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1989 Indiana Hoosiers football
1989 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bill Mallory (6th season);
Defensive coordinator	Joe Novak (6th season)
MVP	Anthony Thompson
Captain	Ian Beckles, Anthony Thompson
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Illinois	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Michigan State	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 24 Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Hoosiers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place the Big Ten. It was Indiana's first losing season since 1985. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

In the battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, Purdue beat Indiana. On November 24, Anthony Thompson was the top vote-getter and the only repeat selection on the 1989 Walter Camp All-America team. Thompson finished the season with 1,793 yards and 24 touchdowns. On December 2, a chorus of boos was heard throughout the Hoosier Dome during the Indiana–Kentucky basketball game when Andre Ware of the Houston Cougars was announced as the 55th recipient of the Heisman Trophy. Thompson finished second.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	1:30 pm	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)		L 14–17	58,216	^[2]
September 16	2:00 pm	Missouri*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 24–7	48,106
September 30	2:00 pm	Toledo*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 32–12	43,501
October 7	2:00 pm	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 43–11	47,845
October 14	1:30 pm	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		L 31–35	89,750
October 21	2:00 pm	Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 28–18	51,069
October 28	12:00 pm	at No. 5 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 10–38	105,989
November 4	12:30 pm	Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	ESPN	L 20–51	51,567
November 11	2:00 pm	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 45–17	37,442
November 18	3:30 pm	at No. 12 Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	ABC	L 28–41	53,368
November 25	2:00 pm	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		L 14–15	51,502
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Kentucky

Missouri

Toledo

Northwestern

At Ohio State

Indiana Hoosiers (3–1) at Ohio State Buckeyes (2–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	14	7	10	31
Ohio St	7	21	7	0	35

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: October 14
Game time: 1:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 89,750
Referee: John Nealon
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

OSU – Jim Palmer 2-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 8:47. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:01.

Second quarter

IU – Anthony Thompson 9-yard run (Scott Bonnell kick), 11:04. Tie 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 6:15.
OSU – Scottie Graham 60-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 9:21. Ohio St 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:43.
OSU – Carlos Snow 10-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 5:15. Ohio St 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:42.
OSU – Jim Palmer 4-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 3:45. Ohio St 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:29.
IU – Terry Saunders 2-yard pass from Dave Schnell (Scott Bonnell kick), 0:19. Ohio St 28–14. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:26.

Third quarter

OSU – Scottie Graham 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 10:00. Ohio St 35–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:00.
IU – Anthony Thompson 2-yard run (Scott Bonnell kick), 4:17. Ohio St 35–21. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:40.

Fourth quarter

IU – Anthony Thompson 6-yard run (run good), 3:25. Ohio St 35–29. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 3:29.
IU – Safety, Greg Frey ran out of end zone, 1:38. Ohio St 35–31.

Top passers

IU – Dave Schnell – 22/30, 247 yards, TD, 3 INT
OSU – Greg Frey – 5/6, 37 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

IU – Anthony Thompson – 34 rushes, 177 yards, 3 TD
OSU – Carlos Snow – 27 rushes, 143 yards, TD

Top receivers

IU – Eddie Thomas – 7 receptions, 82 yards
OSU – Bernard Edwards – 2 receptions, 21 yards

Minnesota

At Michigan

Michigan State

Anthony Thompson scores his 60th career touchdown to set a then NCAA Division I-A record.

At Wisconsin

The NCAA single-game rushing record of 357 yards, held by Rueben Mayes and Mike Pringle is broken as Anthony Thompson rushes for 377 yards in a 45-17 victory at Wisconsin. This stood as a Big Ten Conference record for 25 years until it was broken by Melvin Gordon (Wisconsin) in 2014.^[7] As of 2014^[update], it still stands as the school record.^[8] Thompson also scores four touchdowns on the day.

At Illinois

Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers (2–8) at Indiana Hoosiers (5–5)

Quarter	1	2	Total
Purdue	3	12	15
Indiana	11	3	14

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

Date: November 25, 1989
Game attendance: 51,502
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Larry Sullivan kicked a 32-yard field goal with 2:51 left and Scott Bonnell missed a 26-yard field goal for Indiana with 1:29 remaining. ^[10] The loss knocked the Hoosiers out of playing in the Freedom Bowl while others speculated it may have also contributed to Anthony Thompson not winning the Heisman Trophy.^[11]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing	Eric Hunter	15/24, 184 Yds, TD
	Rushing	Tony Vinson	9 Rush, 28 Yds
	Receiving	Rod Dennis	4 Rec, 81 Yds
Indiana	Passing	Dave Schnell	11/21, 99 Yds
	Rushing	Anthony Thompson	28 Rush, 97 Yds
	Receiving	Anthony Thompson	4 Rec, 28 Yds

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	PUR	IU
2					Indiana	Dave Schnell 3-yard touchdown run, Scott Bonnell kick no good
					Indiana	26-yard field goal by Scott Bonnell
					Indiana	Safety, Jeff Zgonina snapped ball out of end zone
					Purdue	24-yard field goal by Larry Sullivan
3	1:11				Indiana	27-yard field goal by Scott Bonnell	3	14
4	14:42	8	79		Purdue	Calvin Williams 20-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, 2-point pass failed	9	14
4	11:23	3			Purdue	29-yard field goal by Larry Sullivan	12	14
4	2:51				Purdue	32-yard field goal by Larry Sullivan	15	14
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							15	14

Personnel

1989 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL		Ian Beckles
RB		Woody Bryant
OL		Jack Francis
RB		Steve Goodrich
RB		Markell Granderson
QB		Trent Green
RB		Kevin Klee
OL		Jeff Marx
RB		Don Matejko
WR		Derrick Mays
WR		Scott McGowan
RB		Calvert Miller
OL		Todd Oberdorf
WR		Ray Potts
TE		Terry Saunders
OL		Randy Schneider
QB	`11`	Dave Schnell
WR		Chris Swartz
WR		Eddie Thomas
RB		Anthony Thompson	Sr
RB		Ernie Thompson
OL		Phil Trinter
OL		Ron Vargo
RB		Mike Waddell
TE		Todd Walker

Defense

Pos.	Name	Class
DB	Dave Ane
LB	Gene Boyd
DB	Mike Dumas	Jr
LB	Greg Farrall
LB	Mark Hagen
DL	Nolan Harrison
DL	Brian Hunnicut
DL	Jason Mack
LB	Troy Mason
DL	Larry McDaniel
DB	Mike Middleton
DL	John Miller
DB	Mark Newell
LB	Paul Williams
DB	Joe Ziegler

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Scott Bonnell
P		Macky Smith

Head coach

Bill Mallory

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Awards and honors

Anthony Thompson, Big Ten Player of the Year
Anthony Thompson, Chicago Tribune Silver Football
Anthony Thompson, Walter Camp Award
Anthony Thompson, Maxwell Award

1990 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Anthony Thompson	Running back	2	31	Arizona Cardinals
Ian Beckles	Guard	5	114	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Trent Green joined the NFL in 1997 with the Washington Redskins.^[13]

References

^ "Indiana Hoosiers Football History - College Football". Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
^ "Kentucky's last stand gives IU first loss". The Indianapolis Star. September 10, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1989 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "1989 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 16. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "1989 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
^ Potrykus, Jeff (November 15, 2014). "Melvin Gordon breaks FBS single-game rushing record with 408 yards". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
^ Woods, David (November 16, 2014). "Tevin Coleman's 307 rushing yards can't save IU in loss". IndyStar. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ Slater, Jim (November 25, 1989). "Purdue 15, Indiana 14". UPI Archives. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
^ "Upset of IU in 1989 Bucket game shows anything is possible". Rivals.com. December 8, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
^ Youmans, Matt (November 27, 1989). "PU Plays 'Spoilermaker' in 15-14 Win Over IU". The Purdue Exponent Archives. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.
^ "Trent Green Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

[1] "Indiana Hoosiers Football History - College Football". Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

[2] "Kentucky's last stand gives IU first loss". The Indianapolis Star. September 10, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "1989 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[4] "1989 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[5] "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 16. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[6] "1989 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.

[js_summary_1115-7] Potrykus, Jeff (November 15, 2014). "Melvin Gordon breaks FBS single-game rushing record with 408 yards". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved November 17, 2014.

[8] Woods, David (November 16, 2014). "Tevin Coleman's 307 rushing yards can't save IU in loss". IndyStar. Retrieved November 29, 2014.

[9] Slater, Jim (November 25, 1989). "Purdue 15, Indiana 14". UPI Archives. Retrieved December 25, 2022.

[10] "Upset of IU in 1989 Bucket game shows anything is possible". Rivals.com. December 8, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2022.

[11] Youmans, Matt (November 27, 1989). "PU Plays 'Spoilermaker' in 15-14 Win Over IU". The Purdue Exponent Archives. Retrieved December 25, 2022.

[12] "1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.

[13] "Trent Green Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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