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1989 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (4–2 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
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1990 →
1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^ 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 20 Northern Iowa 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Illinois State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Indiana State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Western Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Jim Heacock, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the GCAC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Western Kentucky*
L 12–174,452[1]
September 9Central State (OH)*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 10–97,489[2]
September 23at East Carolina*
L 10–5630,245[3]
September 23at Eastern Illinois
L 7–21[4]
October 7at No. T–5 Southwest Missouri State
L 7–429,000[5]
October 14at Southern Illinois
W 21–1712,000[6]
October 21Indiana State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 15–139,275[7]
October 28Western Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 30–6[8]
November 4No. 17 Northern Iowa
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 31–137,295[9]
November 11Arkansas State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 12–2110,851[10]
November 18at Nicholls State*
L 28–32[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Western Kentucky wins 17–12". The Tennessean. September 3, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Redbirds edge Central State". The Pantagraph. September 10, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "East Carolina rocks Illinois State, 56–10". The Pantagraph. September 24, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eastern Illinois tops ISU in Gateway action". The Sun-Commercial. September 24, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "ISU no match for these Bears". The Pantagraph. October 8, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 15, 1989). "ISU snaps Gateway losing streak". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "ISU drops conference contest". The Kokomo Tribune. October 22, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Illinois State 30, Western Illinois 6". The Dispatch. October 29, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Illinois State rips UNI, 32–13". Sunday Globe. November 5, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Backup quarterback ends ISU win streak". The Pantagraph. November 12, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Late score sends ISU to defeat". The Pantagraph. November 19, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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