1989 Seattle Seahawks season

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1989 Seattle Seahawks season
OwnerKen Behring
General managerTom Flores
Head coachChuck Knox
Home fieldKingdome
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersQB Dave Krieg
WR Brian Blades
LB Rufus Porter
AP All-ProsST Rufus Porter (1st team)

The 1989 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 14th season with the National Football League (NFL). The season marked the end of an era for the team, as the last remaining original Seahawk, longtime wide receiver Steve Largent, retired after playing 14 seasons in the league, all with the Seahawks. At the time of his retirement, he was the NFL's all-time reception leader.

Draft[edit]

1989 Seattle Seahawks Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 15 Andy Heck Offensive tackle Notre Dame
2 44 Joe Tofflemire Center Arizona
3 71 Elroy Harris Running back Eastern Kentucky
4 101 Travis McNeal Tight end Tennessee-Chattanooga
103 James Henry Defensive back Southern Mississippi
7 184 Mike Nettles Defensive Back Memphis
8 211 Marlin Williams Defensive end Western Illinois
9 238 David Franks Offensive Guard Connecticut
10 268 Derrick Fenner Running Back North Carolina
11 295 Mike Baum Defensive End Northwestern
12 322 R. J. Kors Defensive Back Long Beach State

Personnel[edit]

Staff[edit]

1989 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

  • Owner – Ken Behring
  • President/general manager – Tom Flores
  • Vice president/assistant general manager – Chuck Allen
  • Player personnel director – Mike Allman
  • Assistant player personnel director – Rick Thompson
  • Pro personnel assistant – Randy Mueller

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator/receivers – John Becker
  • Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer
  • Offensive backs – Chick Harris
  • Tight ends – Russ Purnell
  • Offensive line – Kent Stephenson
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Tom Catlin
  • Defensive line – George Dyer
  • Assistant linebackers – Rusty Tillman
  • Defensive backs – Rod Perry
  • Special assignments – Joe Vitt

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Rusty Tillman
  • Assistant special teams – Russ Purnell


Final roster[edit]

1989 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
47 active, 10 inactive, 2 practice squad

[1]

  • Starters in bold.
  • (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1990 Pro Bowl.

Schedule[edit]

Preseason[edit]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 August 11 at Phoenix Cardinals W 16–10 (OT) 1–0 Sun Devil Stadium Recap
2 August 19 at New England Patriots L 12–17 1–1 Busch Stadium Recap
3 August 25 Detroit Lions W 13–7 2–1 Kingdome Recap
4 September 1 San Francisco 49ers W 28–17 3–1 Kingdome Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides[2][3]

Regular season[edit]

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 September 10 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–31 0–1 Veterans Stadium Recap
2 September 17 Phoenix Cardinals L 24–34 0–2 Kingdome Recap
3 September 24 at New England Patriots W 24–3 1–2 Foxboro Stadium Recap
4 October 1 at Los Angeles Raiders W 24–20 2–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
5 October 8 Kansas City Chiefs L 16–20 2–3 Kingdome Recap
6 October 15 at San Diego Chargers W 17–16 3–3 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap
7 October 22 Denver Broncos L 21–24 (OT) 3–4 Kingdome Recap
8 October 29 San Diego Chargers W 10–7 4–4 Kingdome Recap
9 November 5 at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–20 4–5 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
10 November 12 Cleveland Browns L 7–17 4–6 Kingdome Recap
11 November 19 at New York Giants L 3–15 4–7 Giants Stadium Recap
12 November 26 at Denver Broncos L 14–41 4–8 Mile High Stadium Recap
13 December 4 Buffalo Bills W 17–16 5–8 Kingdome Recap
14 December 10 at Cincinnati Bengals W 24–17 6–8 Riverfront Stadium Recap
15 December 17 Los Angeles Raiders W 23–17 7–8 Kingdome Recap
16 December 23 Washington Redskins L 0–29 7–9 Kingdome Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1989 NFL season results[4]

Standings[edit]

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

Game summaries[edit]

Preseason[edit]

Week P1: at Phoenix Cardinals[edit]

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Seahawks 0 3 70616
Cardinals 3 0 07010

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: August 11
  • Game time: 7:30 pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 99 °F (37 °C), wind N 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 37,158
  • Referee: Howard Roe
  • Gamebook

Week P2: vs. New England Patriots[edit]

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 6 6012
Patriots 0 10 7017

at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: August 19
  • Game time: 8:00 pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C), wind S 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 48,746
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • Gamebook

Week P3: vs. Detroit Lions[edit]

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 0 077
Seahawks 3 3 7013

at Kingdome, Seattle

Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers[edit]

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 0 10 7017
Seahawks 7 0 14728

at Kingdome, Seattle

Regular season[edit]

Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles[edit]

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 007
Eagles 7 10 7731

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 2: vs. Phoenix Cardinals[edit]

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 13 0 71434
Seahawks 0 7 71024

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 3: at New England Patriots[edit]

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 21 3024
Patriots 3 0 003

at Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

Week 4: at Los Angeles Raiders[edit]

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 01724
Raiders 0 10 7320

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Game information

Week 5: vs. Kansas City Chiefs[edit]

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 0 71020
Seahawks 7 9 0016

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 1:03 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 60,715
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Ahmad Rashad
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 6: at San Diego Chargers[edit]

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 10 0 7017
Chargers 7 3 0616

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos[edit]

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Broncos 0 0 714324
Seahawks 7 7 07021

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers[edit]

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 0 077
Seahawks 3 0 0710

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs[edit]

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 3 0010
Chiefs 7 10 0320

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 12:00 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 63 °F (17 °C), 69% humidity, wind W 17 miles per hour (27 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 54,489
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan & Jim Laslavic
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 10: vs. Cleveland Browns[edit]

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 0 7 7317
Seahawks 7 0 007

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 1:02 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 58,978
  • Referee: Howard Roe
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert & Ahmad Rashad
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 11: at New York Giants[edit]

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 033
Giants 7 0 8015

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 4:03 pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C), 47% humidity, wind W 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 75,014
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert & Bob Trumpy
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 12: at Denver Broncos[edit]

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 7714
Broncos 14 24 0341

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C), 28% humidity, wind SW 20 miles per hour (32 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 75,117
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Merlin Olsen
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 13: vs. Buffalo Bills[edit]

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bills 0 10 6016
Seahawks 10 0 0717

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 14 at Bengals[edit]

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 10724
Bengals 7 3 0717

at Riverfront StadiumCincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: December 10
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: Cloudy • 30 °F (−1 °C) • Wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) SW
  • Game attendance: 54,744
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Ahmad Rashad
  • Play-by-Play
Game information

Week 15: vs. Los Angeles Raiders[edit]

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 3 0 14017
Seahawks 7 6 7323

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 16: vs. Washington Redskins[edit]

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Redskins 10 3 16029
Seahawks 0 0 000

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Steve Largent's final game with Seahawks

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
  2. ^ 1989 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  3. ^ 1990 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  4. ^ 1989 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

External links[edit]