1989 New England Patriots season
OwnerVictor Kiam
General managerPatrick Sullivan
Head coachRaymond Berry
Home fieldSullivan Stadium
Results
Record5–11
Division place4th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersLB Johnny Rembert
AP All-ProsNone
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  WR Oklahoma State
2 43 Eric Coleman  DB Wyoming
3 63 Marv Cook  TE Iowa
3 73 Chris Gannon  DE Southwestern Louisiana
4 96 Maurice Hurst  DB Southern
4 100 Michael Timpson  WR Penn State
6 165 Eric Mitchel  RB Oklahoma
7 178 Eric Lindstrom  LB Boston College
8 210 Rodney Rice  DB BYU
8 223 Tony Zackery  DB Washington
9 240 Darron Norris  RB Texas
9 247 Curtis Wilson  C Missouri
10 267 Emmanuel McNeil  DT Tennessee-Martin
11 294 Tony Hinz  RB Harvard
12 324 Aaron Chubb  LB Georgia
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1989 New England Patriots staff

Front office

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Raymond Berry
  • Special assistant to head coach – John Polonchek

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Keith Rowen

Strength and conditioning

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Roster

1989 New England Patriots roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

  • 40 Eric Mitchell RB
  • -- John Simpson WR
  • 17 Todd White WR

47 active, 19 inactive, 3 practice squad


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:

Game summaries

Week 1

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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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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