1989 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1989 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Simmers (3rd season)
Offensive schemeVeer
Defensive coordinatorMike Daly (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
MVPTim Knoeck
CaptainDan Kissling
Tim Knoeck
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Michigan $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Illinois 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Michigan State 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 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

The 1989 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 9No. 3 Miami (FL)*
L 3–5138,646
September 16Toledo*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 23–1037,162
September 23at California*
L 14–2036,000
October 7at No. 5 Michigan
L 0–24104,097
October 14Iowa
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
L 24–3162,402
October 21Northwesterndagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 35–3144,978
October 28at No. 8
Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
    		• L 9–3264,856
    November 4at
    Paul Bunyan's Axe
    )    		L 22–2439,325
    November 11Indiana
    • Camp Randall Stadium
    • Madison, WI
    		L 17–4537,442
    November 18at No. 22 Ohio State
    		L 22–4289,626
    November 25No. 25 Michigan State
    • Camp Randall Stadium
    • Madison, WI
    		L 3–3129,776
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    [1]

    The Badgers allowed

    NCAA Division I-A record and stood as a Big Ten Conference single-game rushing record for 25 years until it was finally broken by Melvin Gordon (Wisconsin) in 2014.[3] However, the 377 yards still stands as an Indiana Hoosiers football
    school record.

    Personnel

    1989 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    C 55 Jim Basten  Jr
    G 75 Chuck Belin  Fr
    P
    		 20 Brad Brekke Jr
    WR 19 Aaron Brown Fr
    WR 85 Tom Browne, Jr  So
    RB 2 Tywin Claypool So
    QB 13 Lionell Crawford So
    RB 4 Damone Freeman So
    C 52 Rick Godfrey  So
    RB 16 Jimmy Henderson  Fr
    TE 81 Craig Hudson Sr
    RB 32 Leon Hunt Sr
    TE 19 Tim Kowalski Sr
    G 77 Joe Magazzeni  Sr
    G 76 Jeff Miller Jr
    TE 89 Kerry Miller Jr
    WR 29 Fred Owens Jr
    OT 78 Brady Pierce  Jr
    G 56 Nick Polczinski  Jr
    OT 50 David Rapps Jr
    WR 23 Tony Spaeth  Fr
    WR 43 Mike Tams Jr
    WR 15 Tim Ware Fr
    WR 28 Tyrone Washington  Jr
    RB 3 Robert Williams So
    QB 12 Sean Wilson  Fr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    NG 74 John Banaszak Sr
    DE 94 Dan Batsch  Jr
    LB 57 Gary Casper  Fr
    DE 91 Don Davey  Jr
    CB 7 Eddie Fletcher, Jr  So
    DB 26 Chris Hiltgen Sr
    LB 58 Malvin Hunter Jr
    DT 65 Leon Johnson  Sr
    LB 44 Dan Kissling (C) Sr
    LB 93 Tim Knoeck (C) Sr
    DT 98 Todd Kowalkowski Jr
    LB 42 Brendan Lynch  So
    S 6 Tyrone Mahone Jr
    LB 55 Curt Maternowski So
    DB 33 Philip McConnell Sr
    NG 90 Pat McGettigan  Fr
    S 27 Scott Nelson Fr
    LB 46 Robert Newell  Jr
    LB 48 Aaron Norvell  Fr
    LB 25 Rafael Robinson  So
    LB 36 Duer Sharp So
    S 39 Todd Strop Jr
    S 27 Greg Thomas  Jr
    CB 22 Troy Vincent So
    CB 21 LaMarr White  Jr
    LB 8 John L Williams  So
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P
    		 20 Brad Brekke Jr
    K 9 Robb Mehring Jr
    K 18 Rich Thompson  Fr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • Pat Simmers – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
    • Mike Daly – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
    • Bob Babich – Offensive Line
    • Jacob Burney – Defensive Line
    • L. C. Cole – Outside Linebackers
    • Phil Engle – Inside Linebackers
    • Jimmy Gonzales – Defensive Line
    • Mark Mauer – Tight Ends/Wide Receivers
    • Scott Seeliger – Quarterbacks/Running Backs
    • Ken Ellett – Director of Football Operations/Recruiting Coordinator
    • Mario Russo – Administrative Assistant
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Season summary

    Miami (FL)

    #3 Miami (FL) at Wisconsin
    1 234Total
    • Hurricanes 13 21107 51
    Badgers 3 000 3
    Scoring summary
    1WISThompson 38-yard field goalWIS 3–0
    1MIAHuerta 28-yard field goalTied 3–3
    1MIAHuerta 43-yard field goalMIA 6–3
    1MIAConley 1-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 13–3
    2MIACarroll 15-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 20–3
    2MIACarroll 10-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 27–3
    2MIAHill 3-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 34–3
    3MIAHuerta 24-yard field goalMIA 37–3
    3MIAAaron 3-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 44–3
    47:57MIAKevin Gibbs 6-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 51–3
    See also: 1989 Miami Hurricanes football team

    [4]

    Toledo

    At California

    Michigan

    Iowa

    See also: 1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

    Northwestern

    At Illinois

    At Minnesota

    See also:
    Paul Bunyan's Axe
    Wisconsin Badgers (2–5) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (4–3)
    Period 1 2 Total
    Wisconsin 7 15 22
    Minnesota 10 14 24
    • Date: November 4, 1989
    • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
      EDT
    • Game weather: Indoors (dome)
    • Game attendance: 39,325
    • [5]
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Wisconsin Passing
    Rushing Robert Williams 21 Rush, 129 Yds, TD
    Receiving
    Minnesota Passing
    Rushing Darrell Thompson 32 Rush, 143 Yds, TD
    Receiving

    Indiana

    At Ohio State

    Wisconsin Badgers (2–7) at #22 Ohio State Buckeyes (7–2)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Wisconsin 3 10 3622
    Ohio St 7 21 14042

    at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

    • Date: November 10
    • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
    • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 28 °F (−2 °C)
    • Game attendance: 89,626
    • Referee: Jim Kemmerling
    • Box Score
    Game information

    Michigan State

    1990 NFL Draft

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Craig Hudson Tight End 10 263 Kansas City Chiefs

    [6]

    References

    1. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
    2. IndyStar
      . Retrieved November 29, 2014.
    3. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
      . Retrieved November 17, 2014.
    4. ^ "Miami Overwhelms Wisconsin by 51-3". The New York Times. September 10, 1989. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
    5. ^ "Minnesota 24, Wisconsin 22". UPI. November 4, 1989. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
    6. ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.
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