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1989 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Stanley (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorPhil Bennett (3rd season)
MVPCalvin Williams
CaptainDennis Dotson, Bill Hitchcock, Calvin Williams
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Michigan $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Illinois 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Michigan State 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 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 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Fred Akers, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing eighth in the Big Ten. It was Purdue's fifth straight losing season. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 9Miami (OH)*
W 27–1038,840
September 16at No. 15 Washington*
L 9–3866,392
September 3012:00 p.m.No. 1 Notre Dame*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
ABCL 7–4067,861
October 7at Minnesota
L 15–3536,621
October 14No. 16 Illinois
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
L 2–1441,101
October 21at Ohio State
L 3–2189,091
October 28Michigan Statedagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 21–2841,402
November 41:00 p.m.at No. 4 Michigan
L 27–42105,128
November 11Northwestern
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 46–1531,470
November 18Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 0–2431,863
November 25at Indiana
W 15–1451,502
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

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1989 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 38 Mike Doctor So
OL Bruce Brinerman
OL Jason Cegielski
FB 34 Earl Coleman Fr
OL Scott Conover
RB Don Delvy
WR Rodney Dennis Fr
OL Bob Dressel
RB Adoaf Harris
OL Bill Hitchcock
WR Abe Hoskins Fr
QB 9 Eric Hunter Fr
WR Kipp Koonce
QB Jeff Lesniewicz RFr
QB 14 Steve Letnich
WR Danny Lounsbury
TE Dwayne O'Connor
WR Robert Oglesby
TE Andy Ozlowski
OL Derick Schmidt
RB Jerome Sparkman
OL Larry Taylor
TE Kelly Turner
RB Tony Vinson Fr
WR Jim Wallace
WR Calvin Williams Sr
OL Jeff Wormsley
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Eric Beatty
DL Kris Burns
OL Dennis Dotson
CB Steve Jackson Jr
DB Terry Johnson
CB Derrick Kelson Sr
DL Frank Kmet
DL Ken Kushner
DL Donzel Leggett
DB Nat Martin
DL Peyton Minter
S Jarrett Scales
OLB Jim Schwantz So
ILB Darren Trieb Jr
DB Sean Washington Fr
DL Jeff Zgonina
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P, QB Shawn McCarthy Sr
K Larry Sullivan
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Preseason

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Brian Fox transferred after spring practice to Florida, citing a desire to be closer to home and head coach Fred Akers' adjustment of the offensive scheme.[3]

Game summaries

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Miami (OH)

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At Washington

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Notre Dame

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#1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–0) at Purdue Boilermakers (1–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Notre Dame 14 20 0640
Purdue 0 0 077

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Game information

At Minnesota

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Purdue Boilermakers (1–2) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (2–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Purdue 0 3 01215
Minnesota 7 7 14735

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: October 7, 1989
  • Game weather: Indoors (dome)
  • Game attendance: 36,621
  • [4]
  • Larry Sullivan tied a school record with 51-yard field goal
  • Darren Trieb was suspended for the game for violation of team rules[5]
Team Category Player Statistics
Purdue Passing Jeff Lesniewicz 13/19, 191 Yds, TD, INT
Rushing
Receiving
Minnesota Passing Scott Schaffner 9/19, 144 Yds, 2 TD
Rushing Marcus Evans 102 Yds, TD
Receiving

Illinois

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See also: Purdue Cannon
#16 Illinois Fighting Illini (3–1) at Purdue Boilermakers (1–3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Illinois 7 0 0714
Purdue 0 0 022

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: October 14, 1989
  • Game attendance: 41,101

Jeff Lesniewicz made his first career start for Purdue[6][7][8]

We feel real good about ourselves. All we did was read in the paper all week was that we were going to lose by 32 points, and Jeff George was going to come in and do his thing.

Darrin Trieb
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

At Ohio State

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Purdue Boilermakers (1–4) at Ohio State Buckeyes (3–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Purdue 0 0 303
Ohio St 14 0 7021

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Overcast, 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 89,091
  • Referee: Jim Kemerling
  • Box Score
Game information

Michigan State

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Michigan State Spartans (2–4) at Purdue Boilermakers (1–5)
Quarter 1 2 Total
Michigan St 0 28 28
Purdue 0 21 21

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: October 28, 1989
  • Game attendance: 41,402
  • [9]

Homecoming
Jeff Lesniewicz knocked out of game with concussion[10]

Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan St Passing
Rushing
Receiving Courtney Hawkins 7 Rec, 193 Yds, TD
Purdue Passing Eric Hunter 18/26, 253 Yds, 3 TD, INT
Rushing
Receiving

At Michigan

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Purdue Boilermakers (1–6) at #4 Michigan Wolverines (6–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Purdue 0 7 02027
Michigan 7 21 7742

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Date: November 4, 1989
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Overcast, 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 105, 126
  • Box Score

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External videos
video icon Game highlights
Team Category Player Statistics
Purdue Passing Eric Hunter 27/42, 344 Yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jerome Sparkman 11 Rush, 50 Yds
Receiving Calvin Williams 13 Rec, 156 Yds, 3 TD
Michigan Passing Michael Taylor 8/13, 124 Yds, TD
Rushing Tony Boles 13 Rush, 80 Yds, 2 TD
Receiving Chris Calloway 3 Rec, 68 Yds, TD

Northwestern

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Northwestern Wildcats (0–8) at Purdue Boilermakers (1–7)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Northwestern 0 7 8015
Purdue 32 0 01446

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: November 11, 1989
  • Game attendance: 31,470
  • [12]

Purdue snapped a streak of 10 straight games without a first quarter point.[13]

Team Category Player Statistics
Northwestern Passing Tim O'Brien 15/40, 213 Yds, 2 TD
Rushing Bob Christian 21 Rush, 59 Yds
Receiving
Purdue Passing Eric Hunter 11/24, 263 Yds, 3 TD
Rushing Eric Hunter 9 Rush, 55 Yds
Receiving Rod Dennis 4 Rec, 146 Yds, 3 TD

Iowa

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At Indiana

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See also: Old Oaken Bucket
Purdue Boilermakers (2–8) at Indiana Hoosiers (5–5)
Quarter 1 2 Total
Purdue 3 12 15
Indiana 11 3 14

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: November 25, 1989
  • Game attendance: 51,502
  • [14]

Larry Sullivan kicked a 32-yard field goal with 2:51 left and Scott Bonnell missed a 26-yard field goal for Indiana with 1:29 remaining. [15] Fred Akers was carried off the field by his players.[16]

Team Category Player Statistics
Purdue Passing Eric Hunter 15/24, 184 Yds, TD
Rushing Tony Vinson 9 Rush, 28 Yds
Receiving Rod Dennis 4 Rec, 81 Yds
Indiana Passing Dave Schnell 11/21, 99 Yds
Rushing Anthony Thompson 28 Rush, 97 Yds
Receiving Anthony Thompson 4 Rec, 28 Yds

Awards

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Eric Hunter

  • Big Ten Freshman of the Year[17]

References

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  1. ^ 1989 Purdue Football Schedule
  2. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 91. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "QB Fox Leaving Purdue for Florida". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Orlando Sentinel. June 14, 1989. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Minnesota 35, Purdue 15". UPI Archives. October 7, 1989. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  5. ^ Matt Youmans (October 11, 1989). "Loss to Minnesota sidelines key PU starters". The Purdue Exponent Archives. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Slater, Jim (October 14, 1989). "Illinois 14, Purdue 2". UPI Archives. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  7. ^ Tatlock, David (October 16, 1989). "Purdue Defense Shines in Loss". The Purdue Exponent Archives. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  8. ^ Youmans, Matt (October 16, 1989). "Boiler Defense Goes to Waste as Illinois Wins". The Purdue Exponent Archives. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  9. ^ Bedics, Mark (October 30, 1989). "Rally Leaves Spartans Grateful". The Purdue Exponent Archives. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  10. ^ Bedics, Mark (October 30, 1989). "Rally Leaves Spartans Grateful". The Purdue Exponent Archives. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  11. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1989 Nov 5.
  12. ^ Tatlock, David (November 13, 1989). "Purdue Collects First Big Ten Win, 46-15". Purdue University Archives & Special Editions. The Purdue Exponent. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  13. ^ Cook, Bob (November 11, 1989). "Purdue 46, Northwestern 15". UPI Archives. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  14. ^ Slater, Jim (November 25, 1989). "Purdue 15, Indiana 14". UPI Archives. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  15. ^ "Upset of IU in 1989 Bucket game shows anything is possible". Rivals.com. December 8, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  16. ^ Youmans, Matt (November 27, 1989). "PU Plays 'Spoilermaker' in 15-14 Win Over IU". The Purdue Exponent Archives. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  17. ^ Daily Press. 1990 Oct 24. Retrieved 2014-Oct-20.
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