The Northwestern Wildcats were 0-11 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 | 241 | 3,946 | 828 | 4.8 | 1,509 | 443 | 3.4 | 2,437 | 385 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 62nd | 64th | 22nd | 75th | 75th | 63rd | 74th | 40th | 24th | 79th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 497 | 5,505 | 6.8 | 3,103 | 580 | 5.4 | 2,402 | 234 | 10.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 104th | 102nd | 103rd | 103rd | 99th | 103rd | 71st | 5th | 105th | ||||||||||
Net | -256 | -1,559 | +828 | -2.0 | -1,594 | -137 | -1.9 | +35 | +151 | -3.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 103rd | 97th | 22nd | 101st | 100th | 90th | 97th | 47th | 8th | 105th |
| 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 |