1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

The 1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's 14th season in the National Football League the 14th playing their home games at Tampa Stadium and the third under head coach Ray Perkins. The team matched on a 5–11 season in 1988, in which finished winning two of their last three games including an upset of the 1988 AFC East Champion Buffalo Bills (a win that was not only Tampa Bay's high point of the season, but turned out to be hugely impactful on the AFC playoff picture, as Buffalo's loss combined with an overtime win by the Cincinnati Bengals over Washington in the season finale meant that the Bengals clinched the home-field advantage that would have otherwise gone to the Bills; Cincinnati ended up winning a close AFC title game at home against Buffalo and got to Super Bowl XXIII. The season started with a road win against the improved Green Bay Packers, and game two brought the Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers and Joe Montana to Tampa Stadium. With Joe trying to direct a 4th quarter comeback, cornerback Ricky Reynolds dropped what would have been a game ending interception on second down in the end zone. On third down, Montana rolled out and ran untouched into the endzone for a winning TD that left a rare sellout crowd stunned and silent in defeat. The Bucs extended their record to 3–2 by beating the hated Chicago Bears finally in Tampa Stadium, holding off the Bears to a 42–35 victory. It was an impressive win, but then the Bucs lost to the Detroit Lions in the last minute and entered into an overall five-game losing-streak tailspin. Tampa Bay would sweep Chicago to end the streak (an achievement which was diluted by the Bears having their worst season in several years) but ended with a disappointing 5–11 record. James Wilder Sr.’s final season was highlighted by a 100-yard receiving game in week 9. Many fans felt the Bucs were far better than the final record suggested, and offseason acquisitions would help the Bucs win the next year.

1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
Head coachRay Perkins
OwnerHugh Culverhouse
Home fieldTampa Stadium
Results
Record5–11
Division place5th NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersWR Mark Carrier
Team MVPWR Mark Carrier

Offseason

NFL Draft
PickRoundPlayerPositionSchool
41Broderick ThomasOutside LinebackerNebraska
332Danny PeeblesWide ReceiverN.C. State
904Anthony FlorenceDefensive BackBethune-Cookman
1175Jamie LawsonRunning BackNicholls State
1466Chris MohrPunterAlabama
1546Derrick LittleLinebackerSouth Carolina
2008Carl BaxGuardMissouri
2309Patrick EguRunning BackNevada
25710Ty GrangerTackleClemson
28411Rod MountsGuardTexas A&M
29011Willie GriffinDefensive EndNebraska
30211Herb DuncanWide ReceiverNorthern Arizona
32912Ulysess TurnerDefensive BackVirginia Union

Roster
Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 Reserve Lists

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Regular season
WeekDateOpponentResultKickoff[a]Game siteTVAttendanceRecord
1 September 10, 1989 at Green Bay Packers W 23–211:00Lambeau FieldCBS55,6501–0
2 September 17, 1989 San Francisco 49ers L 20–164:00Tampa StadiumCBS64,0871–1
3 September 24, 1989 New Orleans Saints W 20–101:00Tampa StadiumCBS44,0532–1
4 October 1, 1989 at Minnesota Vikings L 17–31:00Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeCBS54,8172–2
5 October 8, 1989 Chicago Bears W 42–351:00Tampa StadiumCBS72,0773–2
6 October 15, 1989 Detroit Lions L 17–161:00Tampa StadiumCBS46,2253–3
7 October 22, 1989 at Washington Redskins L 32–281:00Robert F. Kennedy Memorial StadiumCBS52,8623–4
8 October 29, 1989 at Cincinnati Bengals L 56–231:00Riverfront StadiumCBS57,2253–5
9 November 5, 1989 Cleveland Browns L 42–311:00Tampa StadiumNBC69,1623–6
10 November 12, 1989 Minnesota Vikings L 24–101:00Tampa StadiumCBS56,2713–7
11 November 19, 1989 at Chicago Bears W 32–311:00Soldier FieldCBS63,8264–7
12 November 26, 1989 at Phoenix Cardinals W 14–134:00Sun Devil StadiumCBS33,2975–7
13 December 3, 1989 Green Bay Packers L 17–161:00Tampa StadiumCBS58,1205–8
14 December 10, 1989 at Houston Oilers L 20–171:00AstrodomeCBS54,5325–9
15 December 17, 1989 at Detroit Lions L 33–71:00Pontiac SilverdomeCBS40,3625–10
16 December 24, 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers L 31–221:00Tampa StadiumNBC29,6905–11

Notes:

a All times in North American Eastern Time. (UTC–4 and UTC–5 during Standard Time)

Season summary

Week 1: at Green Bay Packers
Week 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers
1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 20 3023
Packers 7 0 7721

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 10, 1989
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 60 °F (16 °C)
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Pat Haden

Week 9: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 9: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Cleveland Browns
1 2 34Total
Browns 7 28 0742
Buccaneers 7 10 7731

at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: November 5, 1989
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 85 °F (29 °C)
  • TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Joe Namath

Standings
NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Minnesota Vikings(3) 10 6 0 .625 6–2 8–4 362 356 W1
Green Bay Packers 10 6 0 .625 5–3 10–4 362 275 W2
Detroit Lions 7 9 0 .438 4–4 6–6 312 364 W5
Chicago Bears 6 10 0 .375 2–6 4–8 358 377 L6
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 11 0 .313 3–5 5–7 320 419 L4
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References
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