1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Summers (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTim McGuire (4th season)
MVPRon Delisi
CaptainRon Delisi, Joe Gucwa
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)     11 1 0
No. 2 Notre Dame     12 1 0
No. 3 Florida State     10 2 0
Northern Illinois     9 2 0
No. 15 Penn State     8 3 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh     8 3 1
No. 21 West Virginia     8 3 1
Syracuse     8 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana     7 4 0
Akron     6 4 1
South Carolina     6 4 1
Virginia Tech     6 4 1
Louisiana Tech     5 4 1
Army     6 5 0
Louisville     6 5 0
East Carolina     5 5 1
Tulsa     6 6 0
Southern Miss     5 6 0
Tulane     4 8 0
Navy     3 8 0
Rutgers     2 7 2
Boston College     2 9 0
Memphis State     2 9 0
Cincinnati     1 9 1
Temple     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jerry Pettibone, the Huskies compiled a record of 9–2. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.