| 1989 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
| Conference | Big Ten |
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| 1989 record | 6–5 (4–4 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | John Gutekunst |
| Home stadium | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Capacity: 62,218) |
Seasons | |
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| 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 season was the Golden Gophers' fourth season under head coach John Gutekunst.[1] The Golden Gophers won six games and lost five.[1] Total attendance for the season was 237,552, which averaged out to 39,592 per game.[2] The season high for attendance was against the Nebraska.[2]
Kicker Brent Berglund, offensive lineman Dan Liimata, tailback Darrell Thompson and defensive tackle Mike Sunvold were named All-Big Ten second team.[3] Punter Brent Herbel was named Academic All-American.[4] Running back Pat Cummings, punter Brent Herbel, offensive lineman Dan Liimatta, offensive lineman Jon Melander, quarterback Scott Schaffner and linebacker Joel Staats were named Academic All-Big Ten.[4]
Darrell Thompson was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and Bruce Smith Award.[5] Linebacker Eddie Miles was awarded the Carl Eller Award.[5] Brent Berglund was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[5] Dan Liimatta was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[5] Jon Melander was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[5]
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 16* | 1:00 PM | at Iowa State | Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA | W 30–20 | 45,410 | |||
| September 23* | 5:00 PM | #3 Nebraska | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 0–48 | 58,368 | |||
| September 30* | 1:30 PM | Indiana State | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 34–14 | 34,280 | |||
| October 7† | 1:30 PM | Purdue | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 35–15 | 36,621 | |||
| October 14 | 1:00 PM | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | W 20–18 | 26,849 | |||
| October 21 | 1:00 PM | at Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | L 18–28 | 51,069 | |||
| October 28 | 2:30 PM | Ohio State | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | ABC | L 37–41 | 33,945 | ||
| November 4 | 1:30 PM | Wisconsin | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe) | W 24–22 | 39,325 | |||
| November 11 | 12:00 PM | at Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | L 7–21 | 73,259 | |||
| November 18 | 11:30 AM | Michigan | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug) | ESPN | L 15–49 | 35,013 | ||
| November 25 | 1:05 PM | at Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale) | W 43–7 | 67,700 | |||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
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