| 1989Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (1–7 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Pat Simmers (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Veer |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Daly (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| MVP | Tim Knoeck |
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| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 7Michigan $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10Illinois | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16Michigan State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24Ohio 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1989 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of theBig Ten Conference during the1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led byDon 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 atCamp Randall Stadium inMadison, Wisconsin.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | No. 3Miami (FL)* | L 3–51 | 38,646 | [1] | |
| September 16 | Toledo* |
| W 23–10 | 37,162 | [2] |
| September 23 | atCalifornia* | L 14–20 | 36,000 | [3] | |
| October 7 | at No. 5Michigan | L 0–24 | 104,097 | [4] | |
| October 14 | Iowa |
| L 24–31 | 62,402 | [5] |
| October 21 | Northwestern![]() |
| W 35–31 | 44,978 | [6] |
| October 28 | at No. 8Illinois | L 9–32 | 64,856 | [7] | |
| November 4 | atMinnesota | L 22–24 | 39,325 | [8] | |
| November 11 | Indiana |
| L 17–45 | 37,442 | [9] |
| November 18 | at No. 22Ohio State | L 22–42 | 89,626 | [10] | |
| November 25 | No. 25Michigan State |
| L 3–31 | 29,776 | [11] |
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| •Hurricanes | 13 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 51 |
| Badgers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | WIS | Thompson 38-yard field goal | WIS 3–0 | |
| 1 | MIA | Huerta 28-yard field goal | Tied 3–3 | |
| 1 | MIA | Huerta 43-yard field goal | MIA 6–3 | |
| 1 | MIA | Conley 1-yard run (Huerta kick) | MIA 13–3 | |
| 2 | MIA | Carroll 15-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) | MIA 20–3 | |
| 2 | MIA | Carroll 10-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) | MIA 27–3 | |
| 2 | MIA | Hill 3-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) | MIA 34–3 | |
| 3 | MIA | Huerta 24-yard field goal | MIA 37–3 | |
| 3 | MIA | Aaron 3-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) | MIA 44–3 | |
| 4 | 7:57 | MIA | Kevin Gibbs 6-yard run (Huerta kick) | MIA 51–3 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Wisconsin | Passing | ||
| Rushing | Robert Williams | 21 Rush, 129 Yds, TD | |
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| Minnesota | Passing | ||
| Rushing | Darrell Thompson | 32 Rush, 143 Yds, TD | |
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The Badgers allowedIndiana running backAnthony Thompson to rush for 377 yards in a game on November 11.[14] This broke theNCAA Division I-A record and stood as a Big Ten Conference single-game rushing record for 25 years until it was broken byMelvin Gordon in 2014.[15] The 377 yards still stands as anIndiana Hoosiers football school record.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Wisconsin | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| Ohio St | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| Craig Hudson | Tight End | 10 | 263 | Kansas City Chiefs |