1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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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 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers offense scored 302 points while the defense allowed 211 points.

Schedule

9/02/1989Minnesota State MankatoL 14–22 9/16/1989at Kansas State*W 10–8 9/23/1989Fort Hays StateW 43–15 9/30/1989at Missouri StateL 22–37 10/07/1989at Western IllinoisW 21–10 10/14/1989at Indiana StateW 24–21 10/21/1989Ferris StateW 39–3 10/28/1989at Eastern IllinoisW 31–28 11/04/1989at Illinois StateL 13–32 11/11/1989Southern IllinoisW 38–14 11/18/1989Eastern WashingtonW 47–21

Roster

1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 12 Willie Beamon Fr DE 96 James Jones Jr DB 9 Chris Klieman Jr LB 55 Bryce Paup Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Terry Allen Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Bryce Paup	Linebacker	6	159	Green Bay Packers

• Redshirted quarterback Kurt Warner would go on to an NFL career in which he played for the St. Louis Rams, New York Giants, and Arizona Cardinals.