1989 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

1989 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Don Morton (3rd season)
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
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 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 MichiganL 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 Illinois
L 9–3264,856
November 4at MinnesotaL 22–2439,325
November 11Indiana
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 17–4537,442
November 18at No. 22 Ohio StateL 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 Indiana running back Anthony Thompson to rush for 377 yards in a game on November 11.[2] This broke the 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
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
  • 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

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Toledo

At California

Michigan

Iowa

Northwestern

At Illinois

At Minnesota

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
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

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
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
  • WIS – None
  • OSU – Bobby Olive – 3 receptions, 44 yards

Michigan State

1990 NFL Draft

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

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References

  1. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  2. ^ Woods, David (November 16, 2014). "Tevin Coleman's 307 rushing yards can't save IU in loss". IndyStar. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  3. ^ Potrykus, Jeff (November 15, 2014). "Melvin Gordon breaks FBS single-game rushing record with 408 yards". 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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