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]
| 1989 Eastern Michigan Hurons football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 7–3–1 (6–2 MAC) |
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| Captain | By Game |
| Home stadium | Rynearson Stadium |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 2 | Kent State | W 30–7 | |||||
| September 9 | Youngstown State* |
| W 14–3 | [4] | |||
| September 16 | at Ohio | W 30–25 | |||||
| September 23 | at Colorado State* | T 35–35 | 22,149 | ||||
| September 30 | at Western Michigan | W 21–20 | |||||
| October 7 | Toledo |
| W 31–14 | ||||
| October 14 | Liberty |
| L 24–25 | [5] | |||
| October 21 | Bowling Green |
| W 21–13 | ||||
| October 28 | at Central Michigan | L 9–24 | |||||
| November 4 | Miami (OH) |
| W 20–7 | ||||
| November 11 | at Ball State | L 17–23 | |||||
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References
edit- ^ "1989 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 166, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ "1989 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ^ "Foster bolts for 147 yards; EMU wins". Detroit Free Press. September 10, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EMU nipped by Liberty". Detroit Free Press. October 15, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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