1989 Phoenix Cardinals season

1989 Phoenix Cardinals season
1989 Phoenix Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Head coach	Gene Stallings (games 1–11); Hank Kuhlmann (games 12–16)
General manager	Larry Wilson
Home field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	T Luis Sharpe; SS Tim McDonald; P Rich Camarillo
	← 1988; Cardinals seasons; 1990 →;

The 1989 Phoenix Cardinals season was the franchise’s 70th year with the National Football League (NFL) and the second season in Phoenix. With five games to go in the season, fourth-year coach Gene Stallings announced he would retire at the end of the season. Instead, general manager Larry Wilson ordered Stallings to leave immediately and named running backs coach Hank Kuhlmann as interim coach for the rest of the season. The Cardinals were 5–5 through ten games but would finish the season on a six-game losing streak, which would knock them out of the playoffs.

Offseason[]

NFL draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1989 Phoenix Cardinals draft
1	10	Eric Hill	Linebacker	LSU
1	17	Joe Wolf	Offensive tackle	Boston College
2	40	Walter Reeves	Tight end	Auburn
3	67	Mike Zandofsky	Guard	Washington
4	94	Jim Wahler	Defensive tackle	UCLA
5	123	Richard Tardits	Linebacker	Georgia
5	128	David Edeen	Defensive end	Wyoming
6	150	Jay Taylor	Defensive back	San Jose State
7	177	Rickey Royal	Defensive back	Sam Houston State
8	207	John Burch	Running back	Tennessee–Martin
9	234	Kendall Trainor	Placekicker	Arkansas
10	261	Chris Becker	Punter	TCU
11	291	Jeffrey Hunter	Defensive end	Albany State
12	318	Todd Nelson	Guard	Wisconsin
Made roster

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Supplemental draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1989 Phoenix Cardinals draft
1	2	Timm Rosenbach	Quarterback	Washington State
Made roster

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Personnel[]

Staff[]

**1989 Phoenix Cardinals staff**

	Front office President – Bill Bidwill Vice President and General Manager – Larry Wilson Director of Pro Personnel – Erik Widmark Director of Player Personnel – George Boone Head coaches Head Coach – Gene Stallings Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Jim Shofner Running Backs – Hank Kuhlmann Receivers – Mal Moore Offensive Line – Mike Solari Special Assistant/Quality Control – Leon McLaughlin			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Jim Johnson Linebackers – Joe Pascale Defensive Backs – Dennis Thurman Special teams coaches Special Teams – Marv Braden Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – LeBaron Caruthers

Roster[]

**1989 Phoenix Cardinals final roster**

	Quarterbacks 5 Gary Hogeboom 3 Timm Rosenbach 19 Tom Tupa Running backs 31 Earl Ferrell FB 30 Stump Mitchell 36 Vai Sikahema 24 Ron Wolfley Wide receivers 81 Roy Green 83 Don Holmes 86 Ernie Jones 84 J. T. Smith Tight ends 80 Robert Awalt 85 Jay Novacek 89 Walter Reeves		Offensive linemen 74 Scott Dill T 57 Kani Kauahi C 70 Derek Kennard C 63 Tootie Robbins T 67 Luis Sharpe T 61 Lance Smith G 68 Joe Wolf G 62 Mike Zandofsky G Defensive linemen 79 Bob Clasby DT 65 David Galloway DE 73 Gary Hadd DT 78 Freddie Joe Nunn DE 72 Rod Saddler DE 66 Jim Wahler NT		Linebackers 55 Anthony Bell OLB 56 Ken Harvey OLB 58 Eric Hill ILB 53 Garth Jax ILB 50 Ilia Jarostchuk 52 Randy Kirk OLB Defensive backs 41 Carl Carter CB 47 Cedric Mack CB 46 Tim McDonald SS 27 Jay Taylor CB 23 Marcus Turner FS/SS 38 Mike Zordich FS 43 Lonnie Young FS Special teams 16 Rich Camarillo P 17 Al Del Greco K		Reserve lists 15 Neil Lomax QB (IR) Practice squad –– Richard Tardits LB Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

In week 10, Tim McDonald returned an interception 53 yards for a touchdown to beat the Dallas Cowboys.^[2]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 10	at Detroit Lions	W 16–13	1–0	Pontiac Silverdome	36,735	Recap
2	September 17	at Seattle Seahawks	W 34–24	2–0	Kingdome	60,444	Recap
3	September 24	at New York Giants	L 7–35	2–1	Giants Stadium	75,742	Recap
4	October 1	San Diego Chargers	L 13–24	2–2	Sun Devil Stadium	44,201	Recap
5	October 8	at Washington Redskins	L 28–30	2–3	RFK Stadium	53,335	Recap
6	October 15	Philadelphia Eagles	L 5–17	2–4	Sun Devil Stadium	42,620	Recap
7	October 22	Atlanta Falcons	W 34–20	3–4	Sun Devil Stadium	33,894	Recap
8	October 29	at Dallas Cowboys	W 19–10	4–4	Texas Stadium	44,431	Recap
9	November 5	New York Giants	L 13–20	4–5	Sun Devil Stadium	46,588	Recap
10	November 12	Dallas Cowboys	W 24–20	5–5	Sun Devil Stadium	49,657	Recap
11	November 19	at Los Angeles Rams	L 14–37	5–6	Anaheim Stadium	53,176	Recap
12	November 26	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 13–14	5–7	Sun Devil Stadium	33,297	Recap
13	December 3	Washington Redskins	L 10–29	5–8	Sun Devil Stadium	38,870	Recap
14	December 10	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 14–16	5–9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	41,785	Recap
15	December 16	Denver Broncos	L 0–37	5–10	Sun Devil Stadium	56,071	Recap
16	December 24	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–31	5–11	Veterans Stadium	43,287	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game Summaries[]

Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks[]

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	13	0	7	14	34
Seahawks	0	7	7	10	24

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 17
Game time: 1:02pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 60,444
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV: CBS
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

PHX – Roy Green 41-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (PAT failed), 12:20 (PHX 6–0)
PHX – Tony Jordan 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick), 2:16 (PHX 13–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Paul Skansi 3-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 8:23 (PHX 13–7)

Third quarter

PHX – J.T. Smith 25-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick), 11:50 (PHX 20–7)
SEA – Paul Skansi 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:59 (PHX 20–14)

Fourth quarter

PHX – Roy Green 6-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick), 14:52 (PHX 27–14)
SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 7:55 (PHX 27–17)
PHX – Roy Green 59-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick), 4:16 (PHX 34–17)
SEA – Brian Blades 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:45 (PHX 34–24)

Top passers

PHX – Gary Hogeboom: 18/24, 298 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 25/43, 279 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

PHX – Stump Mitchell: 18 car, 95 yds
SEA – John L. Williams: 9 car, 36 yds

Top receivers

PHX – Roy Green: 8 rec, 166 yds, 3 TD
SEA – Brian Blades: 9 rec, 146 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

PHX – 298 – 171 – 469 – 2
SEA – 269 – 77 – 346 – 1

Standings[]

NFC East
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants⁽²⁾	12	4	0	.750	6–2	8–4	348	252	W3
Philadelphia Eagles⁽⁴⁾	11	5	0	.688	7–1	8–4	342	274	W1
Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	4–4	8–4	386	308	W5
Phoenix Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	2–6	4–8	258	377	L6
Dallas Cowboys	1	15	0	.063	1–7	1–13	204	393	L7

Records[]

Rich Camarillo, NFL Punting Leader ^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "1989 Phoenix Cardinals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
^ 1990 NFL Pro Set Tim McDonald trading card, Card No. 259, Pro Set Properties
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0761124802, p. 453

External links[]

1989 Phoenix Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com

[PFR_draft-1] "1989 Phoenix Cardinals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.

[2] 1990 NFL Pro Set Tim McDonald trading card, Card No. 259, Pro Set Properties

[3] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0761124802, p. 453

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