# 1989 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 9 | 1:30 pm | at Kentucky* | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY (rivalry) | | L 14–17 | 58,216 |
| September 16 | 2:00 pm | Missouri* | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | | W 24–7 | 48,106 |
| September 30 | 2:00 pm | Toledo* | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | | W 32–12 | 43,501 |
| October 7 | 2:00 pm | Northwestern | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | | W 43–11 | 47,845 |
| October 14 | 1:30 pm | at Ohio State | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | L 31–35 | 89,750 |
| October 21 | 2:00 pm | Minnesota | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | | W 28–18 | 51,069 |
| October 28 | 12:00 pm | at No. 5 Michigan | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | ABC | L 10–38 | 105,989 |
| November 4 | 12:30 pm | Michigan State | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (rivalry) | ESPN | L 20–51 | 51,567 |
| November 11 | 2:00 pm | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | | W 45–17 | 37,442 |
| November 18 | 3:30 pm | at No. 12 Illinois | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (rivalry) | ABC | L 28–41 | 53,368 |
| November 25 | 2:00 pm | Purdue | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) | | L 14–15 | 51,502 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### At Ohio State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Indiana | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Ohio St | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
* Date: October 14
* Game time: 1:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 89,750
* Referee: John Nealon
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
OSU – Jim Palmer 2-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 8:47. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:01.
Second quarter
IU – Anthony Thompson 9-yard run (Scott Bonnell kick), 11:04. Tie 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 6:15.
OSU – Scottie Graham 60-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 9:21. Ohio St 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:43.
OSU – Carlos Snow 10-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 5:15. Ohio St 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:42.
OSU – Jim Palmer 4-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 3:45. Ohio St 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:29.
IU – Terry Saunders 2-yard pass from Dave Schnell (Scott Bonnell kick), 0:19. Ohio St 28–14. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:26.
Third quarter
OSU – Scottie Graham 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 10:00. Ohio St 35–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:00.
IU – Anthony Thompson 2-yard run (Scott Bonnell kick), 4:17. Ohio St 35–21. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:40.
Fourth quarter
IU – Anthony Thompson 6-yard run (run good), 3:25. Ohio St 35–29. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 3:29.
IU – Safety, Greg Frey ran out of end zone, 1:38. Ohio St 35–31.
Top passers
IU – Dave Schnell – 22/30, 247 yards, TD, 3 INT
OSU – Greg Frey – 5/6, 37 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
IU – Anthony Thompson – 34 rushes, 177 yards, 3 TD
OSU – Carlos Snow – 27 rushes, 143 yards, TD
Top receivers
IU – Eddie Thomas – 7 receptions, 82 yards
OSU – Bernard Edwards – 2 receptions, 21 yards :

### 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. As of 2014, it still stands as the school record. Thompson also scores four touchdowns on the day.

### Purdue

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Purdue | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Indiana | 11 | 3 | 14 |
at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana
* Date: November 25, 1989
* Game attendance: 51,502
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.
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Purdue | Passing | Eric Hunter | 15/24, 184 Yds, TD |
| Purdue | Rushing | Tony Vinson | 9 Rush, 28 Yds |
| Purdue | Receiving | Rod Dennis | 4 Rec, 81 Yds |
| Indiana | Passing | Dave Schnell | 11/21, 99 Yds |
| Indiana | Rushing | Anthony Thompson | 28 Rush, 97 Yds |
| Indiana | Receiving | Anthony Thompson | 4 Rec, 28 Yds |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | PUR | IU |
| 2 | | | | | Indiana | Dave Schnell 3-yard touchdown run, Scott Bonnell kick no good | | |
| | | | | | Indiana | 26-yard field goal by Scott Bonnell | | |
| | | | | | Indiana | Safety, Jeff Zgonina snapped ball out of end zone | | |
| | | | | | Purdue | 24-yard field goal by Larry Sullivan | | |
| 3 | 1:11 | | | | Indiana | 27-yard field goal by Scott Bonnell | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | 14:42 | 8 | 79 | | Purdue | Calvin Williams 20-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, 2-point pass failed | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | 11:23 | 3 | | | Purdue | 29-yard field goal by Larry Sullivan | 12 | 14 |
| 4 | 2:51 | | | | Purdue | 32-yard field goal by Larry Sullivan | 15 | 14 |
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## 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.