1989 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1989 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1989 record	5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bill Mallory (6th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 52,324)
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 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bill Mallory, in his sixth year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

In the battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, Purdue beat Indiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	1:30 PM	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (Bourbon Barrel)		L 14-17	58,216
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 (Old Brass Spittoon)	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	ABC	L 28-41	53,368
November 25	2:00 PM	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		L 14-15	47,502
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Highlights

• Nov. 4, 1989: Anthony Thompson scores his 60th career touchdown to set a then NCAA Division I-A record.
• Nov. 11, 1989: 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. As of 2014, it still stands as the school record. Thompson also scores four touchdowns on the day.
• Nov. 24, 1989: 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.
• Dec. 2, 1989: A chorus of boos is heard throughout the Hoosier Dome during the Indiana-Kentucky basketball game. It is announced that Andre Ware of the Houston Cougars is the 55th recipient of the Heisman Trophy. Anthony Thompson finishes second.

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

• Trent Green joined the NFL in 1997 with the Washington Redskins.

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