1989 New England Patriots season

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.

1989 New England Patriots season
Head coach	Raymond Berry
General manager	Patrick Sullivan
Owner	Victor Kiam
Home field	Sullivan Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	LB Johnny Rembert
AP All-Pros	None
Uniform

The Patriots' pass defense surrendered 7.64 yards-per-attempt in 1989, one of the ten worst totals in NFL history.[1]

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 Chairman – Victor Kiam Vice Chairman – Fran Murray President – Billy Sullivan Vice President – Bucko Kilroy General Manager – Patrick Sullivan Director of Player Development – Dick Steinberg Director of Pro Scouting – Bill McPeak Director of College Scouting – Joe Mendes Head coaches Head Coach – Raymond Berry Special Assistant to Head Coach – John Polonchek Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Dick Wood Offensive Backfield – Bobby Grier Receivers – Harold Jackson Tight Ends – Keith Rowen Offensive Line – Guy Morriss			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Eddie Khayat Assistant Defensive Line – Ray Hamilton Linebackers – Don Shinnick Assistant Linebackers – Don Blackmon Defensive Backfield – Jimmy Carr Special teams coaches Special Teams – Keith Rowen Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Simmons

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Roster

1989 New England Patriots roster

	Quarterbacks  2 Doug Flutie 14 Steve Grogan 15 Marc Wilson Running backs 33 Patrick Egu 34 Bob Perryman FB 44 John Stephens 30 Mosi Tatupu FB 35 George Wonsley Wide receivers 10 Glenn Antrum 88 Hart Lee Dykes 80 Irving Fryar 83 Cedric Jones 82 Sammy Martin KR 86 Stanley Morgan 45 Michael Timpson Tight ends 46 Marv Cook 87 Lin Dawson		Offensive linemen 78 Bruce Armstrong T 68 Mike Baab C 66 Paul Fairchild G 62 Sean Farrell G 64 Tom Rehder T 70 David Viaene C 73 Danny Villa T Defensive linemen 72 Tim Goad NT 97 Milford Hodge DE 90 Peter Shorts DT 77 Kenneth Sims DE 96 Brent Williams DE		Linebackers 59 Vincent Brown ILB 93 Tim Jordan OLB 50 Larry McGrew OLB 52 Johnny Rembert ILB 95 Ed Reynolds ILB Defensive backs 28 Jim Bowman SS 26 Raymond Clayborn CB 22 Eric Coleman 37 Maurice Hurst CB 38 Roland James SS 31 Fred Marion FS Special teams  6 Jeff Feagles P  7 Teddy Garcia K		Reserve lists {{{reserve_lists}}} Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance	Notes
1	September 10, 1989	at New York Jets	W 27–24	1–0	64,541
2	September 17, 1989	Miami Dolphins	L 24–10	1–1	57,043
3	September 24, 1989	Seattle Seahawks	L 24–3	1–2	48,025
4	October 1, 1989	at Buffalo Bills	L 31–10	1–3	78,921
5	October 8, 1989	Houston Oilers	W 23–13	2–3	59,828
6	October 15, 1989	at Atlanta Falcons	L 16–15	2–4	39,697
7	October 22, 1989	at San Francisco 49ers[4]	L 37–20	2–5	51,781	Played at Stanford Stadium due to Candlestick Park suffering earthquake damage
8	October 29, 1989	at Indianapolis Colts	W 23–20	3–5	59,356
9	November 5, 1989	New York Jets	L 27–26	3–6	53,366
10	November 12, 1989	New Orleans Saints	L 28–24	3–7	47,680
11	November 19, 1989	Buffalo Bills	W 33–24	4–7	49,663
12	November 26, 1989	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 24–21	4–8	38,747
13	December 3, 1989	Indianapolis Colts	W 22–16	5–8	32,234
14	December 10, 1989	at Miami Dolphins	L 31–10	5–9	55,918
15	December 17, 1989	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 28–10	5–10	26,594
16	December 24, 1989	Los Angeles Rams	L 24–20	5–11	27,940

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total • Patriots 7 14 0 6 27 Jets 0 0 17 7 24 Date: September 10 Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 64,541 Game weather: 85°F; wind 9

Scoring summary Q1 NE Fryar 20 yard pass from Eason (Davis kick) NE 7–0 Q2 NE Morgan 30 yard pass from Eason (Davis kick) NE 14–0 Q2 NE Stephens 1 yard run (Davis kick) NE 21–0 Q3 NYJ Vick 1 yard pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick) NE 21–7 Q3 NYJ Leahy 40 yard field goal NE 21–10 Q3 NYJ Prokop 17 yard run (Leahy kick) NE 21–17 Q4 NYJ Townsell 48 yard pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick) NYJ 24–21 Q4 NE Dupard 4 yard run (kick failed) NE 27–24

• Cedric Jones 8 Rec, 148 Yds

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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

• New England Patriots seasons

References

1. Cold Hard Football Facts: Ryan Kalil ad: Carolina D not up to the task
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. Game played at Stanford Stadium due to damage to Candlestick Park resulting from the Loma Prieta earthquake.
5. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-24.

External links

• Thirty years ago, the preseason game that wrecked an entire Patriots season