1989 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Falcons 1989 3–13 4th NFC West Marion Campbell (fired November 28, 3-9 record)Jim Hanifan (interim; 0-4 record) Fulton County Stadium Did not qualify 1 G Bill Fralic Falcons seasons The 1989 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise’s 24th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Falcons drafted Deion Sanders with their first round pick in the NFL Draft. Marion Campbell retired after the twelfth game of the season.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p.98 Despite having Sanders in their defensive backfield, the Falcons surrendered 7.59 yards per pass attempt (including quarterback sacks) in 1989, one of the ten worst totals in NFL history.https://archive.today/20121206012944/http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/11_5432_Ryan_Kalil_ad:_Carolina_D_not_up_to_the_task.html Cold Hard Football Facts: Ryan Kalil ad: Carolina D not up to the task The latter part of the season was marred by two tragedies. On November 24, rookie offensive tackle Ralph Norwood was killed in an automobile accident eight miles from the Falcons’ training facilities.https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/26/sports/pro-football-no-drug-found-in-falcon.html PRO FOOTBALL; No Drug Found in Falcon The New York Times 26 November 1989 Just under a month later, on December 19, backup tight end Brad Beckman was also killed in an auto accident.https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/19/sports/sports-news-briefs-car-crash-kills-falcon-tight-end.html Sports News Briefs; Car Crash Kills Falcon Tight End The New York Times 19 December 1989 It marked the death of three players of the team in the space of two seasons (the previous year, cornerback David Croudip died of an overdose). Offseason NFL draft 1989 NFL draft 1989 Atlanta Falcons 1 5 Deion Sanders Cornerback Florida State yes yes yes 1 27 Shawn Collins Wide receiver Northern Arizona yes 2 38 Ralph Norwood Offensive tackle LSU yes 3 62 Keith Jones Running back Illinois yes 6 145 Troy Sadowski Tight end Georgia 7 172 Undra Johnson Running back West Virginia yes 8 202 Paul Singer Quarterback Western Illinois 9 229 Chris Dunn Linebacker Cal Poly 11 286 Greg Paterra Running back Slippery Rock yes 12 313 Tony Bowick Defensive tackle Chattanooga yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1989_draft.htm 1989 Atlanta Falcons Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 14, 2013 Undrafted free agents + 1989 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeOscar AnguloTight endEastern KentuckyNorris BlountCornerbackBaylorDeon BookerRunning backLouisvilleIvan CookLinebackerWashington StateTyreese KnoxRunning backNebraskaSteve McMillonCornerbackWyomingMaury MetcalfLinebackerWashington StateMark MillettTight endSouthwest Texas StateKevin SimienWide receiverFort Hays StateAlonzo WashingtonRunning backArizona Personnel Staff 1989 Atlanta Falcons Chairman of the board — Rankin M. Smith Sr. President — Rankin M. Smith, Jr. Executive vice president — Taylor Smith Director of player personnel — Ken Herock Director of pro scouting — Chuck Connor Head coach — Marion Campbell Assistant head coach/offense — Jim Hanifan Offensive coordinator — Rod Dowhower Running backs — Steve Crosby Receivers — Jimmy Raye Tight ends — Foge Fazio Assistant head coach/defense — Fred Bruney Defensive line — Tommy Brasher Linebackers _ Chuck Clausen Defensive assistant — Claude Humphrey Special teams — Foge Fazio Strength and conditioning — Tim Jorgensen Roster 1989 Atlanta Falcons 6 10 Scott Campbell American football  7 Hugh Millen 12 Chris Miller quarterback 38 Keith Jones Atlanta Falcons y 33 Gene Lang American football 36 Greg Paterra y 44 John Settle 82 Stacey Bailey 85 Shawn Collins y 86 Floyd Dixon American football 81 Michael Haynes wide receiver 89 George Thomas wide receiver 80 Ron Heller tight end 45 Ken Whisenhunt 87 Gary Wilkins 74 Stan Clayton G 64 Jamie Dukes C 79 Bill Fralic G 69 Houston Hoover T 68 John Hunter American football y G 75 Mike Kenn T 55 Wayne Radloff C 66 Tommy Robison 70 Tony Bowick y DT 75 Tony Casillas DT 76 Mike Gann DE 67 Malcolm Taylor American football DE 72 Ben Thomas American football DE 93 Aundray Bruce OLB 51 Marcus Cotton OLB 99 Tim Green OLB 59 John Rade ILB 95 Michael Reid linebacker ILB 53 Galand Thaxton y ILB 58 Jessie Tuggle ILB 54 Joel Williams linebacker OLB 23 Bobby Butler American football CB 20 Evan Cooper SS 22 Charles Dimry CB 41 Tim Gordon FS 40 Brian Jordan y SS 34 Robert Moore American football FS/SS 21 Deion Sanders y CB 32 Tony Zackery y CB 65 Guy Bingham LS  5 Greg Davis placekicker K 17 Scott Fulhage P 77 Rick Bryan DE IR 25 Scott Case American football CB IR  3 Rick Donnelly P PUP 88 Alex Higdon TE PUP  6 Paul McFadden K IR 27 Steve McMillon y CB IR 49 James Primus RB IR 37 Elbert Shelley S IR 28 Undra Johnson y RB 24 Darron Norris y RB 96 Benji Roland y DE 45 Troy Sadowski y TE 83 Kevin Simien y WR  9 Paul Singer American football y QB 47 8 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 10 Los Angeles Rams L 21–310–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 38,708 2 September 17 Dallas Cowboys W 27–211–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 55,285 3 September 24 at Indianapolis Colts L 9–131–2 Hoosier Dome 57,816 4 October 1 at Green Bay Packers L 21–231–3 Milwaukee County Stadium 54,647 5 October 8 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–26 1–4 Anaheim Stadium 52,182 6 October 15 New England Patriots W 16–15 2–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 39,697 7 October 22 at Phoenix Cardinals L 20–34 2–5 Sun Devil Stadium 33,894 8 October 29 at New Orleans Saints L 13–20 2–6 Louisiana Superdome 65,153 9 November 5 Buffalo Bills W 30–28 3–6 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 45,267 10 November 12 at San Francisco 49ers L 3–45 3–7 Candlestick Park 59,914 11 November 19 New Orleans Saints L 17–26 3–8 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 53,173 12 November 26 at New York Jets L 7–27 3–9 Giants Stadium 40,429 13 December 3 San Francisco 49ers L 10–23 3–10 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 43,128 14 December 10 at Minnesota Vikings L 17–43 3–11 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 58,116 15 December 17 Washington Redskins L 30–31 3–12 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 37,501 16 December 24 Detroit Lions L 24–31 3–13 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 7,792 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 4: at Green Bay Packers Atlanta Falcons 1989 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 4: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers October 1, 1989 1:00 p.m. EST Falcons 0 20 3 0 Packers 7 0 7 7 Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Overcast, 76 F C Dick Hantak CBS Tim Ryan and Randy Cross First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ATL – Hugh Millen – 20/29, 294 yards, TD, INT GB – Don Majkowski – 19/35, 295 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers ATL – John Settle – 15 rushes, 49 yards, TD GB – Brent Fullwood – 19 rushes, 84 yards Top receivers ATL – Shawn Collins – 5 receptions, 126 yards GB – Perry Kemp – 5 receptions, 80 yards Week 9 Buffalo Bills (6–2) at Atlanta Falcons (2–6) Bills 7 0 14 7 Falcons 0 3 17 10 Sunday November 5, 1989 Fulton County Stadium — Atlanta, Georgia 1:00pm EST 45,267 56 °F °C 1; wind 7 mph km/h knots Bob McElwee Joel Meyers and Paul Maguire NFL on NBC . Retrieved 2020-Jul-09. This would be the final win of the season for Atlanta. Standings Awards and records Shawn Collins, led all NFL rookie wide receivers in receptions (58) Milestones The Falcons drew a franchise-low attendance of 7,792 for their finale, a 31–24 loss to the Detroit Lions on December 24.New York Times December 25, 1989 References External links 1989 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com Atlanta Category:Atlanta Falcons seasons Atlanta Falcons Category:Long stubs with short prose