| Year: | 1989 |
| Team: | Northwestern Wildcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 0–11 |
| Conf Record: | 0–8 |
| Head Coach: | Francis Peay |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Captain: | Bob Griswold[1] |
| Captain2: | Randy McClellan |
| Captain3: | Tim O'Brien |
| Captain4: | Derrill Vest |
| Stadium: | Dyche Stadium |
The 1989 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Francis Peay, the Wildcats compiled a 0–11 record (0–8 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Tim O'Brien with 2,218 passing yards, junior running back Bob Christian with 1,291 rushing yards, and Richard Buchanan with 1,115 receiving yards.[3] Buchanan received first-team All-Big Ten honors from the Associated Press, and Christian received second-team honors.[4]
Purdue snapped a streak of 10 straight games without a first quarter point.[5]