The 1989 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of WisconsinâÂÂMadison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Don Morton in his third and final season as head coach, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 2âÂÂ9 with a mark of 1âÂÂ7 in conference play, placing ninth in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.
The Badgers allowed Indiana running back Anthony Thompson to rush for 377 yards in a game on November 11. This broke the NCAA Division I-A record and stood as a Big Ten Conference single-game rushing record for 25 years until it was broken by Melvin Gordon in 2014. The 377 yards still stands as an Indiana Hoosiers football school record.