1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference Independent
1989 record 9–2
Head coach Jerry Pettibone (5th year)
Home stadium Huskie Stadium
(Capacity: 30,998)
1989 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Miami   –       11 – 1 – 0
#2 Notre Dame   –       12 – 1 – 0
#3 Florida State   –       10 – 2 – 0
Northern Illinois   –       9 – 2 – 0
#15 Penn State   –       8 – 3 – 1
#17 Pittsburgh   –       8 – 3 – 1
#21 West Virginia   –       8 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –       8 – 4 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –       7 – 4 – 0
Akron   –       6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –       6 – 4 – 1
Virginia Tech   –       6 – 4 – 1
Louisiana Tech   –       5 – 4 – 1
Army   –       6 – 5 – 0
Louisville   –       6 – 5 – 0
East Carolina   –       5 – 5 – 1
Tulsa   –       6 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –       5 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –       4 – 8 – 0
Navy   –       3 – 8 – 0
Rutgers   –       2 – 7 – 2
Boston College   –       2 – 9 – 0
Memphis   –       2 – 9 – 0
Cincinnati   –       1 – 9 – 1
Temple   –       1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football, Division I-A. They were led by fifth year head coach Jerry Pettibone and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:30 PM Cal State Fullerton* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 26–17   8,235
September 9 1:30 PM at #4 Nebraska* Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE L 17–48   76,194
September 23 1:10 PM at Kansas State* KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 37–20   20,256
September 30 6:30 PM Western Illinois* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 34–27   22,365
October 7 1:00 PM Southern Illinois*dagger Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL SCC W 29–24   23,933
October 14 2:00 PM at Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA L 21–42   17,300
October 21 1:00 PM UNLV* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 42–24   16,352
October 28 12:00 PM at Temple Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA W 20–17   15,712
November 4 1:00 PM Southwestern Louisiana Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 23–20   5,604
November 11 1:00 PM Toledo* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 39–27   5,971
November 18 12:30 PM at Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 56–3   4,610
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northern-illinois/1989-schedule.html