NFL team season
1989 New York Giants season Owner Wellington Mara Head coach Bill Parcells General manager George Young Home field Giants Stadium Record 12–4 Division place 1st NFC East Playoff finish Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Rams ) 13–19 (OT) Pro Bowlers
LB Lawrence Taylor KR David Meggett
The 1989 New York Giants season was the franchise's 65th season in the National Football League . After going 10–6 and suffering a heartbreaking final-day elimination from playoff contention in 1988 , the team went 12–4 and won the NFC East . The Giants lost a heartbreaker to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional playoffs .
Offseason [ ]
Draft [ ]
1989 New York Giants draft
Round
Pick
Player
Position
College
Notes
1
18
Brian Williams
C
Minnesota
3
64
Bob Kratch
OG
Iowa
3
78
Greg Jackson
DB
LSU
4
93
Lewis Tillman
RB
Jackson St
4
105
Brad Henke
DE
Arizona
5
132
David Meggett
RB
Towson
6
158
Howard Cross
TE
Alabama
7
175
Dave Popp
OT
Eastern Illinois
8
218
Myron Guyton
DB
Eastern Kentucky
9
245
A.J. Greene
DB
Wake Forest
10
272
Rodney Lowe
DE
Ole Miss
11
299
Jerome Rinehart
DE
Tennessee-Martin
12
326
Eric Smith
LB
UCLA
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career
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Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
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Standings [ ]
Game summaries [ ]
Week 1 [ ]
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
7
7
0 13 27
Redskins
0
3
7 14 24
at RFK Stadium , Washington, D.C.
Date : Monday, September 11Game time : 9:00 p.m.Game weather : 83 °F (28.3 °C), wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)Referee : Dick Hantak TV announcers (ABC ) : Al Michaels , Frank Gifford , and Dan Dierdorf Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NYG – Dave Meggett 62-yard pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) – Giants 14–0
WSH – Chip Lohmiller 24-yard field goal – Giants 14–3
Third quarter
WSH – Ricky Sanders 48-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick) – Giants 14–10
Fourth quarter
NYG – Ottis Anderson 14-yard run (Raul Allegre kick) – Giants 21–10
WSH – Art Monk 6-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick) – Giants 21–17
WSH – Monte Coleman 24-yard interception return (Chip Lohmiller kick) – Redskins 24–21
NYG – Raul Allegre 32-yard field goal – Tie 24–24
NYG – Raul Allegre 52-yard field goal – Giants 27–24
Giants
Phil Simms 11/19, 255 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Ottis Anderson 23 Rush, 93 Yds, TD
Odessa Turner 3 Rec, 99 Yds, TD
Redskins
Mark Rypien 22/32, 349 Yds, 2 TD, INT
Gerald Riggs 24 Rush, 111 Yds
Ricky Sanders 6 Rec, 143 Yds, TD
Week 2 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Lions
0
7 7 0
14
• Giants
3
0 14 7
24
Date: September 17Location: Giants Stadium Game weather: 69 °F or 20.6 °C, relative humidity 84%, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)Referee: Johnny Grier
Scoring summary Q1 6:46 NYG Allegre 49 yard field goalNYG 3–0
Q2 8:03 DET Johnson 71 yard pass from Gagliano (Murray kick)DET 7–3
Q3 9:55 DET Sanders 4 yard run (Murray kick)DET 14–3
Q3 5:10 NYG Anderson 11 yard run (Allegre kick)DET 14–10
Q3 0:43 NYG Turner 9 yard pass from Simms (Allegre kick)NYG 17–14
Q4 9:42 NYG Bavaro 24 yard pass from Simms (Allegre kick)NYG 24–14
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Week 7 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Giants
3
3 7 7
20
Chargers
0
3 3 7
13
Date: October 22Location: Jack Murphy Stadium , San Diego, California Game start: 1:00 p.m. PST Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)Referee: Dale Hamer
Scoring summary 1 NYG Raul Allegre 21-yard field goalGiants 3–0
2 SD Chris Bahr 26-yard field goalTie 3–3
2 NYG Raul Allegre 40-yard field goal Giants 6–3
3 NYG Ottis Anderson 4-yard run (Raul Allegre kick)Giants 13–3
3 SD Chris Bahr 30-yard field goal Giants 13–6
4 NYG Ottis Anderson 4-yard run (Raul Allegre kick) Giants 20–6
4 SD Vencie Glenn 81-yard fumble return (Chris Bahr kick)Giants 20–13
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Roster [ ]
1989 New York Giants final roster
Quarterbacks
15 Jeff Hostetler
17 Jeff Rutledge
11 Phil Simms
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Playoffs [ ]
Los Angeles Rams 19, New York Giants 13 (OT)
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Rams
0
7
0 6 6 19
Giants
6
0
7 0 0 13
at Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game time : 12:30 p.m. EST Game weather : 37 °F or 2.8 °C, relative humidity 52%, wind 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn), wind chill 29 °F or −1.7 °CGame attendance : 76,325Referee : Bob McElwee TV announcers (CBS ) : Pat Summerall and John Madden
The Rams upset the Giants with quarterback Jim Everett's 30-yard touchdown pass to Flipper Anderson with 1:06 gone in overtime. New York jumped to a 6–0 lead in the first quarter with two field goals by kicker Raul Allegre. With 17 seconds left in the first half, Anderson caught a 20-yard touchdown reception from Everett to take a 7–6 lead. In the third quarter, Giants running back Ottis Anderson scored on a 2-yard touchdown. But in the fourth period, Los Angeles kicker Mike Lansford made two field goals to tie the game, the second one coming with 3:01 left in regulation.
Awards and honors [ ]
David Meggett, NFC Pro Bowl selection
Lawrence Taylor, NFC Pro Bowl selection
See also [ ]
References [ ]
New York Giants
Founded in 1925
Based and headquartered in East Rutherford, New Jersey
Franchise History Stadiums
Polo Grounds
Yankee Stadium
Yale Bowl
Shea Stadium
Giants Stadium
MetLife Stadium
Culture Lore Rivalries Key personnel
Owners: John Mara & Steve Tisch
General manager: Dave Gettleman
Head coach: Joe Judge
Division championships (22) Conference championships (11) League championships (8) Media Current league affiliations