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1989 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1989
team	Wisconsin Badgers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	2–9
conf_record	1–7
head_coach	Don Morton
hc_year	3rd
off_coach	Pat Simmers
oc_year	3rd
off_scheme	Veer
def_coach	Mike Daly
dc_year	3rd
def_scheme	[3–4](3-4-defense)
mvp	Tim Knoeck
captain	Dan Kissling
captain2	Tim Knoeck
stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

The 1989 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Don Morton in his third and final season as head coach, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing ninth in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Miami (FL)

Toledo

At California

Michigan

Iowa

Northwestern

At Illinois

At Minnesota

Indiana

The Badgers allowed Indiana running back Anthony Thompson to rush for 377 yards in a game on November 11. This broke the NCAA Division I-A record and stood as a Big Ten Conference single-game rushing record for 25 years until it was broken by Melvin Gordon in 2014. The 377 yards still stands as an Indiana Hoosiers football school record.

At Ohio State

;First quarter

WIS – Rich Thompson 40-yard field goal, 12:06. ''Wisconsin 3–0. '''Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 2:45.'''''
OSU – Dante Lee 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 5:00. ''Ohio St 7–3. '''Drive: 15 plays, 66 yards, 7:01.''''' ;Second quarter
WIS – Rich Thompson 36-yard field goal, 10:35. ''Ohio St 7–6. '''Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:04.'''''
WIS – Troy Vincent 71-yard punt return (Rich Thompson kick), 8:35. Wisconsin 13–7.
OSU – Jim Palmer 9-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 6:25. ''Ohio St 14–13. '''Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:05.'''''
OSU – Dante Lee 18-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 1:24. ''Ohio St 21–13. '''Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:00.'''''
OSU – David Brown 43-yard interception return (Pat O'Morrow kick), 1:07. Ohio St 28–13. ;Third quarter
OSU – Scottie Graham 16-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 12:13. ''Ohio St 35–13. '''Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:38.'''''
WIS – Rich Thompson 35-yard field goal, 9:34. ''Ohio St 35–18. '''Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:33.'''''
OSU – Scottie Graham 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 3:10. ''Ohio St 42–18. '''Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 6:16.''''' ;Fourth quarter
WIS – Craig Hudson 5-yard run (run failed), 8:26. ''Ohio St 42–24. '''Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 3:54.''''' ;Top passers
WIS – Lionell Crawford – 0/8, 0 yards, INT
OSU – Greg Frey – 10/15, 151 yards, TD ;Top rushers
WIS – Lionell Crawford – 16 rushes, 104 yards
OSU – Scottie Graham – 23 rushes, 152 yards, 2 TD ;Top receivers
WIS – None
OSU – Bobby Olive – 3 receptions, 44 yards

Michigan State

Personnel

Pat Simmers – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
Mike Daly – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
Bob Babich – Offensive Line
Jacob Burney – Defensive Line
L. C. Cole – Outside Linebackers
Phil Engle – Inside Linebackers
Jimmy Gonzales – Defensive Line
Mark Mauer – Tight Ends/Wide Receivers
Scott Seeliger – Quarterbacks/Running Backs
Ken Ellett – Director of Football Operations/Recruiting Coordinator
Mario Russo – Administrative Assistant

1990 NFL draft

References

(September 10, 1989). "Miami goes to the air in 51–3 rout over UW". The Reporter.
(September 17, 1989). "Holy Toledo! Beleaguered Badgers earn rare victory". The Journal Times.
(September 24, 1989). "Badgers fall to California". Herald-Times-Reporter.
(October 8, 1989). "Bo knows disgust". The Duluth News Tribune.
(October 15, 1989). "Bell's 3 TDs lift Hawkeyes, 31–24". The Sioux City Journal.
(October 22, 1989). "Badger backs key win". Leader-Telegram.
(October 29, 1989). "Illinois remains on top". Star Tribune.
(November 5, 1989). "Gophers catch break, stop Wisconsin's comeback bid". Herald-Times-Reporter.
(November 12, 1989). "Thompson gains 377 yards vs. Wisconsin". Wausau Daily Herald.
(November 19, 1989). "Buckeyes steamroll Badgers". The Lima News.
(November 26, 1989). "UW leis down for Spartans". The Post-Crescent.
(September 10, 1989). "Miami Overwhelms Wisconsin by 51-3". [[The New York Times]].
. (November 4, 1989). ["Minnesota 24, Wisconsin 22"](https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/11/04/Minnesota-24-Wisconsin-22/4244626158800/).
Woods, David. (November 16, 2014). "Tevin Coleman's 307 rushing yards can't save IU in loss". [[IndyStar]].
Potrykus, Jeff. (November 15, 2014). "Melvin Gordon breaks FBS single-game rushing record with 408 yards". [[Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]].
"1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".

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