1989 Indianapolis Colts season

1989 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach	Ron Meyer
Home field	Hoosier Dome
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	2nd AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	C Ray Donaldson T Chris Hinton RB Eric Dickerson
AP All-Pros	T Chris Hinton (2nd team)

The 1989 Indianapolis Colts season was the 37th season for the team in the National Football League and sixth in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1989 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, and finished tied for second in the AFC East division with the Miami Dolphins. However, the Colts finished ahead of Miami based on better conference record (7–5 vs. Dolphins' 6–8).

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1989 NFL Draft

1989 Indianapolis Colts draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	22	Andre Rison *	Wide receiver	Michigan State
3	72	Mitchell Benson	Defensive tackle	TCU
4	99	Pat Tomberlin	Tackle	Florida State
6	155	Quintus McDonald	Linebacker	Penn State
7	182	Ivy Joe Hunter	Running back	Kentucky
7	185	Charles Washington	Defensive back	Cameron
8	212	Kurt Larson	Linebacker	Michigan State
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1989 Indianapolis Colts staff

Front office President/treasurer – Robert Irsay Vice president/general manager – Jim Irsay Assistant general manager – Bob Terpening Director of player personnel – Jack Bushofsky Head coaches Head coach – Ron Meyer Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Larry Kennan Running backs – Leon Burtnett Receivers – Milt Jackson Offensive line – Dante Scarnecchia Offensive assistant – Greg Briner

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Bill Muir Linebackers – Rick Venturi Secondary – George Catavolos Special teams coaches Special teams – Brad Seely Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Roster

1989 Indianapolis Colts final roster

	Quarterbacks 18 Wayne Johnson 14 Tom Ramsey 10 Jack Trudeau Running backs 20 Albert Bentley KR 29 Eric Dickerson 45 Ivy Joe Hunter Wide receivers 85 Matt Bouza 80 Bill Brooks 86 James Pruitt KR 87 Andre Rison KR 83 Clarence Verdin KR/PR Tight ends 81 Pat Beach 84 Mark Boyer 88 John Brandes LS		Offensive linemen 62 Brian Baldinger G 71 Kevin Call T 69 Randy Dixon G 53 Ray Donaldson C 67 Stan Eisenhooth C 75 Chris Hinton T 73 Zefross Moss T 68 Pat Tomberlin T 64 Ben Utt G Defensive linemen 79 Harvey Armstrong NT 95 Mitchell Benson NT 76 Sam Clancy DE 78 Jon Hand DE 90 Ezra Johnson DE 99 Donnell Thompson DE		Linebackers 51 Chip Banks OLB 50 Duane Bickett OLB 54 Jeff Herrod ILB 59 Kurt Larson OLB 96 Quintus McDonald OLB/ILB 93 Cliff Odom ILB 56 Fredd Young ILB Defensive backs 31 Michael Ball SS 36 John Baylor CB 38 Eugene Daniel CB 37 Chris Goode CB 43 Anthony Parker CB 23 Bruce Plummer CB 39 Mike Prior FS 27 Keith Taylor FS 49 Charles Washington SS Special teams  4 Dean Biasucci K  3 Rohn Stark P		Reserve lists 97 O'Brien Alston OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 17 Chris Chandler QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 63 Steve Knight DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 25 Cornell Holloway CB/S Rookies in italics 47 active, 3 inactive, 1 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 10	San Francisco 49ers	L 24–30	0–1	Hoosier Dome	60,111
2	September 17	at Los Angeles Rams	L 17–31	0–2	Anaheim Stadium	63,995
3	September 24	Atlanta Falcons	W 13–9	1–2	Hoosier Dome	57,816
4	October 1	at New York Jets	W 17–10	2–2	Giants Stadium	65,542
5	October 8	Buffalo Bills	W 37–14	3–2	Hoosier Dome	58,890
6	October 15	at Denver Broncos	L 3–14	3–3	Mile High Stadium	74,680
7	October 22	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 23–12	4–3	Riverfront Stadium	57,642
8	October 29	New England Patriots	L 20–23 (OT)	4–4	Hoosier Dome	59,356
9	November 5	at Miami Dolphins	L 13–19	4–5	Joe Robbie Stadium	52,680
10	November 12	at Buffalo Bills	L 7–30	4–6	Rich Stadium	79,256
11	November 19	New York Jets	W 27–10	5–6	Hoosier Dome	58,236
12	November 26	San Diego Chargers	W 10–6	6–6	Hoosier Dome	58,822
13	December 3	at New England Patriots	L 16–22	6–7	Sullivan Stadium	32,234
14	December 10	Cleveland Browns	W 23–17 (OT)	7–7	Hoosier Dome	58,550
15	December 17	Miami Dolphins	W 42–13	8–7	Hoosier Dome	55,665
16	December 24	at New Orleans Saints	L 6–41	8–8	Louisiana Superdome	49,009
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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

Awards and records

• Clarence Verdin, AFC Kickoff Return Leader

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• List of Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts–Patriots rivalry