1989 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New Orleans Saints 1989 9–7 3rd NFC West Jim Mora Jim Finks Tom Benson Louisiana Superdome Did not qualify RB Dalton HilliardLB Pat SwillingLB Vaughan Johnson Saints seasons New Orleans Saints (1967 - 1999).png The 1989 New Orleans Saints season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League, and their fourteenth with home games at the Superdome. They failed to improve upon their 10–6 record from 1988 and instead finished with a 9–7 record, missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season. This was the final season Brad Edelman, James Haynes, Walter Johnson, Mike Jones, Joe Kohlbrand, and Steve Korte would play in the NFL. Offseason NFL draft 1989 NFL draft 1989 New Orleans Saints 1 19 Wayne Martin Defensive end Arkansas yes yes 2 46 Robert Massey Cornerback North Carolina Central yes yes 3 79 Kim Phillips Defensive back North Texas yes 4 106 Michael Mayes Defensive back LSU yes 5 133 Kevin Haverdink Offensive tackle Western Michigan yes 6 159 Floyd Turner Wide receiver Northwestern State yes 7 186 David Griggs Linebacker Virginia 8 213 Fred Hadley Wide receiver Mississippi State 9 246 Jerry Leggett Linebacker Cal State Fullerton 10 273 Joe Henderson Running back Iowa State 11 300 Calvin Nicholson Defensive back Oregon State yes 12 327 Mike Cadore Wide receiver Eastern Kentucky no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/1989_draft.htm 1989 New Orleans Saints draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 5, 2014 Personnel Staff 1989 New Orleans Saints Owner/general partner – Tom Benson President/general manager – Jim Finks Vice-president of administration – Jim Miller Director of player personnel – Bill Kuharich Head coach – Jim Mora Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Carl Smith Running backs – Jim Skipper Wide receivers – Steve Walters Offensive line – Paul Boudreau Defensive coordinator – Steve Sidwell Defensive line – John Pease Linebackers – Vic Fangio Defensive backs – Dom Capers Special Teams/Tight Ends – Joe Marciano Strength and conditioning – Russell Paternostro All-Time Roster http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/history/all-time-roster.html NewOrleansSaints.com February 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120618110940/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/history/all-time-roster.html 2012-06-18 dead Roster 1989 New Orleans Saints 11 John Fourcade  3 Bobby Hebert 18 Dave Wilson American football 32 Paul Frazier y KR 34 Craig Heyward 21 Dalton Hilliard 23 Buford Jordan FB 35 Bobby Morse KR/PR 86 Rod Harris y KR/PR 87 Lonzell Hill 89 Mike Jones wide receiver, born 1960 84 Eric Martin wide receiver 80 Brett Perriman 85 Hoby Brenner 82 John Tice 67 Stan Brock American football T 79 Glenn Derby T 72 Jim Dombrowski G/T 63 Brad Edelman G 74 Kevin Haverdink y T 61 Joel Hilgenberg C/LS 75 Doug Marrone G/C 65 Steve Trapilo G 78 Jeff Walker American football G 93 Wayne Martin American football DE 96 Michael Simmons defensive lineman DE 69 Pat Swoopes NT 73 Frank Warren American football DE 94 Jim Wilks NT 52 Brian Forde OLB 57 Rickey Jackson OLB 53 Vaughan Johnson ILB 90 Walter Johnson linebacker ILB 55 Joe Kohlbrand OLB 51 Sam Mills ILB 56 Pat Swilling OLB 28 Gene Atkins SS/KR 41 Toi Cook CB 27 Antonio Gibson safety SS 24 Milton Mack CB 40 Robert Massey y CB 39 Brett Maxie SS 38 Calvin Nicholson y CB 37 Bennie Thompson gridiron football FS 44 Dave Waymer FS  7 Morten Andersen K  6 Tommy Barnhardt P 97 Jumpy Geathers DE IR 60 Steve Korte C IR 36 Rueben Mayes RB IR 43 Kim Phillips American football y CB IR 83 Greg Scales TE IR 54 Alvin Toles LB PUP 88 Floyd Turner y WR IR 47 active, 7 inactive, 4 practice squad 71 Richard Cooper American football y T 12 Jason Garrett y QB  4 Dan Stryzinski P 50 Todd Wheeler y C Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 10 Dallas Cowboys W 28–0 1–0 Louisiana Superdome 66,977 2 September 17 at Green Bay Packers L 34–35 1–1 Lambeau Field 55,809 3 September 24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–20 1–2 Tampa Stadium 44,053 4 October 1 Washington Redskins L 14–16 1–3 Louisiana Superdome 64,358 5 October 8 San Francisco 49ers L 20–24 1–4 Louisiana Superdome 60,488 6 October 15 New York Jets W 29–14 2–4 Louisiana Superdome 59,521 7 October 22 at Los Angeles Rams W 40–21 3–4 Anaheim Stadium 57,567 8 October 29 Atlanta Falcons W 20–13 4–4 Louisiana Superdome 65,153 9 November 6 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–31 4–5 Candlestick Park 60,667 10 November 12 at New England Patriots W 28–24 5–5 Sullivan Stadium 47,680 11 November 19 at Atlanta Falcons W 26–17 6–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 53,173 12 November 26 Los Angeles Rams L 17–20 (OT) 6–6 Louisiana Superdome 64,274 13 December 3 at Detroit Lions L 14–21 6–7 Pontiac Silverdome 38,550 14 December 10 at Buffalo Bills W 22–19 7–7 Rich Stadium 70,037 15 December 18 Philadelphia Eagles W 30–20 8–7 Louisiana Superdome 59,218 16 December 24 Indianapolis Colts W 41–6 9–7 Louisiana Superdome 49,009 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 Cowboys 0 0 0 0 Saints 7 14 0 7 September 10 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 12:00 p.m. 66,977 Howard Roe Verne Lundquist and John Madden CBS yes Q1 NO Dalton Hilliard 4 yard run (Morten Andersen kick) NO 7–0 Q2 NO Craig Heyward 1 yard run (Morten Andersen kick) NO 14–0 Q2 NO Derrick Shepard 56 yard punt return (Morten Andersen kick) NO 21–0 Q3 NO Paul Frazier 1 yard run (Morten Andersen kick) NO 28–0 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Feb-16. Week 6 Jets 0 7 0 7 Saints 6 7 7 9 October 15 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA 4:00 p.m. Indoors (dome) Dick Hantak Don Criqui and Ahmad Rashād NBC yes Q1 NO Andersen 42 yard field goal NO 3–0 Q1 NO Andersen 29 yard field goal NO 6–0 Q2 NYJ Hasty 34 yard interception return (Leahy kick) NYJ 7–6 Q2 NO Hill 3 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick) NO 13–7 Q3 NO Martin 4 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick) NO 20–7 Q4 NO Safety, holding penalty on Schreiber in end zone NO 22–7 Q4 NO Martin 53 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick) NO 29–7 Q4 NYJ McMillan 74 yard fumble return (Leahy kick) NO 29–14 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-18. Standings Awards and records Dalton Hilliard, NFL Leader, Touchdowns, 19 TD's NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book March 2001 Workman Publishing Company 0-7611-2480-2 447 https://archive.org/details/officialnfl2001r0000unse/page/447 Milestones Dalton Hilliard, 1st 1,000 yard rushing season (1,262 yards)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book March 2001 Workman Publishing Company 0-7611-2480-2 436 https://archive.org/details/officialnfl2001r0000unse/page/436 References 30em External links Saints on Pro Football Reference Saints on jt-sw.com New Orleans Category:New Orleans Saints seasons New