1989 Northwestern Wildcats football team information
American college football season
1989Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference
Big Ten Conference
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
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
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 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]
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]
^"Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
^"1989 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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