The 1989 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Hoosiers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place the Big Ten. It was Indiana's first losing season since 1985. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.
In the battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, Purdue beat Indiana. On November 24, 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. On December 2, a chorus of boos was heard throughout the Hoosier Dome during the Indiana–Kentucky basketball game when Andre Ware of the Houston Cougars was announced as the 55th recipient of the Heisman Trophy. Thompson finished second.
Schedule
Game summaries At Kentucky
Missouri
Toledo
Northwestern
At Ohio State
Minnesota
At Michigan
Michigan State Anthony Thompson scores his 60th career touchdown to set a then NCAA Division I-A record.
At Wisconsin 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. , it still stands as the school record. Thompson also scores four touchdowns on the day.
At Illinois
Purdue
Larry Sullivan kicked a 32-yard field goal with 2:51 left and Scott Bonnell missed a 26-yard field goal for Indiana with 1:29 remaining. The loss knocked the Hoosiers out of playing in the Freedom Bowl while others speculated it may have also contributed to Anthony Thompson not winning the Heisman Trophy.
Personnel
Awards and honors Anthony Thompson, Big Ten Player of the Year Anthony Thompson, Chicago Tribune Silver Football Anthony Thompson, Walter Camp Award Anthony Thompson, Maxwell Award
1990 NFL draftees Player Position Round Pick NFL club Anthony Thompson Running back 2 31 Arizona Cardinals Ian Beckles Guard 5 114 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Trent Green joined the NFL in 1997 with the Washington Redskins.
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