1989 Northeastern Huskies football team

American college football season

1989 Northeastern Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7
Head coach	Paul Pawlak (9th season)
Home stadium	Parsons Field
Seasons← 1988 1990 →

1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	Towson State	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 20–17	3,030
September 16	Delaware State	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 3–11
September 23	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 17–0	5,662
September 30	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 20–0	12,000
October 7	New Hampshire	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 28–31
October 14	at No. 18 Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 0–44	9,387
October 21	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 13–33	11,223
October 28	UMass	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 27–31	7,060
November 4	at No. 6 Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 13–46	8,335
November 11	No. 10 Maine	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 26–29
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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