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1989 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

1989 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–3–1 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainBy Game
Home stadiumRynearson Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ball State $ 6 1 1 7 3 2
Eastern Michigan 6 2 0 7 3 1
Toledo 6 2 0 6 5 0
Central Michigan 5 2 1 5 5 1
Bowling Green 5 3 0 5 6 0
Western Michigan 3 5 0 5 6 0
Miami (OH) 2 5 1 2 8 1
Ohio 1 6 1 1 9 1
Kent State 0 8 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1989 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jim Harkema, the Hurons compiled a 7–3–1 record (6–2 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Mid-American Conference, and outscored their opponents, 252 to 196.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Tom Sullivan with 1,927 passing yards, Perry Foster with 1,087 rushing yards, and Todd Bell with 515 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Kent StateW 30–7
September 9 Youngstown State*
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 14–3[4]
September 16at OhioW 30–25
September 23at Colorado State*T 35–3522,149
September 30at Western MichiganW 21–20
October 7Toledo
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 31–14
October 14Liberty
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 24–25[5]
October 21Bowling Green
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 21–13
October 28at Central MichiganL 9–24
November 4Miami (OH)
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 20–7
November 11at Ball StateL 17–23
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1989 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 166, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "1989 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Foster bolts for 147 yards; EMU wins". Detroit Free Press. September 10, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "EMU nipped by Liberty". Detroit Free Press. October 15, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.