In the battle for the
Old Oaken Bucket,
Purdue beat Indiana. On November 24,
Anthony Thompson was the top vote-getter and the only repeat selection on the 1989 Walter Camp All-America team. Thompson finished the season with 1,793 yards and 24 touchdowns. On December 2, a chorus of boos was heard throughout the
Hoosier Dome during the Indiana–Kentucky basketball game when
Andre Ware of the
Houston Cougars was announced as the 55th recipient of the
Heisman Trophy. Thompson finished second.[1]
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At Michigan
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Michigan State
Anthony Thompson scores his 60th career touchdown to set a then NCAA Division I-A record.
At Wisconsin
The NCAA single-game rushing record of 357 yards, held by
Rueben Mayes and
Mike Pringle is broken as Anthony Thompson rushes for 377 yards in a 45-17 victory at Wisconsin. This stood as a Big Ten Conference record for 25 years until it was broken by
Melvin Gordon (
Wisconsin) in 2014.[7] As of 2014[update], it still stands as the school record.[8] Thompson also scores four touchdowns on the day.
At Illinois
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Larry Sullivan kicked a 32-yard field goal with 2:51 left and Scott Bonnell missed a 26-yard field goal for Indiana with 1:29 remaining.
[10] The loss knocked the Hoosiers out of playing in the
Freedom Bowl while others speculated it may have also contributed to
Anthony Thompson not winning the
Heisman Trophy.[11]
In the battle for the
Old Oaken Bucket,
Purdue beat Indiana. On November 24,
Anthony Thompson was the top vote-getter and the only repeat selection on the 1989 Walter Camp All-America team. Thompson finished the season with 1,793 yards and 24 touchdowns. On December 2, a chorus of boos was heard throughout the
Hoosier Dome during the Indiana–Kentucky basketball game when
Andre Ware of the
Houston Cougars was announced as the 55th recipient of the
Heisman Trophy. Thompson finished second.[1]
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adding to it. (October 2022)
At Michigan
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adding to it. (October 2022)
Michigan State
Anthony Thompson scores his 60th career touchdown to set a then NCAA Division I-A record.
At Wisconsin
The NCAA single-game rushing record of 357 yards, held by
Rueben Mayes and
Mike Pringle is broken as Anthony Thompson rushes for 377 yards in a 45-17 victory at Wisconsin. This stood as a Big Ten Conference record for 25 years until it was broken by
Melvin Gordon (
Wisconsin) in 2014.[7] As of 2014[update], it still stands as the school record.[8] Thompson also scores four touchdowns on the day.
At Illinois
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Larry Sullivan kicked a 32-yard field goal with 2:51 left and Scott Bonnell missed a 26-yard field goal for Indiana with 1:29 remaining.
[10] The loss knocked the Hoosiers out of playing in the
Freedom Bowl while others speculated it may have also contributed to
Anthony Thompson not winning the
Heisman Trophy.[11]