1989 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

American college football season

1989 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	7–3–1 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Jim Harkema (7th season)
Captain	By Game
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium
Seasons← 1988 1990 →

1989 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

$ – 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. 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2	Kent State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 30–7
September 9	Youngstown State*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 14–3
September 16	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 30–25
September 23	at Colorado State*	Sonny Lubick Field Fort Collins, CO	T 35–35	22,149
September 30	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 21–20
October 7	Toledo	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 31–14
October 14	Liberty	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 24–25
October 21	Bowling Green	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 21–13
October 28	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	L 9–24
November 4	Miami (OH)	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 20–7
November 11	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 17–23
*Non-conference game

References

"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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Venues	Normal Field (1927–1936) Briggs Field (1937–1968) Rynearson Stadium (1969–present)
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