1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Summers (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTim McGuire (4th season)
MVPRon Delisi
CaptainRon Delisi, Joe Gucwa
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   12 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Florida State   –   10 – 2 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Penn State   –   8 – 3 – 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 3 – 1
No. 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 State   –   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 as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jerry Pettibone, the Huskies compiled a record of 9–2. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26:30 pmCal State Fullerton*
W 26–178,235[1]
September 91:30 pmat No. 4 Nebraska*
L 17–4876,194
September 231:10 pmat Kansas State*
W 37–2020,256
September 306:30 pmWestern Illinois*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 34–2722,365
October 71:00 pmSouthern Illinois*dagger
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
SCCW 29–2423,933[2]
October 142:00 pmat Louisiana Tech
L 21–4217,300[3]
October 211:00 pmUNLV*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 42–2416,352
October 2812:00 pmat Temple
W 20–1715,712
November 41:00 pmSouthwestern Louisiana
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 23–205,604
November 111:00 pmToledo*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 39–275,971
November 1812:30 pmat Cincinnati
W 56–34,610
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ Robyn Norwood (September 3, 1989). "CS Fullerton Starts Out Quickly, Loses, 26-17". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-13. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ Wesselhoff, Bill (October 8, 1989). "Huskies rally past Southern". Daily Chronicle. p. 13. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Johnson flys Louisiana Tech over NIU". The Daily Chronicle. October 15, 1989. Retrieved July 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1989 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".


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