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1989 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
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.^[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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Kent State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 30–7
September 9	Youngstown State*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 14–3		^[4]
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		^[5]
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.