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American college football season
The 1989 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by third-year head coach Fred Akers , the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing eighth in the Big Ten. It was Purdue's fifth straight losing season. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana .
Schedule [ edit ]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 9 Miami (OH ) *
West Lafayette, IN
W 38,840 September 16 at No. 15 Washington *
Seattle, WA
L 66,392 September 30 12:00 p.m. No. 1 Notre Dame *
West Lafayette, IN (rivalry )
ABC L 67,861 October 7 at Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
L 36,621 October 14 No. 16 Illinois
West Lafayette, IN (rivalry )
L 41,101 October 21 at Ohio State
Columbus, OH
L 89,091 October 28 Michigan State
West Lafayette, IN
L 41,402 November 4 1:00 p.m. at No. 4 Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
L 105,128 November 11 Northwestern
West Lafayette, IN
W 31,470 November 18 Iowa
West Lafayette, IN
L 31,863 November 25 at Indiana
Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket )
W 51,502
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
[1] [2]
Personnel [ edit ]
1989 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
FB 38 Mike Doctor So
OL Bruce Brinerman
OL Jason Cegielski
FB 34 Earl Coleman Fr
OL Scott Conover
RB Don Delvy
WR Rodney Dennis Fr
OL Bob Dressel
RB Adoaf Harris
OL Bill Hitchcock
WR Abe Hoskins Fr
QB 9 Eric Hunter Fr
WR Kipp Koonce
QB Jeff Lesniewicz RFr
QB 14 Steve Letnich
WR Danny Lounsbury
TE Dwayne O'Connor
WR Robert Oglesby
TE Andy Ozlowski
OL Derick Schmidt
RB Jerome Sparkman
OL Larry Taylor
TE Kelly Turner
RB Tony Vinson Fr
WR Jim Wallace
WR Calvin Williams Sr
OL Jeff Wormsley
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LB Eric Beatty
DL Kris Burns
OL Dennis Dotson
CB Steve Jackson Jr
DB Terry Johnson
CB Derrick Kelson Sr
DL Frank Kmet
DL Ken Kushner
DL Donzel Leggett
DB Nat Martin
DL Peyton Minter
S Jarrett Scales
OLB
Jim Schwantz So
ILB
Darren Trieb Jr
DB Sean Washington Fr
DL Jeff Zgonina
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C ) Team captain
(S ) Suspended
(I ) Ineligible
Preseason [ edit ]
Brian Fox transferred after spring practice to Florida , citing a desire to be closer to home and head coach Fred Akers ' adjustment of the offensive scheme.[3]
Game summaries [ edit ]
Miami (OH ) [ edit ]
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Notre Dame [ edit ]
#1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–0) at Purdue Boilermakers (1–1)
at Ross–Ade Stadium , West Lafayette, Indiana
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
ND – Jeff Alm 16-yard interception return (Craig Hentrich kick), 14:44. Notre Dame 21–0.
ND – Anthony Johnson 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 6:35. Notre Dame 28–0.
ND – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (kick failed), 0:14. Notre Dame 34–0.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
ND – Craig Hentrich 19-yard field goal, 9:47. Notre Dame 37–0.
ND – Craig Hentrich 22-yard field goal, 6:18. Notre Dame 40–0.
PUR – Rodney Dennis 3-yard pass from Steve Letnich (Larry Sullivan kick), 0:33. Notre Dame 40–7.
Top passers
ND – Tony Rice – 12/15, 270 yards
PUR – Steve Letnich – 11/28, 89 yards, INT
Top rushers
ND – Tony Rice – 12 rushes, 67 yards, TD
PUR – Steve Letnich – 13 rushes, 50 yards
Top receivers
ND – Derek Brown – 4 receptions, 101 yards
PUR – Earl Coleman – 2 receptions, 32 yards
At Minnesota [ edit ]
Purdue Boilermakers (1–2) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (2–1)
at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome , Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date : October 7, 1989
Game weather : Indoors (dome)
Game attendance : 36,621
[4]
Larry Sullivan tied a school record with 51-yard field goal
Darren Trieb was suspended for the game for violation of team rules[5]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Purdue
Passing
Jeff Lesniewicz
13/19, 191 Yds, TD, INT
Rushing
Receiving
Minnesota
Passing
Scott Schaffner
9/19, 144 Yds, 2 TD
Rushing
Marcus Evans
102 Yds, TD
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
PUR
MINN
1
Minnesota
Darrell Thompson 7-yard touchdown run, kick good
0
7
2
Purdue
51-yard field goal by Larry Sullivan
3 7
2 4:16
84
Minnesota
Marcus Evans 2-yard touchdown run, kick good
3 14
3
2
Minnesota
James King 34-yard touchdown reception from Scott Schaffner, kick good
3 21
3
Minnesota
Shane Strain 32-yard touchdown reception from Scott Schaffner, kick good
3 28
4
Minnesota
Marquel Fleetwood 3-yard touchdown run, kick good
3 35
4 5:17
Purdue
Jerome Sparkman 20-yard touchdown run, 2-point conversion failed
9 35
4 0:00
Purdue
Rod Dennis 37-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Lesniewicz, 2-point conversion failed
15 35
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
15 35
Illinois [ edit ]
#16 Illinois Fighting Illini (3–1) at Purdue Boilermakers (1–3)
at Ross–Ade Stadium , West Lafayette, Indiana
Date : October 14, 1989
Game attendance : 41,101
Jeff Lesniewicz made his first career start for Purdue[6] [7] [8]
We feel real good about ourselves. All we did was read in the paper all week was that we were going to lose by 32 points, and Jeff George was going to come in and do his thing.
Darrin Trieb
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Illinois
Passing
Jeff George 24/42, 254 Yds, TD
Rushing
Howard Griffith 24 Rush, 94 Yds, TD
Receiving
Purdue
Passing
Jeff Lesniewicz
9/22, 82 Yds
Rushing
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
ILL
PUR
1 9:49
16 80
Illinois
Frank Hartley 3-yard touchdown reception from Jeff George , kick good
7 0
4 12:13
Purdue
Safety, Craig Davisson blocked punt by Brian Menkhausen out of end zone
7 2
4 0:36
80
Illinois
Howard Griffith 1-yard touchdown run, kick good
14 2
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
14 2
At Ohio State [ edit ]
Purdue Boilermakers (1–4) at Ohio State Buckeyes (3–2)
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : October 21
Game time : 1:30 p.m.
Game weather : Overcast, 44 °F (7 °C)
Game attendance : 89,091
Referee : Jim Kemerling
Box Score
Game information
First quarter
OSU – Greg Frey 4-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 11:40. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 0:53.
OSU – Carlos Snow 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 3:59. Ohio St 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:43.
Second quarter
Third quarter
OSU – Carlos Snow 3-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 9:50. Ohio St 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 0:59.
PUR – Larry Sullivan 25-yard field goal, 5:35. Ohio St 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 4:15.
Fourth quarter
Top passers
PUR – Eric Hunter – 6/16, 147 yards
OSU – Greg Frey – 3/9, 47 yards
Top rushers
PUR – Jerome Sparkman – 18 rushes, 85 yards
OSU – Carlos Snow – 18 rushes, 149 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
PUR – Jerome Sparkman – 6 receptions, 86 yards
OSU – Jeff Graham – 2 receptions, 37 yards
Michigan State [ edit ]
Michigan State Spartans (2–4) at Purdue Boilermakers (1–5)
at Ross–Ade Stadium , West Lafayette, Indiana
Date : October 28, 1989
Game attendance : 41,402
[9]
Homecoming[10]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Michigan St
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Courtney Hawkins 7 Rec, 193 Yds, TD
Purdue
Passing
Eric Hunter
18/26, 253 Yds, 3 TD, INT
Rushing
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
MSU
PUR
3
Michigan St
Courtney Hawkins 80-yard touchdown reception from Dan Enos , kick good
14 0
4
Purdue
Calvin Williams -yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good
28 7
4
5 69
Purdue
Rod Dennis 20-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good
28 14
4
2 41
Purdue
Abe Hoskins 34-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good
28 21
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
28 21
At Michigan [ edit ]
Purdue Boilermakers (1–6) at #4 Michigan Wolverines (6–1)
at Michigan Stadium , Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date : November 4, 1989
Game time : 1:00 p.m.
Game weather : Overcast, 44 °F (7 °C)
Game attendance : 105, 126
Box Score
[11]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Purdue
Passing
Eric Hunter
27/42, 344 Yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Jerome Sparkman
11 Rush, 50 Yds
Receiving
Calvin Williams 13 Rec, 156 Yds, 3 TD
Michigan
Passing
Michael Taylor 8/13, 124 Yds, TD
Rushing
Tony Boles 13 Rush, 80 Yds, 2 TD
Receiving
Chris Calloway 3 Rec, 68 Yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
PU UM
1 9:16
4 77 1:23
Michigan
Tony Boles 39-yard touchdown run, J.D. Carlson kick good
0
7
2 12:50
3 9 1:17
Michigan
Desmond Howard 8-yard touchdown reception from Michael Taylor , J.D. Carlson kick good
0
14
2 5:46
8 77 3:25
Purdue
Calvin Williams 44-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good
7 14
2 2:31
8 80 3:15
Michigan
Tony Boles 1-yard touchdown run, J.D. Carlson kick good
7 21
2 0:09
5 79 0:55
Michigan
Chris Calloway 29-yard touchdown reception from Elvis Grbac , J.D. Carlson kick good
7 28
3 1:10
3 16 0:57
Michigan
Leroy Hoard 2-yard touchdown run, J.D. Carlson kick good
7 35
4 13:03
1 11 0:06
Purdue
Robert Oglesby 11-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good
14 35
4 12:52
Michigan
Kickoff returned 85 yards for touchdown by Tony Boles, J.D. Carlson kick good
14 42
4 6:48
3 34 1:19
Purdue
Calvin Williams 3-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good
21 42
4 2:33
4 61 1:14
Purdue
Calvin Williams 15-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick no good (wide right)
27 42
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
27 42
Northwestern [ edit ]
Northwestern Wildcats (0–8) at Purdue Boilermakers (1–7)
at Ross–Ade Stadium , West Lafayette, Indiana
Date : November 11, 1989
Game attendance : 31,470
[12]
Purdue snapped a streak of 10 straight games without a first quarter point.[13]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Northwestern
Passing
Tim O'Brien
15/40, 213 Yds, 2 TD
Rushing
Bob Christian
21 Rush, 59 Yds
Receiving
Purdue
Passing
Eric Hunter
11/24, 263 Yds, 3 TD
Rushing
Eric Hunter
9 Rush, 55 Yds
Receiving
Rod Dennis
4 Rec, 146 Yds, 3 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
NW PUR
1 13:25
Purdue
Blocked punt returned 35 yards for touchdown by Rick Smith, Larry Sullivan kick good
0
7
1
2:02
Purdue
37-yard field goal by Larry Sullivan
0
10
1
Purdue
Rod Dennis 39-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good
0
17
1
2
Purdue
Larry Coleman 6-yard touchdown run, 2-point run good
0
25
1
1:02
Purdue
Rod Dennis 46-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good
0
32
2 7:38
Northwestern
Richard Buchanan 13-yard touchdown reception from Tim O'Brien, kick good
7 32
3 6:32
Northwestern
Greg Fischer 6-yard touchdown reception from Tim O'Brien, 2-point pass good
15 32
4 11:23
Purdue
Calvin Williams 44-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good
15 39
4 1:51
Purdue
Rod Dennis 57-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Lesniewicz, Larry Sullivan kick good
15 46
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
15 46
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At Indiana [ edit ]
Purdue Boilermakers (2–8) at Indiana Hoosiers (5–5)
at Memorial Stadium , Bloomington, Indiana
Date : November 25, 1989
Game attendance : 51,502
[14]
Larry Sullivan kicked a 32-yard field goal with 2:51 left and Scott Bonnell missed a 26-yard field goal for Indiana with 1:29 remaining.
[15] [16]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Purdue
Passing
Eric Hunter
15/24, 184 Yds, TD
Rushing
Tony Vinson 9 Rush, 28 Yds
Receiving
Rod Dennis
4 Rec, 81 Yds
Indiana
Passing
Dave Schnell
11/21, 99 Yds
Rushing
Anthony Thompson 28 Rush, 97 Yds
Receiving
Anthony Thompson
4 Rec, 28 Yds
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
PUR
IU
2
Indiana
Dave Schnell 3-yard touchdown run, Scott Bonnell kick no good
Indiana
26-yard field goal by Scott Bonnell
Indiana
Safety, Jeff Zgonina snapped ball out of end zone
Purdue
24-yard field goal by Larry Sullivan
3 1:11
Indiana
27-yard field goal by Scott Bonnell
3 14
4 14:42
8 79
Purdue
Calvin Williams 20-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, 2-point pass failed
9 14
4 11:23
3
Purdue
29-yard field goal by Larry Sullivan
12 14
4 2:51
Purdue
32-yard field goal by Larry Sullivan
15 14
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
15 14
Eric Hunter
Big Ten Freshman of the Year[17]
References [ edit ]
^ "QB Fox Leaving Purdue for Florida" . South Florida Sun Sentinel . Orlando Sentinel. June 14, 1989. Retrieved November 10, 2022 .
^ "Minnesota 35, Purdue 15" . UPI Archives . October 7, 1989. Retrieved December 23, 2022 .
^ Matt Youmans (October 11, 1989). "Loss to Minnesota sidelines key PU starters" . The Purdue Exponent Archives . Retrieved December 23, 2022 .
^ Slater, Jim (October 14, 1989). "Illinois 14, Purdue 2" . UPI Archives . Retrieved December 23, 2022 .
^ Tatlock, David (October 16, 1989). "Purdue Defense Shines in Loss" . The Purdue Exponent Archives . Retrieved December 23, 2022 .
^ Youmans, Matt (October 16, 1989). "Boiler Defense Goes to Waste as Illinois Wins" . The Purdue Exponent Archives . Retrieved December 23, 2022 .
^ Bedics, Mark (October 30, 1989). "Rally Leaves Spartans Grateful" . The Purdue Exponent Archives . Retrieved December 23, 2022 .
^ Bedics, Mark (October 30, 1989). "Rally Leaves Spartans Grateful" . The Purdue Exponent Archives . Retrieved December 23, 2022 .
^ Gainesville Sun. 1989 Nov 5.
^ Tatlock, David (November 13, 1989). "Purdue Collects First Big Ten Win, 46-15" . Purdue University Archives & Special Editions . The Purdue Exponent. Retrieved December 22, 2022 .
^ Cook, Bob (November 11, 1989). "Purdue 46, Northwestern 15" . UPI Archives . Retrieved December 22, 2022 .
^ Slater, Jim (November 25, 1989). "Purdue 15, Indiana 14" . UPI Archives . Retrieved December 25, 2022 .
^ "Upset of IU in 1989 Bucket game shows anything is possible" . Rivals.com . December 8, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2022 .
^ Youmans, Matt (November 27, 1989). "PU Plays 'Spoilermaker' in 15-14 Win Over IU" . The Purdue Exponent Archives . Retrieved December 25, 2022 .
^ Daily Press. 1990 Oct 24. Archived 2014-04-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2014-Oct-20.
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