1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football

1990 Florida Citrus Bowl, W 31–21 vs. Virginia
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#10
AP	#10
1989 record	10–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Mackovic
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 69,200)

1989 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#10 Illinois	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#16 Michigan State	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#24 Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	2:30 PM	at #5 USC*	#22	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 14-13	54,622
September 16	2:30 PM	at #8 Colorado*	#10	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	CBS	L 7-38	46,747
September 23	1:00 PM	Utah State*	#20	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL		W 41-2	61,553
October 7	2:30 PM	Ohio State	#18	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck)	ABC	W 34-14	69,088
October 14	1:00 PM	at Purdue	#16	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)		W 14-2	41,101
October 21	11:30 AM	at Michigan State	#13	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN	W 14-10	76,216
October 28	1:00 PM	Wisconsin	#8	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL		W 32-9	64,856
November 4	2:30 PM	at Iowa	#8	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC	W 31-7	67,700
November 11	2:30 PM	#3 Michigan	#8	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ABC	L 10-24	73,069
November 18	2:30 PM	Indiana	#12	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ABC	W 41-28	53,368
November 25	2:00 PM	at Northwestern	#11	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk)		W 63-14	31,017
January 1	12:30 PM	vs. #16 Virginia*	#11	Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	W 31-21	60,016
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

^[1]

Team players in the NFL

Player	Round	Pick	Position	Club
Jeff George	1	1	Quarterback	Indianapolis Colts
Mike Bellamy	2	50	Wide Receiver	Philadelphia Eagles

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Awards and honors

Jeff George, Sammy Baugh Trophy^[3]

References

Illinois Fighting Illini football

Venues	Illinois Field (1890–1922) Memorial Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Missouri Northwestern: (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk, 1945–2008; Land of Lincoln Trophy, 2009–present) Ohio State (Illibuck) Purdue (Purdue Cannon) Michigan

Culture & lore	Illinois Loyalty "Oskee Wow-Wow" Marching Illini Gene Honda Fighting Illini Sports Network Chief Illiniwek

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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