1989 Indiana Hoosiers football team
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The 1989 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the University of Indiana in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season
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1989 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its third National Championship during the 80s, cementing its claim as the decade's top team, winning more titles than any other program....
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Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Hoosiers points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 9 | @ Kentucky 1989 Kentucky Wildcats football team The 1989 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 212 points while allowing 220 points... |
Loss | 14 | 17 | 0-1 |
| 2 | Sept. 16 | Win | 24 | 7 | 1-1 | |
| 3 | Sept. 30 | Win | 32 | 12 | 2-1 | |
| 4 | Oct. 7 | Win | 43 | 11 | 3-1 | |
| 5 | Oct. 14 | @ Ohio State 1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1989-1990. The Buckeyes compiled a 8–4 record, including the 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl in Tampa, Florida, where they lost 31–14 to the Auburn Tigers.-Schedule:-Coaching... |
Loss | 31 | 35 | 3-2 |
| 6 | Oct. 21 | Minnesota | Win | 28 | 18 | 4-2 |
| 7 | Oct. 28 | @ Michigan | Loss | 10 | 38 | 4-3 |
| 8 | Nov. 4 | Michigan State 1989 Michigan State Spartans football team The 1989 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1989-1990 college football season. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by George Perles. The team finished the season 8–4 overall and 6–2 in... |
Loss | 20 | 51 | 4-4 |
| 9 | Nov. 11 | @ Wisconsin 1989 Wisconsin Badgers football team The 1989 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1989 college football season.-Schedule:-Team players in the 1990 NFL Draft:... |
Win | 45 | 17 | 5-4 |
| 10 | Nov. 18 | @ Illinois | Loss | 28 | 41 | 5-5 |
| 11 | Nov. 25 | Loss | 14 | 15 | 5-6 | |
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 MayesRueben MayesRueben Mayes is a Canadian who played in the National Football League from 1986 to 1993.He first gained notoriety as a running back at North Battleford Comprehensive High School in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. In 1980 Mayes led the NBCHS Vikings to an undefeated season and the SHSAA 3A...
and Mike Pringle is broken as Anthony Thompson rushes for 377 yards in a 45-17 victory at Wisconsin. 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 WareAndre WareAndre Ware is a sports analyst and commentator and a former American football player. He was the 1989 Heisman Trophy winner as a quarterback for the University of Houston, becoming the first African-American quarterback to win the award. In the 1990 NFL Draft, Ware was the first round selection ...
of the Houston Cougars is the 55th recipient of the Heisman TrophyHeisman TrophyThe Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
. Anthony Thompson finishes second.
Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Anthony Thompson | Running Back | 2 | 31 | Arizona Cardinals 1990 Phoenix Cardinals season The 1990 Phoenix Cardinals season was the team's 71st year with the National Football League and the 3rd season in Phoenix.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Roster: -References:**... |
| Ian Beckles | Guard | 5 | 114 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season The 1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on an embarrassing 5-11 season. Bucs fans were getting tired of head coach Ray Perkins and Bucs players were getting fed up with his 3 a day training camp practices... |
- Trent GreenTrent GreenTrent Jason Green is a retired professional American football quarterback. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Indiana University....
joined the NFL in 1997 with the Washington RedskinsWashington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
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Awards and honors
- Anthony Thompson, Big Ten Player of the Year
- Anthony Thompson, Chicago Tribune Silver FootballChicago Tribune Silver FootballThe Chicago Tribune Silver Football is awarded by the Chicago Tribune to the college football player determined to be the best player from the Big Ten Conference. The award has been presented annually since 1924, when Red Grange of Illinois was the award's first recipient.The winner of the Silver...
- Anthony Thompson, Walter Camp AwardWalter Camp AwardThe Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football Player of the Year, as decided by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A head coaches and sports information directors under the auspices of the Walter Camp Football Foundation;...
- Anthony Thompson, Maxwell AwardMaxwell AwardThe Maxwell Award is presented annually to the collegiate American football player judged by a panel of sportscasters, sportswriters, and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best football player in the United States. The...