The Illinois Fighting Illini were 9-2 in 1989. They emerged victorious over the Virginia Cavaliers, 31 to 21, in the Citrus Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8-0 | 10-2 | |
7-1 | 10-2 | ||
6-2 | 8-4 | ||
6-2 | 8-4 | ||
4-4 | 6-5 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 301 | 4,276 | 787 | 5.4 | 1,627 | 401 | 4.1 | 2,649 | 386 | 6.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 36th | 40th | 52nd | 35th | 61st | 87th | 40th | 26th | 22nd | 62nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 161 | 3,137 | 4.4 | 1,592 | 462 | 3.4 | 1,545 | 259 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 9th | 12th | 16th | 38th | 52nd | 40th | 2nd | 10th | 16th | ||||||||||
Net | +140 | +1,139 | +787 | +1.1 | +35 | -61 | +0.6 | +1,104 | +127 | +0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 18th | 18th | 52nd | 19th | 47th | 73rd | 38th | 6th | 10th | 32nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |