American college football season
The 1989 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by Don Morton in his third and final season as head coach, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing ninth in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin .
Schedule Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 9 No. 3 Miami (FL) * L 3–5138,646 September 16 Toledo * Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI W 23–1037,162 September 23 at California * L 14–2036,000 October 7 at No. 5 Michigan L 0–24104,097 October 14 Iowa Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry ) L 24–3162,402 October 21 Northwestern Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI W 35–3144,978 October 28 at No. 8 Illinois L 9–3264,856 November 4 at Minnesota L 22–2439,325 November 11 Indiana Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI L 17–4537,442 November 18 at No. 22 Ohio State L 22–4289,626 November 25 No. 25 Michigan State Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI L 3–3129,776 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Game summaries
#3 Miami (FL) at Wisconsin
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hurricanes
13
21 10 7
51
Badgers
3
0 0 0
3
Scoring summary 1 WIS Thompson 38-yard field goal WIS 3–0 1 MIA Huerta 28-yard field goal Tied 3–3 1 MIA Huerta 43-yard field goal MIA 6–3 1 MIA Conley 1-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 13–3 2 MIA Carroll 15-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 20–3 2 MIA Carroll 10-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 27–3 2 MIA Hill 3-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 34–3 3 MIA Huerta 24-yard field goal MIA 37–3 3 MIA Aaron 3-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 44–3 4 7:57 MIA Kevin Gibbs 6-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 51–3
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Toledo
At California
Michigan
Iowa
Northwestern
At Illinois
At Minnesota Wisconsin Badgers (2–5) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (4–3)
Date : November 4, 1989Game time : 2:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Indoors (dome)Game attendance : 39,325[ 2]
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
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
WISC
MINN
1
10:20
11
86
Minnesota
Darrell Thompson 1-yard touchdown run, Brent Berglund kick good
0
7
2
0:38
Wisconsin
Lionell Crawford 2-yard touchdown run, kick good
7
7
2
0:00
Minnesota
39-yard field goal by Bert Berglund
7
10
Wisconsin
Touchdown
14
10
Minnesota
Chris Gaiters 17-yard touchdown reception from Scott Schaffner, Bert Berglund kick good
14
17
Minnesota
Interception returned 73 yards for touchdown by Ron Goetz, Bert Berglund kick good
14
24
80
Wisconsin
Robert Williams 6-yard touchdown run, 2-point run good
22
24
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
22
24
Indiana The Badgers allowed Indiana running back Anthony Thompson to rush for 377 yards in a game on November 11.[ 3] NCAA Division I-A record and stood as a Big Ten Conference single-game rushing record for 25 years until it was broken by Melvin Gordon in 2014.[ 4] Indiana Hoosiers football school record.
At Ohio State Wisconsin Badgers (2–7) at #22 Ohio State Buckeyes (7–2)
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : November 10Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : Partly cloudy, 28 °F (−2 °C)Game attendance : 89,626Referee : Jim KemmerlingBox Score
Game information
First quarter WIS – Rich Thompson 40-yard field goal, 12:06. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 2:45.
OSU – Dante Lee 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 5:00. Ohio St 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 66 yards, 7:01. Second quarter WIS – Rich Thompson 36-yard field goal, 10:35. Ohio St 7–6. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:04.
WIS – Troy Vincent 71-yard punt return (Rich Thompson kick), 8:35. Wisconsin 13–7.
OSU – Jim Palmer 9-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 6:25. Ohio St 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:05.
OSU – Dante Lee 18-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 1:24. Ohio St 21–13. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:00.
OSU – David Brown 43-yard interception return (Pat O'Morrow kick), 1:07. Ohio St 28–13. Third quarter OSU – Scottie Graham 16-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 12:13. Ohio St 35–13. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:38.
WIS – Rich Thompson 35-yard field goal, 9:34. Ohio St 35–18. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:33.
OSU – Scottie Graham 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 3:10. Ohio St 42–18. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 6:16. Fourth quarter WIS – Craig Hudson 5-yard run (run failed), 8:26. Ohio St 42–24. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 3:54.
Top passers WIS – Lionell Crawford – 0/8, 0 yards, INT
OSU – Greg Frey – 10/15, 151 yards, TD Top rushers WIS – Lionell Crawford – 16 rushes, 104 yards
OSU – Scottie Graham – 23 rushes, 152 yards, 2 TD Top receivers
Michigan State
Personnel
1989 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
C
55
Jim Basten Jr
G
75
Chuck Belin Fr
QB , 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
QB , 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
1990 NFL draft
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References
^ "Miami Overwhelms Wisconsin by 51-3" . The New York Times . Retrieved December 29, 2018 .^ "Minnesota 24, Wisconsin 22" . UPI . November 4, 1989. Retrieved December 21, 2022 .^ Woods, David (November 16, 2014). "Tevin Coleman's 307 rushing yards can't save IU in loss" . IndyStar . Retrieved November 29, 2014 . ^ Potrykus, Jeff (November 15, 2014). "Melvin Gordon breaks FBS single-game rushing record with 408 yards" . Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel . Retrieved November 17, 2014 . ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Pro-Football-Reference.com the original on December 20, 2007.
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