1989 Western Michigan Broncos football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1989

| team = Western Michigan Broncos

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Mid-American Conference

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 5–6

| conf_record = 3–5

| head_coach = Al Molde

| hc_year = 3rd

| off_coach =

| oc_year =

| off_scheme =

| def_coach =

| dc_year =

| def_scheme =

| mvp = Joel Smeenge

| captain =

| stadium = Waldo Stadium

}}

{{1989 Mid-American Conference football standings}}

The 1989 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Al Molde, the Broncos compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, scored 210 points and allowed opponents to likewise score 210 points.{{cite web|title=Football Records: Annual Results|publisher=Western Michigan University|accessdate=July 5, 2016|url=http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204948424}}{{cite web|title=Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1980 - 89|publisher=Western Michigan University|accessdate=July 5, 2016|url=http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204948168}}{{cite web|title=1989 Western Michigan Broncos Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=July 5, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/western-michigan/1989.html}} The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.{{cite web|title=Waldo Stadium |publisher=Western Michigan University |accessdate=July 5, 2016 |url=http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=120527 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165153/http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=120527 |archivedate=March 3, 2016 }}

The team's statistical leaders included Brad Tayles with 1,909 passing yards, Dan Boggan with 744 rushing yards, and Allan Boyko with 563 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1989 Western Michigan Broncos Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=July 5, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/western-michigan/1989.html}} Tayles was named the MAC freshman of the year.{{cite web|title=Football History: Conference Awards|publisher=Western Michigan University|accessdate=July 6, 2016|url=http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204950519}}