1989 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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Conference Big Ten Conference		1989 record 5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Bill Mallory (6th year) Home stadium Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 52,324)

The 1989 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bill Mallory, in his sixth year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Rivalries

In the battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, Purdue beat Indiana.

Highlights

Nov. 4, 1989: Anthony Thompson scores his 60th career touchdown to set a then NCAA Division I-A record.

Nov. 11, 1989: The NCAA single-game rushing record of 357 yards, held by Rueben Mayes and Mike Pringle is broken as Anthony Thompson rushes for 377 yards in a 45-17 victory at Wisconsin. This stood as a Big Ten Conference record for 25 years until it was broken by Melvin Gordon (Wisconsin) in 2014. As of 2014, it still stands as the school record. Thompson also scores four touchdowns on the day.

Nov. 24, 1989: Anthony Thompson was the top vote-getter and the only repeat selection on the 1989 Walter Camp All-America team. Thompson finished the season with 1,793 yards and 24 touchdowns.

Dec. 2, 1989: A chorus of boos is heard throughout the Hoosier Dome during the Indiana-Kentucky basketball game. It is announced that Andre Ware of the Houston Cougars is the 55th recipient of the Heisman Trophy. Anthony Thompson finishes second.

Trent Green joined the NFL in 1997 with the Washington Redskins.

Awards and honors

Anthony Thompson, Big Ten Player of the Year

Anthony Thompson, Chicago Tribune Silver Football

Anthony Thompson, Walter Camp Award

Anthony Thompson, Maxwell Award

References

1989 Indiana Hoosiers football team Wikipedia

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