1989 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1989 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1989 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten
1989 record38 (16 Big Ten)
Head coachFred Akers (3rd season)
CaptainDennis Dotson
Bill Hitchcock
Calvin Williams
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
(Capacity: 67,861)
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 9Miami (OH)*W 27–1038,840
September 16at No. 15 Washington*L 9–3866,392
September 30No. 1 Notre Dame*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)
L 7–4067,861
October 7at MinnesotaL 15–3536,621
October 14No. 16 Illinois
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)
L 2–1441,101
October 21at Ohio StateL 3–2189,091
October 28Michigan State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 21–2841,402
November 4at No. 4 MichiganL 27–42105,128
November 11Northwestern
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 46–1531,470
November 18Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 0–2431,863
November 25at IndianaW 15–1451,502
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

Roster

  • QB Eric Hunter, Fr.

Season summary

Michigan

  • Eric Hunter 27/42, 344 Yds [2]

Awards

Eric Hunter

  • Big Ten Freshman of the Year[3]

References

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