1989 Seattle Seahawks season

1989 Seattle Seahawks season
Head coach Chuck Knox
Home field Kingdome
Results
Record 7–9
Division place 4th AFC West
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1989 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 14th season with the National Football League. The season marked the end of an era for the team, as the last original Seahawk remaining, wide receiver Steve Largent, retired after the season as the NFL's all-time reception leader up to that time.

1989 NFL Draft

1989 Seahawks Draft Selections
Round/Pick Player Position College
1/15 Andy Heck Offensive Tackle Notre Dame
2/44 Joe Tofflemire Center Arizona
3/71 Elroy Harris Running Back Eastern Kentucky
4/101 Travis McNeal Tight End Tennessee-Chattanooga
4/103 James Henry Defensive Back Southern Mississippi
7/184 Mike Nettles Defensive Back Memphis
8/211 Marlin Williams Defensive End Western Illinois
9/238 David Franks Offensive Guard Connecticut
10/268 Derrick Fenner Running Back North Carolina
11/295 Mike Baum Defensive End Northwestern
12/322 R. J. Kors Defensive Back Long Beach State

Personnel

Staff

1989 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front office
  • Owner – Ken Behring
  • President/General Manager – Tom Flores
  • Vice President/Assistant General Manager – Chuck Allen
  • Player Personnel Director – Mike Allman
  • Assistant Player Personnel Director – Rick Thompson
  • Pro Personnel Assistant – Randy Mueller

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Receivers – John Becker
  • Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer
  • Offensive Backs – Chick Harris
  • Tight Ends – Russ Purnell
  • Offensive Line – Kent Stephenson
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Tom Catlin
  • Defensive Line – George Dyer
  • Assistant Linebackers – Rusty Tillman
  • Defensive Backs – Rod Perry
  • Special Assignments – Joe Vitt

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Rusty Tillman
  • Assistant Special Teams – Russ Purnell

Final roster

1989 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 58 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 Practice squad

[1]

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game Site Attendance TV Recap
Final score Team record
1 August 11 7:30pm PDT at Phoenix Cardinals W 16-10 OT 1–0 Sun Devil Stadium 37,158 -- Recap
2 August 19 6:00pm PDT at New England Patriots L 12-17 1–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 48,746 -- Recap
3 August 25 7:30pm PDT Detroit Lions W 13-7 2–1 Kingdome 55,829 -- Recap
4 September 1 6:00pm PDT San Francisco 49ers W 28-17 3–1 Kingdome 58,641 -- Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides [2][3]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game Site Attendance TV Recap
Final score Team record
1 September 10 1:00pm PDT at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–31 0–1 Veterans Stadium 64,287 NBC Recap
2 September 17 1:00pm PDT Phoenix Cardinals L 24–34 0–2 Kingdome 60,444 CBS Recap
3 September 24 10:00am PDT at New England Patriots W 24–3 1–2 Foxboro Stadium 48,025 NBC Recap
4 October 1 1:00pm PDT at Los Angeles Raiders W 24–20 2–2 Memorial Coliseum 44,319 NBC Recap
5 October 8 1:00pm PDT Kansas City Chiefs L 16–20 2–3 Kingdome 60,715 NBC Recap
6 October 15 1:00pm PDT at San Diego Chargers W 17–16 3–3 Jack Murphy Stadium 50,079 NBC Recap
7 October 22 1:00pm PDT Denver Broncos L 21–24 OT 3–4 Kingdome 62,353 NBC Recap
8 October 29 1:00pm PST San Diego Chargers W 10–7 4–4 Kingdome 59,691 NBC Recap
9 November 5 10:00am PST at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–20 4–5 Arrowhead Stadium 54,489 NBC Recap
10 November 12 1:00pm PST Cleveland Browns L 7–17 4–6 Kingdome 58,978 NBC Recap
11 November 19 1:00pm PST at New York Giants L 3–15 4–7 Giants Stadium 75,014 NBC Recap
12 November 26 1:00pm PST at Denver Broncos L 14–41 4–8 Mile High Stadium 75,117 NBC Recap
13 December 4 6:00pm PST Buffalo Bills W 17–16 5–8 Kingdome 57,682 ABC Recap
14 December 10 10:00am PST at Cincinnati Bengals W 24–17 6–8 Riverfront Stadium 54,744 NBC Recap
15 December 17 5:00pm PST Los Angeles Raiders W 23–17 7–8 Kingdome 61,076 ESPN Recap
16 December 23 1:00pm PST Washington Redskins L 0–29 7–9 Kingdome 60,294 CBS Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1989 NFL season results [4]

Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Denver Broncos(1) 11 5 0 .688 6–2 9–3 362 226 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 8 7 1 .531 3–5 6–7–1 318 286 W1
Los Angeles Raiders 8 8 0 .500 3–5 6–6 315 297 L2
Seattle Seahawks 7 9 0 .438 4–4 7–5 241 327 L1
San Diego Chargers 6 10 0 .375 4–4 4–8 266 290 W2

Game Summaries

Preseason

Week P1: at Phoenix Cardinals

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Seahawks 0 3 70616
Cardinals 3 0 07010

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: August 11
  • Game time: 7:30pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 99 °F (37 °C), wind N 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 37,158
  • Referee: Howard Roe
  • Gamebook

Week P2: vs. New England Patriots

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 6 6012
Patriots 0 10 7017

at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: August 19
  • Game time: 8:00pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C), wind S 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 48,746
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • Gamebook

Week P3: vs. Detroit Lions

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Lions 0 0 077
Seahawks 3 3 7013

at Kingdome, Seattle

Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
49ers 0 10 7017
Seahawks 7 0 14728

at Kingdome, Seattle

Regular Season

Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 007
Eagles 7 10 7731

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
  • PHI – Luis Zendejas 24-yard field goal, 11:27 (PHI 10–7)
  • PHI – Cris Carter 8-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Luis Zendejas kick), 4:51 (PHI 17–7)
Third quarter
  • PHI – Mike Quick 8-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Luis Zendejas kick), 9:49 (PHI 24–7)
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • SEA – 193 – 77 – 270 – 3
  • PHI – 234 – 131 – 365 – 0

Week 2: vs. Phoenix Cardinals

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 13 0 71434
Seahawks 0 7 71024

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
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
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • PHX – 298 – 171 – 469 – 2
  • SEA – 269 – 77 – 346 – 1

Week 3: at New England Patriots

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 21 3024
Patriots 3 0 003

at Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Date: September 24
  • Game time: 1:00pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 58 °F (14 °C), 52% humidity, wind NW 20 miles per hour (32 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 48,025
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter
  • NE – Greg Davis 35-yard field goal, 3:36 (NE 3–0)
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 23-yard field goal, 8:03 (SEA 24–3)
Fourth quarter
  • no scoring
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • SEA – 159 – 157 – 316 – 0
  • NE – 128 – 91 – 219 – 3

Week 4: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 01724
Raiders 0 10 7320

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • SEA – Curt Warner 6-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 14:02 (LA 17–14)
  • SEA – Brian Blades 19-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:58 (SEA 21–17)
  • LA – Jeff Jaeger 28-yard field goal, 5:58 (SEA 21–20)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 48-yard field goal, 1:15 (SEA 24–20)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • SEA – 194 – 160 – 354 – 2
  • LA – 197 – 114 – 311 – 2

Week 5: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 0 71020
Seahawks 7 9 0016

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 5:03 (SEA 10–3)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 26-yard field goal, 1:49 (SEA 13–3)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 0:04 (SEA 16–3)
Third quarter
  • KC – Christian Okoye 13-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:53 (SEA 16–10)
Fourth quarter
  • KC – Nick Lowery 25-yard field goal, 11:52 (SEA 16–13)
  • KC – Alfredo Roberts 2-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Nick Lowery kick), 9:27 (KC 20–16)
Top passers
Top rushers
  • KC – Christian Okoye: 30 car, 156 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Dave Krieg: 3 car, 29 yds
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • KC – 104 – 199 – 303 – 1
  • SEA – 236 – 52 – 288 – 2

Week 6: at San Diego Chargers

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 10 0 7017
Chargers 7 3 0616

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 1:00pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C), 47% humidity, wind WNW 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 50,079
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
  • SD – Chris Bahr 29-yard field goal, 8:44 (Tied 10–10)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • SEA – 139 – 85 – 224 – 3
  • SD – 263 – 99 – 362 – 4

Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Broncos 0 0 714324
Seahawks 7 7 07021

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
  • SEA – John L. Williams 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:10 (SEA 14–0)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • DEN – Clarence Kay 2-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 10:23 (Tied 14–14)
  • SEA – Paul Skansi 24-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 5:33 (SEA 21–14)
  • DEN – Vance Johnson 54-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 2:19 (Tied 21–21)
  • DEN – David Treadwell 27-yard field goal, 7:14 (DEN 24–21)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • DEN – 316 – 55 – 371 – 1
  • SEA – 224 – 139 – 363 – 4

Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 0 077
Seahawks 3 0 0710

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
  • no scoring
Third quarter
  • no scoring
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • SD – 103– 92 – 195 – 1
  • SEA – 269 – 70 – 339 – 2

Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 3 0010
Chiefs 7 10 0320

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 12:00pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 63 °F (17 °C), 69% humidity, wind W 17 miles per hour (27 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 54,489
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
  • KC – Steve Pelluer 10-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 11:49 (KC 14–7)
  • KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 4:33 (KC 17–7)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 18-yard field goal, 0:15 (KC 17–10)
Third quarter
  • no scoring
Fourth quarter
  • KC – Nick Lowery 33-yard field goal, 5:37 (KC 20–10)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • SEA – 90 – 39 – 129 – 4
  • KC – 69 – 246 – 315 – 2

Week 10: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Browns 0 7 7317
Seahawks 7 0 007

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 1:02pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 58,978
  • Referee: Howard Roe
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • CLE – Matt Bahr 29-yard field goal, 3:25 (CLE 17–7)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • CLE – 138 – 139 – 277 – 0
  • SEA – 134 – 46 – 180 – 3

Week 11: at New York Giants

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 033
Giants 7 0 8015

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 4:03pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C), 47% humidity, wind W 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 75,014
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
  • NYG – Björn Nittmo 32-yard field goal, 11:32 (NYG 10–0)
  • NYG – Safety, Kelly Stouffer fumbled ball out of end zone, 10:40 (NYG 12–0)
  • NYG – Björn Nittmo 32-yard field goal, 0:32 (NYG 15–0)
Third quarter
  • no scoring
Fourth quarter
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 9:08 (NYG 15–3)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • SEA – 132 – 63 – 195 – 2
  • NYG – 187 – 162 – 349 – 1

Week 12: at Denver Broncos

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 7714
Broncos 14 24 0341

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 1:00pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C), 28% humidity, wind SW 20 miles per hour (32 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 75,117
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
  • DEN – David Treadwell 30-yard field goal, 12:47 (DEN 17–0)
  • DEN – Vance Johnson 10-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 5:18 (DEN 24–0)
  • DEN – Steve Sewell 32-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 5:00 (DEN 31–0)
  • DEN – Mike Young 9-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 1:03 (DEN 38–0)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • DEN – David Treadwell 45-yard field goal, 11:05 (DEN 41–7)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:10 (DEN 41–14)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • SEA – 192 – 133 – 325 – 4
  • DEN – 216 – 137 – 353 – 0

Week 13: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bills 0 10 6016
Seahawks 10 0 0717

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • BUF – Scott Norwood 40-yard field goal, 12:131 (BUF 13–10)
  • BUF – Scott Norwood 43-yard field goal, 6:40 (BUF 16–10)
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • BUF – Jim Kelly: 10/23, 144 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • SEA – Dave Krieg: 20/40, 298 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • BUF – 135 – 97 – 232 – 2
  • SEA – 277 – 78 – 355 – 2

Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 10724
Bengals 7 3 0717

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: December 10
  • Game time: 1:00pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 30 °F (−1 °C), 88% humidity, wind SW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 54,744
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 48-yard field goal, 12:58 (Tied 10–10)
  • SEA – Brian Blades 60-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:14 (SEA 17–10)
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • SEA –252 – 109 – 361 – 1
  • CIN – 215 – 150 – 365 – 1

Week 15: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Raiders 3 0 14017
Seahawks 7 6 7323

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 10:38 (SEA 10–3)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 1:57 (SEA 13–3)
Third quarter
  • LA – Willie Gault 36-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Jeff Jaeger kick), 13:07 (SEA 13–10)
  • LA – Trey Junkin 1-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Jeff Jaeger kick), 9:26 (LA 17–13)
  • SEA – John L. Williams 13-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:11 (SEA 20–17)
Fourth quarter
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 6:44 (SEA 23–17)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • LA – 175 – 98 – 273 – 1
  • SEA – 268 – 82 – 350 – 0

Week 16: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Redskins 10 3 16029
Seahawks 0 0 000

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter
  • WAS – Chip Lohmiller 29-yard field goal, 3:36 (WAS 3–0)
  • WAS – Earnest Byner 2-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick), 2:01 (WAS 10–0)
Second quarter
  • WAS – Chip Lohmiller 27-yard field goal, 7:25 (WAS 13–0)
Third quarter
  • WAS – Gary Clark 44-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick), 13:22 (WAS 20–0)
  • WAS – Safety, Fred Stokes tackled Dave Krieg in end zone, 13:05 (WAS 22–0)
  • WAS – Earnest Byner 8-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick), 9:27 (WAS 29–0)
Fourth quarter
  • no scoring
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • WAS – Gary Clark: 9 rec, 149 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – John L. Williams: 6 rec, 65 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • WAS – 319 – 137 – 456 – 1
  • SEA – 176 – 25 – 201 – 4

References

  1. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com
  2. ↑ 1989 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ 1990 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ 1989 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

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