1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Independent
1989 record	9–2
Head coach	Jerry Pettibone (5th season)
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 30,998)
Seasons

1989 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami			–					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			–					2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	9	–	1
Temple			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football, Division I-A. They were led by fifth year head coach Jerry Pettibone and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 PM	Cal State Fullerton*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois		W 26–17	8,235
September 9	1:30 PM	at No. 4 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska		L 17–48	76,194
September 23	1:10 PM	at Kansas State*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas		W 37–20	20,256
September 30	6:30 PM	Western Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois		W 34–27	22,365
October 7	1:00 PM	Southern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	SCC	W 29–24	23,933
October 14	2:00 PM	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana		L 21–42	17,300
October 21	1:00 PM	UNLV*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois		W 42–24	16,352
October 28	12:00 PM	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia		W 20–17	15,712
November 4	1:00 PM	Southwestern Louisiana	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois		W 23–20	5,604
November 11	1:00 PM	Toledo*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois		W 39–27	5,971
November 18	12:30 PM	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati		W 56–3	4,610
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time