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1989 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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Conference
  
Big Ten Conference

Home stadium
  
Dyche Stadium

1989 record
  
0–11 (0–8 Big Ten)

Head coach
  
Francis Peay (4th year)

The 1989 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Francis Peay, the Wildcats compiled a 0–11 record (0–8 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Tim O'Brien with 2,218 passing yards, junior running back Bob Christian with 1,291 rushing yards, and Richard Buchanan with 1,115 receiving yards. Buchanan received first-team All-Big Ten honors from the Associated Press, and Christian received second-team honors.

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1989 Northwestern Wildcats football team Wikipedia