1989 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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.[2]

1989 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1989 record	0–11 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Francis Peay (4th season)
Captains	Bob Griswold[1] Randy McClellan Tim O'Brien Derrill Vest
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium

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

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.[3] Buchanan received first-team All-Big Ten honors from the Associated Press, and Christian received second-team honors.[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	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 the game

References

1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
2. "1989 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
3. "1989 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
4. "Indiana's Thompson heads All-Big Ten team". The Daily Reporter (AP story). November 30, 1989. p. 5.