1989 New England Patriots season

1989 New England Patriots season
OwnerVictor Kiam
General managerPatrick Sullivan
Head coachRaymond Berry
Home stadiumSullivan Stadium
Results
Record5–11
Division place4th AFC East
PlayoffsDid not qualify
All-ProsNone
Pro BowlersLB Johnny Rembert
Uniform

The 1989 New England Patriots season was the team's 30th, and 20th in the National Football League. The Patriots finished the season with a record of five wins and eleven losses, and finished fourth in the AFC East Division. After the season, Head Coach Raymond Berry was fired and replaced by Rod Rust.

The Patriots' pass defense surrendered 7.64 yards-per-attempt in 1989, one of the ten worst totals in NFL history.[1] The week 7 matchup with the San Francisco 49ers was moved to Stanford Stadium on the campus of Stanford University after the Loma Prieta earthquake, which had caused some damage to the 49ers' usual home of Candlestick Park 5 days earlier during the World Series.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1989 NFL draft
1989 New England Patriots draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 16 Hart Lee Dykes  Wide receiver Oklahoma State
2 43 Eric Coleman  Cornerback Wyoming
3 63 Marv Cook  Tight end Iowa
3 73 Chris Gannon  Defensive end Southwestern Louisiana
4 96 Maurice Hurst  Cornerback Southern
4 100 Michael Timpson  Wide receiver Penn State
6 165 Eric Mitchel  Running back Oklahoma
7 178 Eric Lindstrom  Linebacker Boston College
8 210 Rodney Rice  Defensive back BYU
8 223 Tony Zackery  Cornerback Washington
9 240 Darron Norris  Running back Texas
9 247 Curtis Wilson  Center Missouri
10 267 Emanuel McNeil  Defensive tackle Tennessee-Martin
11 294 Tony Hinz  Running back Harvard
12 324 Aaron Chubb  Linebacker Georgia
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Undrafted free agents

1989 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Glenn Antrum Wide receiver UConn
Lon Bankston Running back Delta State
Creighton Informinias Tackle North Carolina
Chuck Pellegrini Guard Central Michigan

Personnel

Staff

1989 New England Patriots staff

Front office

  • Chairman – Victor Kiam
  • Vice Chairman – Fran Murray
  • President – Billy Sullivan
  • Vice-president – Bucko Kilroy
  • General manager – Patrick Sullivan
  • Director of Player Development – Dick Steinberg
  • Director of Pro Scouting – Bill McPeak
  • Director of college scouting – Joe Mendes
  • Special assistant to head coach – John Polonchek

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

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Roster

1989 New England Patriots roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad
  • 40 Eric Mitchell RB
  • 18 John Simpson WR
  • 17 Todd White WR

47 active, 19 inactive, 3 practice squad Reserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 10 at New York Jets W 27–24 1–0 Giants Stadium 64,541 Recap
2 September 17 Miami Dolphins L 10–24 1–1 Foxboro Stadium 57,043 Recap
3 September 24 Seattle Seahawks L 3–24 1–2 Foxboro Stadium 48,025 Recap
4 October 1 at Buffalo Bills L 10–31 1–3 Rich Stadium 78,921 Recap
5 October 8 Houston Oilers W 23–13 2–3 Foxboro Stadium 59,828 Recap
6 October 15 at Atlanta Falcons L 15–16 2–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 39,697 Recap
7 October 22 at San Francisco 49ers L 20–37 2–5 Stanford Stadium 51,781 Recap
8 October 29 at Indianapolis Colts W 23–20 3–5 Hoosier Dome 59,356 Recap
9 November 5 New York Jets L 26–27 3–6 Foxboro Stadium 53,366 Recap
10 November 12 New Orleans Saints L 24–28 3–7 Foxboro Stadium 47,680 Recap
11 November 19 Buffalo Bills W 33–24 4–7 Foxboro Stadium 49,663 Recap
12 November 26 at Los Angeles Raiders L 21–24 4–8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 38,747 Recap
13 December 3 Indianapolis Colts W 22–16 5–8 Foxboro Stadium 32,234 Recap
14 December 10 at Miami Dolphins L 10–31 5–9 Joe Robbie Stadium 55,918 Recap
15 December 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–28 5–10 Three Rivers Stadium 26,594 Recap
16 December 24 Los Angeles Rams L 20–24 5–11 Foxboro Stadium 27,940 Recap

Note:

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

Team 1 234Total
• Patriots 7 1406 27
Jets 0 0177 24
Scoring summary
Q1NEFryar 20 yard pass from Eason (Davis kick)NE 7–0
Q2NEMorgan 30 yard pass from Eason (Davis kick)NE 14–0
Q2NEStephens 1 yard run (Davis kick)NE 21–0
Q3NYJVick 1 yard pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)NE 21–7
Q3NYJLeahy 40 yard field goalNE 21–10
Q3NYJProkop 17 yard run (Leahy kick)NE 21–17
Q4NYJTownsell 48 yard pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)NYJ 24–21
Q4NEDupard 4 yard run (kick failed)NE 27–24

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Week 4: at Buffalo Bills

Week 4: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Patriots 3 0 7010
Bills 7 17 0731

at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, NY

Game information

Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Buffalo Bills(3) 9 7 0 .563 6–2 8–4 409 317 W1
Indianapolis Colts 8 8 0 .500 4–4 7–5 298 301 L1
Miami Dolphins 8 8 0 .500 4–4 6–8 331 379 L2
New England Patriots 5 11 0 .313 4–4 5–7 297 391 L3
New York Jets 4 12 0 .250 2–6 3–9 253 411 L3

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ryan Kalil ad: Carolina D not up to the task". archive.is. December 6, 2012. Archived from the original on December 6, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2014-Aug-24.
  3. ^ "New England Patriots". Pro Football Guide. Sporting News. 1989. p. 70. ISBN 0892043253. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  4. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-24.
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