1989 Seattle Seahawks season

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1989 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner Ken Behring
General manager Tom Flores
Head coach Chuck Knox
Home stadium Kingdome
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th AFC West
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers QB Dave Krieg
WR Brian Blades
LB Rufus Porter
All-Pros ST 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.

Contents

Offseason

Draft

1989 Seattle Seahawks draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
115 Andy Heck   Offensive tackle Notre Dame
244 Joe Tofflemire   Center Arizona
371 Elroy Harris   Running back Eastern Kentucky
4101 Travis McNeal   Tight end Tennessee-Chattanooga
4103James Henry  Cornerback Southern Miss
7184Mike Nettles Cornerback Memphis State
8211Marlin Williams  Defensive end Western Illinois
9238David Franks  Guard Connecticut
10268 Derrick Fenner   Running back North Carolina
11295Mike Baum Defensive end Northwestern
12322 R. J. Kors   Safety Long Beach State
      Made roster  

Undrafted free agents

1989 undrafted free agents of note
PlayerPositionCollege
Willie Bouyer Wide receiver Michigan State
Tony BrownFullback Western Kentucky
Tyler BurdickTight end Toledo
Karl BurnigeOffensive tackleOregon Tech
Gilbert DudleyDefensive end Tennessee–Martin
Darryl HallSafety Washington
Jesse HatcherLinebacker Clemson
Smokey HodgeLinebacker Auburn
Tony LoganWide receiver Nevada
Boo MitchellWide receiver Vanderbilt
Alex MorrisCornerback Texas A&M
Robert PickettLinebacker West Virginia
Mike RamosSafetyWashington
Lee Marke SellersTight endAuburn
Rod Stephens Linebacker Georgia Tech
Jeff StephensonLinebacker St. Cloud State
Mike StumbergLinebacker Central College

Personnel

Staff

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

1989 Seattle Seahawks 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

Reserve

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

[1]

Schedule

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteRecap
1August 11at Phoenix Cardinals W 16–10 (OT)1–0 Sun Devil Stadium Recap
2August 19at New England Patriots L 12–171–1 Busch Stadium Recap
3August 25 Detroit Lions W 13–72–1 Kingdome Recap
4September 1 San Francisco 49ers W 28–173–1Kingdome Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides [2] [3]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteRecap
1September 10at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–310–1 Veterans Stadium Recap
2September 17 Phoenix Cardinals L 24–340–2 Kingdome Recap
3September 24at New England Patriots W 24–31–2 Foxboro Stadium Recap
4October 1at Los Angeles Raiders W 24–202–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
5October 8 Kansas City Chiefs L 16–202–3Kingdome Recap
6October 15at San Diego Chargers W 17–163–3 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap
7October 22 Denver Broncos L 21–24 (OT)3–4Kingdome Recap
8October 29San Diego ChargersW 10–74–4Kingdome Recap
9November 5at Kansas City ChiefsL 10–204–5 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
10November 12 Cleveland Browns L 7–174–6Kingdome Recap
11November 19at New York Giants L 3–154–7 Giants Stadium Recap
12November 26at Denver BroncosL 14–414–8 Mile High Stadium Recap
13December 4 Buffalo Bills W 17–165–8Kingdome Recap
14December 10at Cincinnati Bengals W 24–176–8 Riverfront Stadium Recap
15December 17Los Angeles RaidersW 23–177–8Kingdome Recap
16December 23 Washington Redskins L 0–297–9Kingdome Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1989 NFL season results [4]

Standings

AFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Denver Broncos (1)1150.6886–29–3362226L1
Kansas City Chiefs 871.5313–56–7–1307286W1
Los Angeles Raiders 880.5003–56–6315297L2
Seattle Seahawks 790.4384–47–5241327L1
San Diego Chargers 6100.3754–44–8266290W2

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: at Phoenix Cardinals

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234OTTotal
Seahawks0370616
Cardinals3007010

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

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks066012
Patriots0107017

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

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Lions00077
Seahawks337013

at Kingdome, Seattle

Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
49ers0107017
Seahawks7014728

at Kingdome, Seattle

Regular season

Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks70007
Eagles7107731

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 2: vs. Phoenix Cardinals

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals13071434
Seahawks0771024

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 3: at New England Patriots

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks0213024
Patriots30003

at Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

Week 4: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks7001724
Raiders0107320

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Game information

Week 5: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chiefs3071020
Seahawks790016

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

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks1007017
Chargers730616

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter1234OTTotal
Broncos00714324
Seahawks7707021

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chargers00077
Seahawks300710

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks730010
Chiefs7100320

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

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Browns077317
Seahawks70007

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

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks00033
Giants708015

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

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks007714
Broncos14240341

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

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bills0106016
Seahawks1000717

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 14 at Bengals

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks0710724
Bengals730717

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

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Raiders3014017
Seahawks767323

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 16: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Redskins10316029
Seahawks00000

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Steve Largent's final game with Seahawks

References

  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.