| Year: | 1989 |
| Team: | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 6–5 |
| Head Coach: | Jack Harbaugh |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Bruce Hoffman |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Russell Foster, Xavier Jordan, Mark Marsh |
| Stadium: | L. T. Smith Stadium |
The 1989 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season Led by first-year head coach Jack Harbaugh, the Hilltoppers compiled a record of 6–5.[1]