1989 New York Giants season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New York Giants 1989 12–4 1st NFC East Bill Parcells Ron Erhardt Bill Belichick George Young Wellington Mara Giants Stadium Lost Divisional Playoffs(vs. Rams) 13–19 (OT) 2 LB Lawrence Taylor KR David Meggett Giants seasons The New York Giants played their 65th season in the National Football League (NFL) in 1989. After going 10–6 and suffering a heartbreaking final-day elimination from playoff contention in 1988, the team went 12–4 and won the NFC East. The Giants lost to the Los Angeles Rams 19–13 in the NFC Divisional playoffs. Pro Bowl selections for the team were Dave Meggett and Lawrence Taylor. Ottis Anderson rushed for over 1,000 yards and was winner of the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award. Offseason NFL draft 1989 NFL draft 1989 New York Giants 1 18 Brian Williams C Minnesota yes 3 64 Bob Kratch G Iowa yes 3 78 Greg Jackson S LSU yes 4 93 Lewis Tillman RB Jackson St yes 4 105 Brad Henke DT Arizona 5 132 Dave Meggett RB Towson yes yes 6 158 Howard Cross TE Alabama yes 7 175 Dave Popp T Eastern Illinois 8 218 Myron Guyton S Eastern Kentucky yes 9 245 A.J. Greene DB Wake Forest 10 272 Rodney Lowe DE Ole Miss 11 299 Jerome Rinehart DE Tennessee-Martin 12 326 Eric Smith LB UCLA The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Oct-19. Undrafted free agents + 1989 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeLish AdamsLinebackerSam Houston StateLeon ColeDefensive endTexas A&MLeRoy EtienneLinebackerNebraskaJeff FryarTackleIndianaJason KuipersCenterFlorida StateFrank MiotkeWide receiverGrand Valley StateTravis WallingtonLinebackerNavyDayne WilliamsRunning backFlorida State Roster 1989 New York Giants 47 5 4 15 Jeff Hostetler 17 Jeff Rutledge 11 Phil Simms 33 George Adams 24 Ottis Anderson 44 Maurice Carthon FB 30 Dave Meggett y KR/PR 22 Lee Rouson 34 Lewis Tillman American football y 85 Stephen Baker 82 Mark Ingram KR 86 Lionel Manuel 81 Stacy Robinson 83 Odessa Turner 87 Howard Cross y 84 Zeke Mowatt 76 Jumbo Elliott T 61 Bob Kratch y G 60 Eric Moore T-G 65 Bart Oates C 72 Doug Riesenberg T 66 William Roberts G 59 Brian Williams center y G-C 69 Frank Winters C/LS 75 Mark Duckens DE 74 Erik Howard NT 70 Leonard Marshall DE 73 John Washington DE 71 Robb White DE 77 Eric Dorsey DE 58 Carl Banks OLB 98 Johnie Cooks ILB 99 Steve DeOssie ILB/LS 54 Dwayne Jiles OLB 52 Pepper Johnson ILB 55 Gary Reasons ILB 56 Lawrence Taylor OLB 25 Mark Collins American football CB 38 Greg Cox FS 29 Myron Guyton y SS 47 Greg Jackson American football y SS 43 Terry Kinard FS 21 Reyna Thompson CB 36 Adrian White SS 39 Sheldon White CB 23 Perry Williams CB 5 Sean Landeta P 3 Björn Nittmo y K  2 Raul Allegre K IR 89 Mark Bavaro TE IR 68 Damian Johnson American football G IR 57 Mike Hooten y LB IR 20 Joe Morris American football RB IR 41 A. 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Greene y CB 80 Frank Miotke y WR 79 Dave Popp y T Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 12, 1989 at New England Patriots W 20–17 1–0 Foxboro Stadium 2 August 20, 1989 at Kansas City Chiefs W 45–7 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium 3 August 26, 1989 New York Jets W 21–17 3–0 Giants Stadium 4 September 2, 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–13 3–1 Giants Stadium Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 11, 1989 at Washington Redskins W 27–24 1–0 RFK Stadium Recap 2 September 17 Detroit Lions W 24–14 2–0 Giants Stadium Recap 3 September 24 Phoenix Cardinals W 35–7 3–0 Giants Stadium Recap 4 October 1 at Dallas Cowboys W 30–13 4–0 Texas Stadium Recap 5 October 8 at Philadelphia Eagles L 19–21 4–1 Veterans Stadium Recap 6 October 15 Washington Redskins W 20–17 5–1 Giants Stadium Recap 7 October 22 at San Diego Chargers W 20–13 6–1 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap 8 October 30, 1989 Minnesota Vikings W 24–14 7–1 Giants Stadium Recap 9 November 5 at Phoenix Cardinals W 20–13 8–1 Sun Devil Stadium Recap 10 November 12 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–31 8–2 Anaheim Stadium Recap 11 November 19 Seattle Seahawks W 15–3 9–2 Giants Stadium Recap 12 November 27, 1989 at San Francisco 49ers L 24–34 9–3 Candlestick Park Recap 13 December 3 Philadelphia Eagles L 17–24 9–4 Giants Stadium Recap 14 December 10 at Denver Broncos W 14–7 10–4 Mile High Stadium Recap 15 December 16, 1989 Dallas Cowboys W 15–0 11–4 Giants Stadium Recap 16 December 24 Los Angeles Raiders W 34–17 12–4 Giants Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1989-nyg 1989 New York Giants Game summaries Week 1 collapsed Monday, September 11 9:00 p.m. Giants 7 7 0 13 Redskins 0 3 7 14 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 83 °F °C 1, wind 11 mph km/h knots Dick Hantak ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf Pro-Football-Reference.com First quarter NYG – Odessa Turner 30-yard pass from Phil Simms (Raúl Allegre kick) – Giants 7–0 Second quarter NYG – Dave Meggett 62-yard pass from Phil Simms (Raúl Allegre kick) – Giants 14–0 WSH – Chip Lohmiller 24-yard field goal – Giants 14–3 Third quarter WSH – Ricky Sanders 48-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick) – Giants 14–10 Fourth quarter NYG – Ottis Anderson 14-yard run (Raúl Allegre kick) – Giants 21–10 WSH – Art Monk 6-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick) – Giants 21–17 WSH – Monte Coleman 24-yard interception return (Chip Lohmiller kick) – Redskins 24–21 NYG – Raúl Allegre 32-yard field goal – Tie 24–24 NYG – Raúl Allegre 52-yard field goal – Giants 27–24 Giants Phil Simms 11/19, 255 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Ottis Anderson 23 Rush, 93 Yds, TD Odessa Turner 3 Rec, 99 Yds, TD Redskins Mark Rypien 22/32, 349 Yds, 2 TD, INT Gerald Riggs 24 Rush, 111 Yds Ricky Sanders 6 Rec, 143 Yds, TD Week 2 Lions 0 7 7 0 Giants 3 0 14 7 September 17 Giants Stadium 69 F C 1 or, relative humidity 84%, wind 8 mph km/h knots Johnny Grier yes Q1 6:46 NYG Allegre 49 yard field goal NYG 3–0 Q2 8:03 DET Johnson 71 yard pass from Gagliano (Murray kick) DET 7–3 Q3 9:55 DET Sanders 4 yard run (Murray kick) DET 14–3 Q3 5:10 NYG Anderson 11 yard run (Allegre kick) DET 14–10 Q3 0:43 NYG Turner 9 yard pass from Simms (Allegre kick) NYG 17–14 Q4 9:42 NYG Bavaro 24 yard pass from Simms (Allegre kick) NYG 24–14 yes The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Oct-19. Week 7 Giants 3 3 7 7 Chargers 0 3 3 7 October 22 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California 1:00 p.m. PST 68 °F °C, wind 8 mph km/h knots Dale Hamer Pat Summerall and John Madden CBS yes 1 NYG Raúl Allegre 21-yard field goal Giants 3–0 2 SD Chris Bahr 26-yard field goal Tie 3–3 2 NYG Raúl Allegre 40-yard field goal Giants 6–3 3 NYG Ottis Anderson 4-yard run (Raúl Allegre kick) Giants 13–3 3 SD Chris Bahr 30-yard field goal Giants 13–6 4 NYG Ottis Anderson 4-yard run (Raúl Allegre kick) Giants 20–6 4 SD Vencie Glenn 81-yard fumble return (Chris Bahr kick) Giants 20–13 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 22, 2013. Week 14 Giants 0 14 0 0 Broncos 0 0 0 7 December 10 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 2:00 p.m. MST 31 F, wind 12 mph on Jerry Markbreit Pat Summerall and John Madden CBS yes 2 NYG Ottis Anderson 3 yard run (Bjorn Nittmo kick) Giants 7–0 2 NYG David Meggett 57 yard pass from Phil Simms (Bjorn Nittmo kick) Giants 14–0 4 DEN Mike Young 32 yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick) Giants 14–7 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings Playoffs Los Angeles Rams 19, New York Giants 13 (OT) Rams 0 7 0 6 6 Giants 6 0 7 0 0 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 12:30 p.m. EST CBS Pat Summerall and John Madden Bob McElwee 37 F C 1 or, relative humidity 52%, wind 15 mph km/h knots, wind chill 29 F C 1 or 76,325 The Rams upset the Giants with quarterback Jim Everett's 30-yard touchdown pass to Flipper Anderson with 1:06 gone in overtime. New York jumped to a 6–0 lead in the first quarter with two field goals by kicker Raúl Allegre. With 17 seconds left in the first half, Anderson caught a 20-yard touchdown reception from Everett to take a 7–6 lead. In the third quarter, Giants running back Ottis Anderson scored on a 2-yard touchdown. But in the fourth period, Los Angeles kicker Mike Lansford made two field goals to tie the game, the second one coming with 3:01 left in regulation. Awards and honors David Meggett, NFC Pro Bowl selection Lawrence Taylor, NFC Pro Bowl selection See also List of New York Giants seasons References External links 1989 New York Giants at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1989 New York Giants at jt-sw.com Category:New York Giants seasons New York Giants Category:NFC East championship seasons New York Giants season Category:20th century in East Rutherford, New Jersey Category:Meadowlands Sports Complex