1989 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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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 the University of Purdue during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

September 9Miami (OH)*

• Ross–Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN

W 27–10 38,840 September 16at No. 15 Washington*

• Husky Stadium
• Seattle, WA

L 9–38 66,392 September 30No. 1 Notre Dame*

• Ross–Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)

L 7–40 67,861 October 7at Minnesota

• Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
• Minneapolis, MN

L 15–35 36,621 October 14No. 16 Illinois

• Ross–Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)

L 2–14 41,101 October 21at Ohio State

• Ohio Stadium
• Columbus, OH

L 3–21 89,091 October 28Michigan State

• Ross–Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN

L 21–28 41,402 November 4at No. 4 Michigan

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI

L 27–42 105,128 November 11Northwestern

• Ross–Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN

W 46–15 31,470 November 18Iowa

• Ross–Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN

L 0–24 31,863 November 25at Indiana

• Memorial Stadium
• Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)

W 15–14 51,502

Awards

• Eric Hunter – Big Ten Freshman of the Year