1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football, Division I-A. They were led by fifth year head coach Jerry Pettibone and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
1989 record92
Head coach
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
(Capacity: 30,998)
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26:30 pmCal State Fullerton*W 26–178,235
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, Illinois
W 34–2722,365
October 71:00 pmSouthern Illinois*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, Illinois
SCCW 29–2423,933[1]
October 142:00 pmat Louisiana TechL 21–4217,300[2]
October 211:00 pmUNLV*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, Illinois
W 42–2416,352
October 2812:00 pmat TempleW 20–1715,712
November 41:00 pmSouthwestern Louisiana
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, Illinois
W 23–205,604
November 111:00 pmToledo*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, Illinois
W 39–275,971
November 1812:30 pmat CincinnatiW 56–34,610

[3]

References

  1. Wesselhoff, Bill (October 8, 1989). "Huskies rally past Southern". Daily Chronicle. p. 13. Retrieved January 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Johnson flys Louisiana Tech over NIU". The Daily Chronicle. October 15, 1989. Retrieved July 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1989 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".
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