1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

American college football season

1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football

Conference| Independent
Record| 9–2
Head coach|

* Jerry Pettibone (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Mike Summers (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Tim McGuire (4th season)
MVP| Ron Delisi
Captain| Ron Delisi, Joe Gucwa
Home stadium| Huskie Stadium

Seasons

<- 1988

1990 ->

1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

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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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 2| 6:30 pm| Cal State Fullerton*|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| | W 26–17| 8,235| [1]
September 9| 1:30 pm| at No. 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*|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| SCC| W 29–24| 23,933| [2]
October 14| 2:00 pm| at Louisiana Tech|

* Joe Aillet Stadium
* Ruston, LA

| | L 21–42| 17,300| [3]
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
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## References

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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.
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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Northern Illinois Huskies football

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* Glidden Field (1903–1948, 1951–1965)
* Dekalb Township High School football field (1949–1950)
* Huskie Stadium (1965–present)

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* Ball State: Bronze Stalk Trophy

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* "Huskie Fight Song"
* Huskie Band

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