1989 Wisconsin
2–9 (1–7 Big Ten), coached by Don Morton. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Toledo 23–10Sep 16
By 13 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs 3Miami | L 3–51 | 14% |
| Sep 16 | vs Toledo | W 23–10 | 39% |
| Sep 23 | at California | L 14–20 | 32% |
| Oct 7 | at 5Michigan | L 0–24 | 12% |
| Oct 14 | vs Iowa | L 24–31 | 34% |
| Oct 21 | vs Northwestern | W 35–31 | 61% |
| Oct 28 | at 8Illinois | L 9–32 | 19% |
| Nov 4 | at Minnesota | L 22–24 | 30% |
| Nov 11 | vs Indiana | L 17–45 | 32% |
| Nov 18 | at 22Ohio State | L 22–42 | 14% |
| Nov 25 | vs 25Michigan State | L 3–31 | 19% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Michigan State 31–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 131st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1989.
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 1–7 9th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 172–341
- Coach
- Don Morton
- Elo
- 1314 −52 this season
- SP+ rating
- -12.0 No. 83 of 103; offense No. 81, defense No. 75
- SRS
- −10.7 No. 83 of 106 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Pat Simmers
- Defensive coordinator
- Mike Daly
- Captains
- Dan Kissling and Tim Knoeck
- Most valuable player
- Tim Knoeck
- Offense
- Veer
- Defense
- 3–4
1989 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 8–0 | 10–2 | 7 |
| Illinois | 7–1 | 10–2 | 10 |
| Ohio State | 6–2 | 8–4 | 24 |
| Michigan State | 6–2 | 8–4 | 16 |
| Minnesota | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Iowa | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Indiana | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
 Purdue | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
 Wisconsin | 1–7 | 2–9 | |
| Northwestern | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.