1989 Seattle Seahawks season

Seattle Seahawks
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
Pro Bowlers	QB Dave Krieg; WR Brian Blades; LB Rufus Porter
AP All-Pros	ST Rufus Porter (1st team)

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 Head Coach – Chuck Knox Assistant Head Coach – Tom Catlin 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 15 Jeff Kemp 17 Dave Krieg * 11 Kelly Stouffer Running backs 44 Derrick Fenner 34 Kevin Harmon 33 Elroy Harris 28 Curt Warner 32 John L. Williams FB Wide receivers 89 Brian Blades * 88 Willie Bouyer 88 Jeff Chadwick 84 Louis Clark 81 Tommy Kane 80 Steve Largent 82 Paul Skansi Tight ends 81 Donnie Dee 83 Rod Jones 85 Harper LeBel 86 Travis McNeal 87 Robert Tyler		Offensive linemen 65 Edwin Bailey G 64 Darrick Brilz G 54 Grant Feasel C 66 Andy Heck T 70 Ron Mattes T 71 Bryan Millard G 56 Joe Tofflemire C 74 Warren Wheat G 75 Mike Wilson T Defensive linemen 77 Jeff Bryant DE 90 Jethro Franklin DE 79 Jacob Green DE 63 Roy Hart NT 61 Alonzo Mitz DE 72 Joe Nash NT		Linebackers 55 Brian Bosworth 59 Joe Cain 53 Darren Comeaux 52 M.L. Johnson 50 Vernon Maxwell 91 Darrin Miller 97 Rufus Porter * 94 Rod Stephens 57 Tony Woods 92 Dave Wyman Defensive backs 22 Nesby Glasgow S 29 Dwayne Harper CB 23 Patrick Hunter CB 24 Mel Jenkins CB 27 Johnnie Johnson 23 Thom Kaumeyer 21 Paul Moyer S 98 Elston Ridgle 41 Eugene Robinson S Special teams 25 David Hollis PR 26 James Jefferson KR 9 Norm Johnson K 5 Ruben Rodriguez P		Reserve lists 30 James Jones FB (IR) 83 Jim Sandusky WR (PUP) Practice squad Rookies in italics 58 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad

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Starters in bold.
(*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1990 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 11	at Phoenix Cardinals	W 16–10 (OT)	1–0	Sun Devil Stadium	Recap
2	August 19	at New England Patriots	L 12–17	1–1	Busch Memorial Stadium	Recap
3	August 25	Detroit Lions	W 13–7	2–1	Kingdome	Recap
4	September 1	San Francisco 49ers	W 28–17	3–1	Kingdome	Recap

Source: Seahawks Media Guides ^[2]^[3]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 10	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–31	0–1	Veterans Stadium	Recap
2	September 17	Phoenix Cardinals	L 24–34	0–2	Kingdome	Recap
3	September 24	at New England Patriots	W 24–3	1–2	Foxboro Stadium	Recap
4	October 1	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 24–20	2–2	Memorial Coliseum	Recap
5	October 8	Kansas City Chiefs	L 16–20	2–3	Kingdome	Recap
6	October 15	at San Diego Chargers	W 17–16	3–3	Jack Murphy Stadium	Recap
7	October 22	Denver Broncos	L 21–24 (OT)	3–4	Kingdome	Recap
8	October 29	San Diego Chargers	W 10–7	4–4	Kingdome	Recap
9	November 5	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 10–20	4–5	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
10	November 12	Cleveland Browns	L 7–17	4–6	Kingdome	Recap
11	November 19	at New York Giants	L 3–15	4–7	Giants Stadium	Recap
12	November 26	at Denver Broncos	L 14–41	4–8	Mile High Stadium	Recap
13	December 4	Buffalo Bills	W 17–16	5–8	Kingdome	Recap
14	December 10	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 24–17	6–8	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
15	December 17	Los Angeles Raiders	W 23–17	7–8	Kingdome	Recap
16	December 23	Washington Redskins	L 0–29	7–9	Kingdome	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	307	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	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	0	3	7	0	6	16
Cardinals	3	0	0	7	0	10

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	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	6	6	0	12
Patriots	0	10	7	0	17

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	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	7	7
Seahawks	3	3	7	0	13

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 25
Game time: 7:36pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 55,829
Referee: Jim Tunney
Gamebook

Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	10	7	0	17
Seahawks	7	0	14	7	28

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 1
Game time: 6:08pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 58,641
Referee: Red Cashion
Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	0	0	0	7
Eagles	7	10	7	7	31

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: September 10
Game time: 4:00pm local
Game weather: clear, 93 °F (34 °C), 46% humidity, wind SW 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
Game attendance: 64,287
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers (NBC): Joel Meyers & Paul Maguire
Gamebook

Game information

Week 2: vs. Phoenix Cardinals

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

Week 3: at New England Patriots

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	21	3	0	24
Patriots	3	0	0	0	3

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

Week 4: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	0	0	17	24
Raiders	0	10	7	3	20

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Date: October 1
Game time: 1:02pm local
Game weather: hazy, 74 °F (23 °C), 41% humidity, wind SE 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 44,319
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh
Gamebook

Game information

Week 5: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	0	7	10	20
Seahawks	7	9	0	0	16

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 8
Game time: 1:03pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 60,715
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 6: at San Diego Chargers

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	10	0	7	0	17
Chargers	7	3	0	6	16

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

Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Broncos	0	0	7	14	3	24
Seahawks	7	7	0	7	0	21

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 22
Game time: 1:00pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 62,353
Referee: Johnny Grier
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	0	7	7
Seahawks	3	0	0	7	10

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 29
Game time: 1:02pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 59,691
Referee: Gene Barth
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	3	0	0	10
Chiefs	7	10	0	3	20

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

Week 10: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	7	7	3	17
Seahawks	7	0	0	0	7

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

Week 11: at New York Giants

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	3	3
Giants	7	0	8	0	15

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

Week 12: at Denver Broncos

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	7	7	14
Broncos	14	24	0	3	41

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

Week 13: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	10	6	0	16
Seahawks	10	0	0	7	17

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 4
Game time: 6:08pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 57,682
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV: ABC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 14 at Bengals

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	10	7	24
Bengals	7	3	0	7	17

at Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: December 10
Game time: 1:00pm local
Game weather: Cloudy • 30 °F (−1 °C) • Wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) SW
Game attendance: 54,744
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV: NBC
Play-by-Play

Game information

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	SEA	CIN
1	5:18	3	44	0:48	Bengals	Tim McGee 21-yard touchdown reception from Boomer Esiason, Jim Breech kick good	0	7
2	10:37	13	71	5:51	Bengals	24-yard field goal by Jim Breech	0	10
2	0:42	12	78	2:25	Seahawks	Steve Largent 10-yard touchdown reception from Dave Krieg, Norm Johnson kick good	7	10
3	12:58	5	37	1:51	Seahawks	48-yard field goal by Norm Johnson	10	10
3	10:14	1	60	0:12	Seahawks	Brian Blades 60-yard touchdown reception from Dave Krieg, Norm Johnson kick good	17	10
4	9:39				Bengals	Interception returned 18 yards for touchdown by Eric Thomas, Jim Breech kick good	17	17
4	3:51	10	80	5:42	Seahawks	Curt Warner 1-yard touchdown reception from Dave Krieg, Norm Johnson kick good	24	17
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							24	17

Week 15: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	3	0	14	0	17
Seahawks	7	6	7	3	23

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 17
Game time: 5:08pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 61,076
Referee: Red Cashion
TV: ESPN
Gamebook

Game information

Week 16: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	10	3	16	0	29
Seahawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 23
Game time: 1:04pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 60,294
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV: CBS
Gamebook

Game information

Steve Largent's final game with Seahawks

References

^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com
^ 1989 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
^ 1990 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
^ 1989 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

External links

[1] ttps://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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