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1989 Northeastern Huskies football team

1989 Northeastern Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumParsons Field
Seasons
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1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Georgia Southern ^   –   15 – 0 – 0
No. 14 Youngstown State ^   –   9 – 4 – 0
No. T–10 William & Mary ^   –   8 – 3 – 1
Liberty   –   7 – 3 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   6 – 5 – 0
James Madison   –   5 – 4 – 1
Lamar   –   5 – 5 – 0
Arkansas State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Nicholls State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Samford   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeastern   –   3 – 7 – 0
Fordham   –   2 – 6 – 0
Towson State   –   2 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Northeastern Huskies football team was an American football team that represented Northeastern University as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Paul Pawlak, the team compiled a 3–7 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Towson State
W 20–173,030[1]
September 16Delaware State
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
L 3–11[2]
September 23at Rhode Island
W 17–05,662[3]
September 30at Cornell
W 20–012,000[4]
October 7New Hampshire
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
L 28–31[5]
October 14at No. 18 Youngstown State
L 0–449,387[6]
October 21at Lehigh
L 13–3311,223[7]
October 28UMass
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
L 27–317,060[8]
November 4at No. 6 Holy Cross
L 13–468,335[9]
November 11No. 10 Maine
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
L 26–29[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Northeastern holds off Towson, 20–17". The Baltimore Sun. September 10, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Northeastern falls flat against Delaware State". The Boston Globe. September 17, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Northeastern 17, URI 0". Record-Journal. September 24, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Fox, Mike (October 2, 1989). "Wishbone whitewashes Big Red". The Ithaca Journal. p. B1. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Carr's arm drives Wildcats". Press and Sun-Bulletin. October 8, 1988. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Youngstown overwhelms Northeastern". Boston Sunday Globe. October 15, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Rieber, Anthony (October 22, 1989). "Lehigh topples Northeastern". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 72. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UMass burns Northeastern". Boston Sunday Globe. October 29, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Harber, Paul (November 5, 1989). "Holy Cross overwhelms NU". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 72. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Maine rallies by NU; secures playoff spot". The Bangor Daily News. November 13, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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