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1989 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1989
teamIndiana Hoosiers
sportfootball
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
record5–6
conf_record3–5
head_coachBill Mallory
hc_year6th
def_coachJoe Novak
dc_year6th
mvpAnthony Thompson
captainIan Beckles
captain2Anthony Thompson
stadiumMemorial Stadium

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.

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.

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Kentucky

Missouri

Toledo

Northwestern

At Ohio State

;First quarter

  • OSU – Jim Palmer 2-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 8:47. ''Ohio St 7–0. '''Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:01.''''' ;Second quarter
  • IU – Anthony Thompson 9-yard run (Scott Bonnell kick), 11:04. ''Tie 7–7. '''Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 6:15.'''''
  • OSU – Scottie Graham 60-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 9:21. ''Ohio St 14–7. '''Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:43.'''''
  • OSU – Carlos Snow 10-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 5:15. ''Ohio St 21–7. '''Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:42.'''''
  • OSU – Jim Palmer 4-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 3:45. ''Ohio St 28–7. '''Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:29.'''''
  • IU – Terry Saunders 2-yard pass from Dave Schnell (Scott Bonnell kick), 0:19. ''Ohio St 28–14. '''Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:26.''''' ;Third quarter
  • OSU – Scottie Graham 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 10:00. ''Ohio St 35–14. '''Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:00.'''''
  • IU – Anthony Thompson 2-yard run (Scott Bonnell kick), 4:17. ''Ohio St 35–21. '''Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:40.''''' ;Fourth quarter
  • IU – Anthony Thompson 6-yard run (run good), 3:25. ''Ohio St 35–29. '''Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 3:29.'''''
  • IU – Safety, Greg Frey ran out of end zone, 1:38. Ohio St 35–31. ;Top passers
  • IU – Dave Schnell – 22/30, 247 yards, TD, 3 INT
  • OSU – Greg Frey – 5/6, 37 yards, 2 TD ;Top rushers
  • IU – Anthony Thompson – 34 rushes, 177 yards, 3 TD
  • OSU – Carlos Snow – 27 rushes, 143 yards, TD ;Top receivers
  • IU – Eddie Thomas – 7 receptions, 82 yards
  • OSU – Bernard Edwards – 2 receptions, 21 yards

Minnesota

At Michigan

Michigan State

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

At Wisconsin

  • 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. , it still stands as the school record. Thompson also scores four touchdowns on the day.

At Illinois

Purdue

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. |access-date=October 22, 2022

Personnel

  • Bill Mallory

Awards and honors

  • Anthony Thompson, Big Ten Player of the Year
  • Anthony Thompson, Chicago Tribune Silver Football
  • Anthony Thompson, Walter Camp Award
  • Anthony Thompson, Maxwell Award

1990 NFL draftees

  • Trent Green joined the NFL in 1997 with the Washington Redskins.

References

References

  1. "Indiana Hoosiers Football History - College Football".
  2. (September 10, 1989). "Kentucky's last stand gives IU first loss". The Indianapolis Star.
  3. (September 17, 1989). "Indiana, Thompson roll past Missouri, 24–7". Tulsa World.
  4. (October 1, 1989). "Hoosiers down Rockets". Palladium-Item.
  5. (October 8, 1989). "IU balancing act topples NU". Sunday Herald-Times.
  6. (October 15, 1989). "Hoosiers fail to grab free kick as Buckeyes survive 35–31". The Courier-Journal.
  7. (October 22, 1989). "Thompson has his best day". The Kokomo Tribune.
  8. (October 29, 1989). "59 for Thompson, but 'W' for Michigan". The Houston Post.
  9. (November 5, 1989). "MSU wallops Indiana". The Grand Rapids Press.
  10. (November 12, 1989). "Thompson gains 377 yards vs. Wisconsin". Wausau Daily Herald.
  11. (November 19, 1989). "By George, IU whipped". The Republic.
  12. (November 26, 1989). "Boilers bag the Bucket". The Muncie Star.
  13. . ["1989 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/indiana/1989-schedule.html). *[[Sports Reference]]*.
  14. . ["1989 Football Schedule"](https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/schedule/1989). *[[Indiana University]]*.
  15. . ["Indiana Football 2023 Record Book"](https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/pdf/fb/2023/23-FB-Record_Book_Full.pdf). *[[Indiana University]]*.
  16. "1989 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearbook).
  17. Potrykus, Jeff. (November 15, 2014). "Melvin Gordon breaks FBS single-game rushing record with 408 yards". [[Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]].
  18. Woods, David. (November 16, 2014). "Tevin Coleman's 307 rushing yards can't save IU in loss". [[IndyStar]].
  19. Slater, Jim. (November 25, 1989). "Purdue 15, Indiana 14".
  20. Youmans, Matt. (November 27, 1989). "PU Plays 'Spoilermaker' in 15-14 Win Over IU".
  21. "Trent Green Stats".
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