1989 Wisconsin Badgers football team explained

Year:1989
Team:Wisconsin Badgers
Sport:football
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Record:2–9
Conf Record:1–7
Head Coach:Don Morton
Hc Year:3rd
Off Coach:Pat Simmers
Oc Year:3rd
Off Scheme:Veer
Def Coach:Mike Daly
Dc Year:3rd
Def Scheme:3–4
Mvp:Tim Knoeck
Captain:Dan Kissling
Captain2:Tim Knoeck
Stadium:Camp Randall Stadium

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.

Game summaries

Miami (FL)

See also: 1989 Miami Hurricanes football team.

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Iowa

See also: 1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry.

At Minnesota

See also: Paul Bunyan's Axe.

Indiana

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 broken by Melvin Gordon in 2014.[3] The 377 yards still stands as an Indiana Hoosiers football school record.

Michigan State

1990 NFL draft

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

  1. News: Miami Overwhelms Wisconsin by 51-3 . . September 10, 1989 . December 29, 2018 .
  2. Web site: Tevin Coleman's 307 rushing yards can't save IU in loss. IndyStar. Woods. David. November 16, 2014. November 29, 2014.
  3. News: Melvin Gordon breaks FBS single-game rushing record with 408 yards. Potrykus. Jeff. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. November 15, 2014. November 17, 2014.
  4. Web site: 1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071220211214/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1990.htm. 2007-12-20. Pro-Football-Reference.com.