1989 Wisconsin Badgers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1989
| team = Wisconsin Badgers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big Ten
| record = 2–9
| conf_record = 1–7
| head_coach = Don Morton
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach = Pat Simmers
| oc_year = 3rd
| off_scheme = Veer
| def_coach = Mike Daly
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme = 3–4
| mvp = Tim Knoeck
| captain = Dan Kissling
| captain2 = Tim Knoeck
| stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
}}
{{1989 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
The 1989 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Don Morton in his third and final season as head coach, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing ninth in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1989
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 3–51
| attend = 38,646
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 23–10
| attend = 37,162
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = California
| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| score = 14–20
| attend = 36,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| score = 0–24
| attend = 104,097
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = l
| opponent = Iowa
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 24–31
| attend = 62,402
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 35–31
| attend = 44,978
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| score = 9–32
| attend = 64,856
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Minnesota
| site_stadium = Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 22–24
| attend = 39,325
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = l
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 17–45
| attend = 37,442
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| score = 22–42
| attend = 89,626
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 25
| w/l = l
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 3–31
| attend = 29,776
}}
}}
Game summaries
=Miami (FL)=
{{AFB game box start
|Title=#3 Miami (FL) at Wisconsin
|Visitor=Hurricanes
|V1=13 |V2=21 |V3=10 |V4=7
|Host=Badgers
|H1=3 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=0
|Date=September 9
|Location=Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=WIS |Event=Thompson 38-yard field goal |Score=WIS 3–0 |FirstEntry=yes}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=MIA |Event=Huerta 28-yard field goal |Score=Tied 3–3 }}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=MIA |Event=Huerta 43-yard field goal |Score=MIA 6–3 }}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=MIA |Event=Conley 1-yard run (Huerta kick) |Score=MIA 13–3 }}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=MIA |Event=Carroll 15-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) |Score=MIA 20–3 }}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=MIA |Event=Carroll 10-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) |Score=MIA 27–3 }}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=MIA |Event=Hill 3-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) |Score=MIA 34–3 }}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=MIA |Event=Huerta 24-yard field goal |Score=MIA 37–3 }}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=MIA |Event=Aaron 3-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) |Score=MIA 44–3 }}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=7:57 |Team=MIA |Event=Kevin Gibbs 6-yard run (Huerta kick) |Score=MIA 51–3 |LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1989 Miami Hurricanes football team}}
{{cite news |title=Miami Overwhelms Wisconsin by 51-3 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/10/sports/college-football-midwest-miami-overwhelms-wisconsin-by-51-3.html |date=September 10, 1989 |access-date=December 29, 2018 }}
{{Clear}}
=Toledo=
{{Empty section|date=October 2022}}
=At California=
{{Empty section|date=October 2022}}
=Michigan=
{{Empty section|date=October 2022}}
=Iowa=
{{see also|1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry}}
{{Clear}}
=Northwestern=
{{Empty section|date=October 2022}}
=At Illinois=
{{Empty section|date=October 2022}}
=At Minnesota=
{{See also|Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry}}
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{{Clear}}
=Indiana=
The Badgers allowed Indiana running back Anthony Thompson to rush for 377 yards in a game on November 11.{{cite web|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2014/11/15/hoosiers-fall-rutgers/19108597/|title=Tevin Coleman's 307 rushing yards can't save IU in loss|publisher=IndyStar|last=Woods|first=David|date=November 16, 2014|access-date=November 29, 2014}} This broke the NCAA Division I-A record and stood as a Big Ten Conference single-game rushing record for 25 years until it was broken by Melvin Gordon in 2014.{{cite news|url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/badgers/melvin-gordon-breaks-fbs-single-game-rushing-record-with-408-yards-b99390768z1-282830461.html|title=Melvin Gordon breaks FBS single-game rushing record with 408 yards|last=Potrykus|first=Jeff|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel|date=November 15, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2014}} The 377 yards still stands as an Indiana Hoosiers football school record.
=At Ohio State=
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|scoring=
;First quarter
- WIS – Rich Thompson 40-yard field goal, 12:06. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 2:45.
- OSU – Dante Lee 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 5:00. Ohio St 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 66 yards, 7:01.
;Second quarter
- WIS – Rich Thompson 36-yard field goal, 10:35. Ohio St 7–6. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:04.
- WIS – Troy Vincent 71-yard punt return (Rich Thompson kick), 8:35. Wisconsin 13–7.
- OSU – Jim Palmer 9-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 6:25. Ohio St 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:05.
- OSU – Dante Lee 18-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 1:24. Ohio St 21–13. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:00.
- OSU – David Brown 43-yard interception return (Pat O'Morrow kick), 1:07. Ohio St 28–13.
;Third quarter
- OSU – Scottie Graham 16-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 12:13. Ohio St 35–13. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:38.
- WIS – Rich Thompson 35-yard field goal, 9:34. Ohio St 35–18. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:33.
- OSU – Scottie Graham 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 3:10. Ohio St 42–18. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 6:16.
;Fourth quarter
- WIS – Craig Hudson 5-yard run (run failed), 8:26. Ohio St 42–24. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 3:54.
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;Top passers
- WIS – Lionell Crawford – 0/8, 0 yards, INT
- OSU – Greg Frey – 10/15, 151 yards, TD
;Top rushers
- WIS – Lionell Crawford – 16 rushes, 104 yards
- OSU – Scottie Graham – 23 rushes, 152 yards, 2 TD
;Top receivers
- WIS – None
- OSU – Bobby Olive – 3 receptions, 44 yards
}}
=Michigan State=
{{Empty section|date=October 2022}}
Personnel
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1989
| team = Wisconsin Badgers
| teamcolors = y
| offensive_players=
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{{American football roster/Player|num=75|class=Fr|first=Chuck|last=Belin|pos=G|link=y|rs=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=20|class=Jr|first=Brad|last=Brekke|pos=QB|pos2=P}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=19|class=Fr|first=Aaron|last=Brown|pos=WR}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=85|class=So|first=Tom|last=Browne, Jr|pos=WR|rs=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=2|class=So|first=Tywin|last=Claypool|pos=RB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=13|class=So|first=Lionell|last=Crawford|pos=QB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=4|class=So|first=Damone|last=Freeman|pos=RB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=52|class=So|first=Rick|last=Godfrey|pos=C|rs=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=16|class=Fr|first=Jimmy|last=Henderson|pos=RB|rs=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=81|class=Sr|first=Craig|last=Hudson|pos=TE}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=32|class=Sr|first=Leon|last=Hunt|pos=RB}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=3|class=So|first=Robert|last=Williams|pos=RB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=12|class=Fr|first=Sean|last=Wilson|pos=QB|rs=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=94|class=Jr|first=Dan|last=Batsch|pos=DE|rs=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=26|class=Sr|first=Chris|last=Hiltgen|pos=DB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=58|class=Jr|first=Malvin|last=Hunter|pos=LB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=65|class=Sr|first=Leon|last=Johnson|pos=DT|rs=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=27|class=Fr|first=Scott|last=Nelson|pos=S}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=8|class=So|first=John L|last=Williams|pos=LB|rs=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=9|class=Jr|first=Robb|last=Mehring|pos=K}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=18|class=Fr|first=Rich|last=Thompson|pos=K|rs=y}}
}}
{{American football roster/Footer
| head_coach = *Don Morton
| asst_coach =
- Pat Simmers – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
- Mike Daly – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
- Bob Babich – Offensive Line
- Jacob Burney – Defensive Line
- L. C. Cole – Outside Linebackers
- Phil Engle – Inside Linebackers
- Jimmy Gonzales – Defensive Line
- Mark Mauer – Tight Ends/Wide Receivers
- Scott Seeliger – Quarterbacks/Running Backs
- Ken Ellett – Director of Football Operations/Recruiting Coordinator
- Mario Russo – Administrative Assistant
}}
1990 NFL draft
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| align="center" bgcolor=""
| Craig Hudson | Tight End | 10 | 263 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| align="center" bgcolor="" |
{{cite web| url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1990.htm| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071220211214/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1990.htm| archive-date = 2007-12-20| title = 1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com| website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}}