AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/5 | 9/12 | 9/19 | 9/26 | 10/3 | 10/10 | 10/17 | 10/24 | 10/31 | 11/7 | 11/14 | 11/21 | 11/28 | 12/5 | 12/12 | Final |
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| 22 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 4, 1989 | Mon | (22) Illinois | @ | (5) USC | Pac-10 | W | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 16, 1989 | Sat | (10) Illinois | @ | (8) Colorado | Big 8 | L | 7 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Sep 23, 1989 | Sat | (20) Illinois | Utah State | Big West | W | 41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Oct 7, 1989 | Sat | (18) Illinois | Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 34 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 5 | Oct 14, 1989 | Sat | (16) Illinois | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 6 | Oct 21, 1989 | Sat | (13) Illinois | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 7 | Oct 28, 1989 | Sat | (8) Illinois | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 32 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 8 | Nov 4, 1989 | Sat | (8) Illinois | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 31 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 9 | Nov 11, 1989 | Sat | (8) Illinois | (3) Michigan | Big Ten | L | 10 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 18, 1989 | Sat | (12) Illinois | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 41 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Nov 25, 1989 | Sat | (11) Illinois | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 63 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 12 | Jan 1, 1990 | Mon | (11) Illinois | N | (15) Virginia | ACC | W | 31 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | W 3 | Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
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