1989 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1989 Big Ten football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP 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.

Season

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 #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 #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. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

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.^[3] As of 2014^[update], it still stands as the school record.^[4] 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.^[5]

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Venues	Athletic Field (1887–1897) Jordan Field (1898–1924) Memorial Stadium (old) (1925–1959) Memorial Stadium (1960–present) John Mellencamp Pavilion (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kentucky Michigan State Purdue: Old Oaken Bucket
Culture & lore	"Indiana, Our Indiana" Marching Hundred
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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1989 Big Ten football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#10 Illinois	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#16 Michigan State	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#24 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