1989 Los Angeles Raiders season
OwnerAl Davis
General managerAl Davis
Head coachMike Shanahan
Art Shell
Home fieldL.A. Memorial Coliseum
Local radioKLAC–AM 570
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1989 Los Angeles Raiders season was the franchise's 30th season overall, and the franchise's 20th season in the National Football League. Art Shell replaced Mike Shanahan, and in the process became the first black head coach in the NFL since Fritz Pollard coached the Akron Pros in 1921.[1] The team finished with an 8–8 record. In preseason against the Houston Oilers, the Raiders played their first game in Oakland since moving to Los Angeles in 1982, before eventually moving back to Oakland in 1995.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1989 NFL draft
1989 Los Angeles Raiders draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
6 140 Jeff Francis  QB Tennessee
6 156 Doug Lloyd  RB North Dakota State
8 205 Derrick Gainer  RB Florida A&M
9 235 Gary Gooden  DB Indiana
10 262 Charles Jackson  DT Jackson State
      Made roster  

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Transactions

Staff

1989 Los Angeles Raiders staff

Front office

  • President of the General Partner – Al Davis
  • Executive Assistant – Al LoCasale
  • Personnel Operations – Ron Wolf
  • Senior Executive – John Herrera

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – John Dunn

Roster

1989 Los Angeles Raiders roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

47 active, 7 inactive, 4 practice squad


Rookies in italics

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Regular season

The Raiders started the season with one win and three losses. After hiring Art Shell in week 5, the Raiders won seven of their next ten games. The Raiders suffered road losses to the Seahawks and to the Giants, to be eliminated from playoff contention.

Against the Cincinnati Bengals, Bo Jackson scored a touchdown on a 92-yard run. He became the first player ever with two runs of 90 plus yards in a career.[4] Steve Wisniewski was the youngest player on the Raiders roster. At the age of 22, he was in the starting lineup at the Guard position. Steve Beuerlein started seven games at quarterback and his best performance was against the New York Giants in week 16. Beuerlein had 16 completions and 266 passing yards.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 10 San Diego Chargers W 40–14 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,237 Recap
2 September 17 at Kansas City Chiefs L 19–24 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 71,741 Recap
3 September 24 at Denver Broncos L 21–31 1–2 Mile High Stadium 75,754 Recap
4 October 1 Seattle Seahawks L 20–24 1–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 44,319 Recap
5 October 9 at New York Jets W 14–7 2–3 Giants Stadium 68,040 Recap
6 October 15 Kansas City Chiefs W 20–14 3–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,453 Recap
7 October 22 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–10 3–4 Veterans Stadium 64,019 Recap
8 October 29 Washington Redskins W 37–24 4–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 52,781 Recap
9 November 5 Cincinnati Bengals W 28–7 5–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 51,080 Recap
10 November 12 at San Diego Chargers L 12–14 5–5 Jack Murphy Stadium 59,151 Recap
11 November 19 at Houston Oilers L 7–23 5–6 Astrodome 59,198 Recap
12 November 26 New England Patriots W 24–21 6–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 38,747 Recap
13 December 3 Denver Broncos W 16–13 7–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 87,560 Recap
14 December 10 Phoenix Cardinals W 16–14 8–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 41,785 Recap
15 December 17 at Seattle Seahawks L 17–23 8–7 Kingdome 61,076 Recap
16 December 24 at New York Giants L 17–34 8–8 Giants Stadium 70,306 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 5

1 234Total
• Raiders 0 077 14
Jets 0 070 7
Scoring summary
Q3LAMervyn Fernandez 73 yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Jeff Jaeger kick)LA 7–0
Q3NYJRoger Vick 1 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)Tie 7–7
Q4LAEddie Anderson 87 yard interception return (Jeff Jaeger kick)LA 14–7

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Week 6

1 234Total
Chiefs 7 007 14
• Raiders 3 737 20
Scoring summary
Q1KCOkoye 2 yard run (Lowery kick)KC 7–0
Q1LAJaeger 24 yard field goalKC 7–3
Q2LAJackson 2 yard run (Jaeger kick)LA 10–7
Q3LAJaeger 50 yard field goalLA 13–7
Q4LAMueller 6 yard run (Jaeger kick)LA 20–7
Q4KCThomas 11 yard pass from DeBerg (Lowery kick)LA 20–14

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Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Denver Broncos(1) 11 5 0 .688 6–2 9–3 362 226 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 8 7 1 .531 3–5 6–7–1 307 286 W1
Los Angeles Raiders 8 8 0 .500 3–5 6–6 315 297 L2
Seattle Seahawks 7 9 0 .438 4–4 7–5 241 327 L1
San Diego Chargers 6 10 0 .375 4–4 4–8 266 290 W2

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.286
  2. ^ "1989 Los Angeles Raiders draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "1989 Los Angeles Raiders starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  4. ^ 1990 NFL Pro Set trading card, Bo Jackson, Card No. 155, Pro Set Properties
  5. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Mar-17.
  6. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jul-27.
  7. ^ 1990 NFL Pro Set trading card, Mike Dyal, Card No. 151, Pro Set Properties

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