# 1989 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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)* | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | L 3–51 | 38,646 |
| September 16 | Toledo* | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | W 23–10 | 37,162 |
| September 23 | at California* | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | L 14–20 | 36,000 |
| October 7 | at No. 5 Michigan | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | L 0–24 | 104,097 |
| October 14 | Iowa | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI (rivalry) | L 24–31 | 62,402 |
| October 21 | Northwestern | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | W 35–31 | 44,978 |
| October 28 | at No. 8 Illinois | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL | L 9–32 | 64,856 |
| November 4 | at Minnesota | Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN (rivalry) | L 22–24 | 39,325 |
| November 11 | Indiana | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | L 17–45 | 37,442 |
| November 18 | at No. 22 Ohio State | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | L 22–42 | 89,626 |
| November 25 | No. 25 Michigan State | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | L 3–31 | 29,776 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |||||

## Game summaries
### Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Hurricanes | 13 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 51 |
| Badgers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### At Minnesota

| Quarter | 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
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Wisconsin | Passing | | |
| Wisconsin | Rushing | Robert Williams | 21 Rush, 129 Yds, TD |
| Wisconsin | Receiving | | |
| Minnesota | Passing | | |
| Minnesota | Rushing | Darrell Thompson | 32 Rush, 143 Yds, TD |
| Minnesota | Receiving | | |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | 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 |
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### Indiana

The Badgers allowed Indiana running back Anthony Thompson to rush for 377 yards in a game on November 11. 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 broken by Melvin Gordon in 2014. The 377 yards still stands as an Indiana Hoosiers football school record.

### At Ohio State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| Ohio St | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
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 |