1989 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1989 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten
1989 record	3–8 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fred Akers
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 67,861)

1989 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#10 Illinois	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#16 Michigan State	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#24 Ohio 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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented the University of Purdue during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	Miami (OH)*		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 27–10	38,840
September 16	at #15 Washington*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 9–38	66,392
September 30	#1 Notre Dame*		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	L 7–40	67,861
October 7	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	L 15–35	36,621
October 14	#16 Illinois		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)	L 2–14	41,101
October 21	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 3–21	89,091
October 28	Michigan State		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 21–28	41,402
November 4	at #4 Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 27–42	105,128
November 11	Northwestern		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 46–15	31,470
November 18	Iowa		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 0–24	31,863
November 25	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 15–14	51,502
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Awards

• Eric Hunter – Big Ten Freshman of the Year