1989 New Orleans Saints season

1989 New Orleans Saints season
1989 New Orleans Saints season
Owner	Tom Benson
Head coach	Jim Mora
General manager	Jim Finks
Home field	Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	RB Dalton Hilliard; LB Pat Swilling; LB Vaughan Johnson
	← 1988; Saints seasons; 1990 →;

The 1989 New Orleans Saints season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League, and their fourteenth with home games at the Superdome. They failed to improve upon their 10–6 record from 1988 and instead finished at 9–7, missing the playoffs for the second straight season.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1989 New Orleans Saints draft
1	19	Wayne Martin *	Defensive end	Arkansas
2	46	Robert Massey *	Cornerback	North Carolina Central
3	79	Kim Phillips	Defensive back	North Texas
4	106	Michael Mayes	Defensive back	LSU
5	133	Kevin Haverdink	Offensive tackle	Western Michigan
6	159	Floyd Turner	Wide receiver	Northwestern State
7	186	David Griggs	Linebacker	Virginia
8	213	Fred Hadley	Wide receiver	Mississippi State
9	246	Jerry Leggett	Linebacker	Cal State Fullerton
10	273	Joe Henderson	Running back	Iowa State
11	300	Calvin Nicholson	Defensive back	Oregon State
12	327	Mike Cadore	Wide receiver	Eastern Kentucky
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel[]

Staff[]

**1989 New Orleans Saints staff**

	Front office Owner/General Partner – Tom Benson President/General Manager – Jim Finks Vice President of Administration – Jim Miller Director of Player Personnel – Bill Kuharich Head coaches Head Coach – Jim Mora Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Carl Smith Running Backs – Jim Skipper Wide Receivers – Steve Walters Offensive Line – Paul Boudreau			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Steve Sidwell Defensive Line – John Pease Linebackers – Vic Fangio Defensive Backs – Dom Capers Special teams coaches Special Teams/Tight Ends – Joe Marciano Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Russell Paternostro

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Roster[]

**1989 New Orleans Saints roster**

	Quarterbacks 11 John Fourcade 3 Bobby Hebert Running backs 32 Paul Frazier 34 Craig Heyward 21 Dalton Hilliard 29 Undra Johnson 23 Buford Jordan FB Wide receivers 86 Rod Harris 87 Lonzell Hill 84 Eric Martin 80 Brett Perriman 88 Floyd Turner Tight ends 85 Hoby Brenner 82 John Tice		Offensive linemen 67 Stan Brock T 79 Glenn Derby G 72 Jim Dombrowski G 63 Brad Edelman G 74 Kevin Haverdink T 61 Joel Hilgenberg C 75 Doug Marrone T 65 Steve Trapilo G Defensive linemen 97 Jumpy Geathers DE 93 Wayne Martin DT 69 Pat Swoopes DT 73 Frank Warren DE 94 Jim Wilks NT		Linebackers 57 Rickey Jackson OLB 53 Vaughan Johnson ILB 55 Joe Kohlbrand 51 Sam Mills ILB 56 Pat Swilling OLB Defensive backs 28 Gene Atkins FS 41 Toi Cook CB 27 Antonio Gibson S 40 Robert Massey CB 39 Brett Maxie SS 44 Dave Waymer CB Special teams 7 Morten Andersen K 6 Tommy Barnhardt P 9 George Winslow P		Reserve lists 36 Rueben Mayes RB (IR) Practice squad -- Jason Garrett QB Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 10, 1989	Dallas Cowboys	W 28–0	66,977
2	September 17, 1989	at Green Bay Packers	L 35–34	55,809
3	September 24, 1989	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 20–10	44,053
4	October 1, 1989	Washington Redskins	L 16–14	64,358
5	October 8, 1989	San Francisco 49ers	L 24–20	60,488
6	October 15, 1989	New York Jets	W 29–14	59,521
7	October 22, 1989	at Los Angeles Rams	W 40–21	57,567
8	October 29, 1989	Atlanta Falcons	W 20–13	65,153
9	November 6, 1989	at San Francisco 49ers	L 31–13	60,667
10	November 12, 1989	at New England Patriots	W 28–24	47,680
11	November 19, 1989	at Atlanta Falcons	W 26–17	53,173
12	November 26, 1989	Los Angeles Rams	L 20–17	64,274
13	December 3, 1989	at Detroit Lions	L 21–14	38,550
14	December 10, 1989	at Buffalo Bills	W 22–19	70,037
15	December 18, 1989	Philadelphia Eagles	W 30–20	59,218
16	December 24, 1989	Indianapolis Colts	W 41–6	49,009

Game summaries[]

Week 1[]

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Week 6[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	0	7	0	7	14
• Saints	6	7	7	9	29

Date: October 15
Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: Indoors (dome)
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Ahmad Rashād

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Standings[]

NFC West
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Francisco 49ers⁽¹⁾	14	2	0	.875	5–1	10–2	442	253	W5
Los Angeles Rams⁽⁵⁾	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	426	344	W2
New Orleans Saints	9	7	0	.563	3–3	5–7	386	301	W3
Atlanta Falcons	3	13	0	.188	0–6	1–11	279	437	L7

Awards and records[]

Dalton Hilliard, NFL Leader, Touchdowns, 19 TD's ^[5]

Milestones[]

Dalton Hilliard, 1st 1,000 yard rushing season (1,262 yards) ^[6]

References[]

^ "1989 New Orleans Saints draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
^ "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Feb-16.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-18.
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. Workman Publishing Company. p. 447. ISBN 0-7611-2480-2.
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. Workman Publishing Company. p. 436. ISBN 0-7611-2480-2.

External links[]

[1] "1989 New Orleans Saints draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.

[2] "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved February 28, 2011.

[3] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Feb-16.

[4] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-18.

[5] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. Workman Publishing Company. p. 447. ISBN 0-7611-2480-2.

[6] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. Workman Publishing Company. p. 436. ISBN 0-7611-2480-2.

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