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1989 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1989 |
| team | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| sport | football |
| conference | Big Eight Conference |
| short_conf | Big 8 |
| CoachRank | 12 |
| APRank | 11 |
| record | 10–2 |
| conf_record | 6–1 |
| head_coach | Tom Osborne |
| hc_year | 17th |
| off_scheme | I formation |
| def_coach | Charlie McBride |
| dc_year | 9th |
| def_scheme | [3–4](3-4-defense) |
| stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| bowl | [Fiesta Bowl](1990-fiesta-bowl) |
| bowl_result | L 17–41 vs. [Florida State](1989-florida-state-seminoles-football-team) |
The 1989 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Schedule
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Roster and coaching staff
- Tom Osborne17th season 26th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Charlie McBride9th season as DC/DL coach 13th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Colorado
- Kevin Steele1st season as LB coach 1st year at Nebraska Alma mater: Tennessee
- Ron Brown3rd season as WR/TE coach 3rd year at Nebraska Alma mater: Brown
- Dan Young7th season as OL/K coach 7th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Reed
- Milt Tenopir16th season as OL coach 16th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Sterling
- Tony Samuel4th season as OLB coach 4th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- George DarlingtonDB coach 17th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Rutgers
- Frank Solich7th season as RB coach 11th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Boyd Epley21st season as S&C coach 21st year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Jack Pierce11th year at Nebraska
Depth chart
Mickey Joseph Andre McDuffy Morgan Gregory
Game summaries
Northern Illinois
Utah
Minnesota
Oregon State
Kansas State
Missouri
Oklahoma State
Iowa State
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Florida State
Main article: 1990 Fiesta Bowl
Rankings
Awards
| Award | Name(s) |
|---|---|
| All-America 1st team | Doug Glaser, Jake Young |
| All-America 2nd team | Reggie Cooper |
| All-America 3rd team | Ken Clark |
| Big 8 Offensive Player of the Year | Gerry Gdowski |
| Big 8 Defensive Freshman of the Year | Tyrone Byrd |
| All-Big 8 1st team | Ken Clark, Reggie Cooper, Gerry Gdowski, Doug Glaser, Jeff Mills, Bruce Pickens, Pat Tyrance, Kent Wells, Jake Young |
| All-Big 8 2nd team | Mike Croel, Mike Murray, William Washington |
| All-Big 8 honorable mention | Gregg Barrios, Richard Bell, Tyrone Byrd, Bryan Carpenter, Morgan Gregory, Randall Jobman, Tahaun Lewis, Mike Petko, Marvin Sanders, Jim Wanek |
NFL and pro players
The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1989 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.
| Name | Team |
|---|---|
| **Richard Bell** | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| **Terris Chorney** | Edmonton Eskimos |
| **Ken Clark** | Indianapolis Colts |
| **Reggie Cooper** | Dallas Cowboys |
| **Mike Croel** | Denver Broncos |
| **LeRoy Etienne** | San Francisco 49ers |
| **Travis Hill** | Cleveland Browns |
| **Tyrone Hughes** | New Orleans Saints |
| **Keithen McCant** | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| **Jeff Mills** | San Diego Chargers |
| **John Parrella** | Buffalo Bills |
| **Bruce Pickens** | Atlanta Falcons |
| **John Reece** | Kansas City Chiefs |
| **Will Shields** | Kansas City Chiefs |
| **Joe Sims** | Atlanta Falcons |
| **Nate Turner** | Buffalo Bills |
| **Kenny Walker** | Denver Broncos |
| **Kent Wells** | New York Giants |
| **David White** | New England Patriots |
References
References
- (September 10, 1989). "Cornhuskers shake off shaky opening half". The State.
- (September 17, 1989). "Clark leads Huskers past Utes, 42–30". The Des Moines Register.
- (September 24, 1989). "Nebraska belts Gophers". The Forum.
- (October 1, 1989). "Cornhuskers edge past Oregon State". The Salina Journal.
- (October 8, 1989). "Cornhuskers chew up K-State". The Grand Island Independent.
- (October 15, 1989). "Blocked punts help Nebraska crush Missouri". The Des Moines Register.
- (October 22, 1989). "NU pops OSU for 16th straight time". The Wichita Eagle.
- (October 29, 1989). "Colorado geared for Nebraska". Chicago Tribune.
- (November 5, 1989). "Colorado Buffaloes way coser to Big Eight crown". Star Tribune.
- (November 12, 1989). "Cornhuskers roll over Kansas, 51–14". The Sioux City Journal.
- (November 19, 1989). "Nebraska in charge all the way in 42–25 lashing of Sooners". The Kansas City Star.
- (January 2, 1990). "Seminoles KO Cornhuskers in Fiesta, 41–17". The Greenville News.
- [http://www.huskermax.com/honors/honors_1989.html 1989 Husker Honors]
- "All Time NFL Huskers".
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