Northern Illinois
FBSI · 1989 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 14 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Northern Illinois head-to-head · History & Eras
1989 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 5 |  CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2H | IND BW | 6–4–1 | W 26–17 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND B8 | 10–2 | L 17–48 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 1–10 | W 37–20 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 | WESTERN ILLINOIS | Unranked | — | W 34–27 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 | SOUTHERN ILLINOIS | Unranked | — | W 29–24 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–4–1 | L 21–42 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  UNLVH2H | IND BW | 4–7 | W 42–24 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 20–17 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | W 23–20 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H |  MAC | 6–5 | W 39–27 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–9–1 | W 56–3 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Louisiana +7
- CAL State Fullerton +6
- Toledo +6
- UNLV +4
- Kansas State +1
- Temple +1
- Cincinnati +1
- Nebraska -2
- Louisiana Tech -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.818 Win % · Change -2
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.