1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football
1990 Florida Citrus Bowl, W 31–21 vs. Virginia
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 10
1989 record	10–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Mackovic (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Lou Tepper (2nd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 69,200)
Seasons

1989 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7/8 Michigan †	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#10/10 Illinois	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#16/16 Michigan State	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#24/NR 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 / Coaches' Poll

The 1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	2:30 PM	at No. 5 USC*	No. 22	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles	ABC	W 14-13	54,622
September 16	2:30 PM	at No. 8 Colorado*	No. 10	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	CBS	L 7-38	46,747
September 23	1:00 PM	Utah State*	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois		W 41-2	61,553
October 7	2:30 PM	Ohio State	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois (Illibuck)	ABC	W 34-14	69,088
October 14	1:00 PM	at Purdue	No. 16	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana (Purdue Cannon)		W 14-2	41,101
October 21	11:30 AM	at Michigan State	No. 13	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, Michigan	ESPN	W 14-10	76,216
October 28	1:00 PM	Wisconsin	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois		W 32-9	64,856
November 4	2:30 PM	at Iowa	No. 8	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa	ABC	W 31-7	67,700
November 11	2:30 PM	No. 3 Michigan	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois	ABC	L 10-24	73,069
November 18	2:30 PM	Indiana	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois	ABC	W 41-28	53,368
November 25	2:00 PM	at Northwestern	No. 11	Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk)		W 63-14	31,017
January 1	12:30 PM	vs. No. 16 Virginia*	No. 11	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	W 31-21	60,016
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Bellamy, MikeMike Bellamy 7.0 !Sr QB 11 George, JeffJeff George 5.0 !Jr RB 29 Griffith, HowardHoward Griffith 5.0 !Jr TE 82 Hartley, FrankFrank Hartley 5.0 !Jr T 79 Hopkins, BradBrad Hopkins 3.0 !So C 69 Simpson, TimTim Simpson 3.0 !So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 96 Agee, MelMel Agee 5.0 !Jr LB 48 Brownlow, DarrickDarrick Brownlow 5.0 !Jr DT 95 Gardner, MoeMoe Gardner 5.0 !Jr DB 33 Green, ChrisChris Green 5.0 !Jr DB 18 Jones, HenryHenry Jones 5.0 !Jr DB 37 Nelson, SteveSteve Nelson 5.0 !Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach John Mackovic Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Colorado

See also: 1989 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Michigan

See also: 1989 Michigan Wolverines football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–54–1	1988	L 9–38

Awards and honors

• Jeff George, Sammy Baugh Trophy

Team players in the NFL

Player	Round	Pick	Position	Club
Jeff George	1	1	Quarterback	Indianapolis Colts
Mike Bellamy	2	50	Wide receiver	Philadelphia Eagles