1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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.

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 (capacity: 30,998)
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
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

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".