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American college football season
The 1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by second-year head coach John Mackovic the Fighting Illini compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big Ten. Illinois was invited to the Florida Citrus Bowl , where the Illini beat Virginia .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 4 2:30 pm at No. 5 USC * No. 22 ABC W 14–1354,622
September 16 2:30 pm at No. 8 Colorado * No. 10 CBS L 7–3846,747
September 23 1:00 pm Utah State * No. 20 W 41–261,553
October 7 2:30 pm Ohio State No. 18 ABC W 34–1469,088
October 14 1:00 pm at Purdue No. 16 W 14–241,101
October 21 11:30 am at Michigan State No. 13 ESPN W 14–1076,216
October 28 1:00 pm Wisconsin No. 8 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL W 32–964,856
November 4 2:30 pm at Iowa No. 8 ABC W 31–767,700
November 11 2:30 pm No. 3 Michigan No. 8 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry ) ABC L 10–2473,069
November 18 2:30 pm Indiana No. 12 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ABC W 41–2853,368
November 25 2:00 pm at Northwestern No. 11 W 63–1431,017
January 1 12:30 pm vs. No. 16 Virginia * No. 11 ABC W 31–2160,016 [ 1]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Rankings
Game summaries
At USC
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Utah State
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Ohio State
Ohio State Buckeyes (2–1) at #18 Illinois Fighting Illini (2–1)
at Memorial Stadium , Champaign, Illinois
Date : October 7Game time : 2:30 p.m. CSTGame weather : Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C)Game attendance : 69,088Referee : Gil MarchmanTV : ABCBox Score
Game information
First quarter
ILL – Howard Griffith 1-yard run (Doug Higgins kick), 1:01. Illinois 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:59.
Second quarter
OSU – Carlos Snow 7-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 13:31. Tie 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:30.
ILL – Doug Higgins 26-yard field goal, 9:07. Illinois 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 4:24.
Third quarter
ILL – Howard Griffith 5-yard run (Chris Siambekos kick), 8:57. Illinois 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:49.
OSU – Jeff Graham 66-yard punt return (Pat O'Morrow kick), 4:22. Illinois 17–14.
ILL – Mike Bellamy 34-yard pass from Steve Williams (Chris Siambekos kick), 3:30. Illinois 24–14. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:52.
Fourth quarter
ILL – Chris Siambekos 36-yard field goal, 14:49. Illinois 27–14. Drive: 7 plays, 11 yards, 2:26.
ILL – Ken Thomas 36-yard run (Chris Siambekos kick), 3:27. Illinois 34–14. Drive: 10 plays, 99 yards, 4:17.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
At Purdue
Jeff George made his first appearance at Purdue since transferring following the 1986 season [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Illinois
Passing
Jeff George
24/42, 254 Yds, TD
Rushing
Howard Griffith
24 Rush, 94 Yds, TD
Receiving
Purdue
Passing
Jeff Lesniewicz
9/22, 82 Yds
Rushing
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
ILL
PUR
1
9:49
16
80
Illinois
Frank Hartley 3-yard touchdown reception from Jeff George , kick good
7
0
4
12:13
Purdue
Safety, Craig Davisson blocked punt by Brian Menkhausen out of end zone
7
2
4
0:36
80
Illinois
Howard Griffith 1-yard touchdown run, kick good
14
2
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
14
2
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At Iowa
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Indiana
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Florida Citrus Bowl (vs. Virginia)
Illinois vs. Virginia
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 11 Fighting Illini
7
10 7 7
31
No. 16 Cavaliers
0
7 7 7
21
Roster
1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Doug Higgins
P
Brian Menkhausen
K
Chris Siambekos
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Awards and honors
Team players in the NFL
[ 6]
References
^ "Illinois just too strong for Virginia in 31–21 win" . St. Petersburg Times . January 2, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Slater, Jim (October 14, 1989). "Illinois 14, Purdue 2" . UPI Archives . Retrieved December 23, 2022 .
^ Tatlock, David (October 16, 1989). "Purdue Defense Shines in Loss" . The Purdue Exponent Archives . Retrieved December 23, 2022 .
^ Youmans, Matt (October 16, 1989). "Boiler Defense Goes to Waste as Illinois Wins" . The Purdue Exponent Archives . Retrieved December 23, 2022 .
^ "Awards" . www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com . Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.
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