1989 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

1989 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–3–1 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumRynearson Stadium
1989 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ball State $ 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 2
6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Toledo 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Central Michigan 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Bowling Green 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Western Michigan 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Miami (OH) 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Ohio 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
Kent State 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1989 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jim Harkema, the Hurons compiled a 7–3–1 record (6–2 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Mid-American Conference, and outscored their opponents, 252 to 196.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Tom Sullivan with 1,927 passing yards, Perry Foster with 1,087 rushing yards, and Todd Bell with 515 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Kent State
W 30–717,127[4]
September 9 Youngstown State*
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 14–312,262[5]
September 16at Ohio
W 30–2511,000[6]
September 23at Colorado State*
T 35–3522,149[7]
September 30at Western Michigan
W 21–2021,144[8]
October 7Toledo
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 31–14[9]
October 14Liberty*
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 24–25[10]
October 21Bowling Green
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 21–1311,229[11]
October 28at Central Michigan
L 9–2420,155[12]
November 4Miami (OH)
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 20–79,552[13]
November 11at Ball State
L 17–237,350[14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1989 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 166, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "1989 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "EMU romps, 30–7, but Harkema isn't pleased". The Grand Rapids Press. September 3, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Foster bolts for 147 yards; EMU wins". Detroit Free Press. September 10, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Eastern Michigan deals Bobcats 30–25 setback". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. September 17, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "EMU foiled on final play, 35–35". Detroit Free Press. September 24, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "E. Michigan holds off Western". The Flint Journal. October 1, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Foster's 2 TDs carry Eastern to 31–14 win". The Grand Rapids Press. October 8, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "EMU nipped by Liberty". Detroit Free Press. October 15, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "EMU beats BG 21–13 to stir title talk". The Ann Arbor News. October 22, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Riley leads CMU past EMU, 24–9". The Bay City Times. October 29, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Title tune-up: EMU stops Miami, 20–7". The Ann Arbor News. November 5, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Hurons lose chance at bid for Cal Bowl". Jackson Citizen Patriot. November 12, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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