The Northern Illinois Huskies were 9-2 in 1989.
| 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 | 344 | 4,502 | 808 | 5.6 | 3,639 | 680 | 5.4 | 863 | 128 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 20th | 26th | 30th | 29th | 6th | 4th | 6th | 104th | 103rd | 68th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 269 | 3,854 | 5.4 | 1,425 | 366 | 3.9 | 2,429 | 351 | 6.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 60th | 46th | 69th | 29th | 3rd | 59th | 77th | 83rd | 45th | ||||||||||
Net | +75 | +648 | +808 | +0.2 | +2,214 | +314 | +1.5 | -1,566 | -223 | -0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 31st | 31st | 30th | 47th | 5th | 1st | 18th | 105th | 103rd | 57th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |