd
DB Mike Dumas Jr
LB Greg Farrall
LB Mark Hagen
DL Nolan Harrison
DL Brian Hunnicut
DL Jason Mack
LB Troy Mason
DL Larry McDaniel
DB Mike Middleton
DL John Miller
DB Mark Newell
LB Paul Williams
DB Joe Ziegler
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Scott Bonnell
P Macky Smith
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Awards and honors edit

1990 NFL draftees edit

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Anthony Thompson Running back 2 31 Arizona Cardinals
Ian Beckles Guard 5 114 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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References edit

  1. ^ "Indiana Hoosiers Football History - College Football". Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Kentucky's last stand gives IU first loss". The Indianapolis Star. September 10, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1989 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "1989 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 16. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "1989 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  7. ^ Potrykus, Jeff (November 15, 2014). "Melvin Gordon breaks FBS single-game rushing record with 408 yards". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  8. ^ Woods, David (November 16, 2014). "Tevin Coleman's 307 rushing yards can't save IU in loss". IndyStar. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  9. ^ Slater, Jim (November 25, 1989). "Purdue 15, Indiana 14". UPI Archives. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  10. ^ "Upset of IU in 1989 Bucket game shows anything is possible". Rivals.com. December 8, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  11. ^ Youmans, Matt (November 27, 1989). "PU Plays 'Spoilermaker' in 15-14 Win Over IU". The Purdue Exponent Archives. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  12. ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.
  13. ^ "Trent Green Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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