1989 New York Jets season

1989 season of NFL team New York Jets November 2013 March 2026 New York Jets 1989 4–12 5th AFC East Joe Walton Rich Kotite Ralph Hawkins Leon Hess The Meadowlands Did not qualify FS Erik McMillan Jets seasons The 1989 New York Jets season was the 30th season for the franchise and the 20th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 8–7–1 record from 1988 under head coach Joe Walton, hoping to return to the playoffs for the first time since 1986. Instead, the Jets finished the season with a record of 4–12, their worst since 1980. They lost six of their first seven games to start the year and finished with three consecutive losses, two of which were shutouts. Their last place finish in the AFC East, combined with fan discontent at the Jets’ play, led to Walton’s firing at the end of the season. Offseason NFL draft 1989 NFL draft 1989 New York Jets 1 14 Jeff Lageman Linebacker Virginia yes 2 42 Dennis Byrd Defensive End Tulsa yes 3 70 Joe Mott Linebacker Iowa yes 4 98 Ron Stallworth Defensive End Auburn yes 5 126 Tony Martin Wide receiver Mesa State yes yes 6 151 Marvin Washington Defensive End Idaho yes 6 153 Titus Dixon Wide receiver Troy State yes 7 181 Stevon Moore Safety Ole Miss no 8 209 A. B. Brown Running Back West Virginia yes 9 237 Pat Marlatt Defensive tackle West Virginia no 10 265 Adam Bob Linebacker Texas A&M yes 11 293 Artie Holmes Safety Washington State no 12 321 Willie Snead Wide receiver Florida no yes no Undrafted free agents + 1989 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeReggie BarnesRunning backDelaware StateEric DahlquistQuarterbackKenyon (OH)James HarrisQuarterbackLehighTim HealyRunning backDelawareTony MillerRunning backLafayetteIrvin SmithDefensive BackMarylandGreg WernerTight endDePauw Personnel 1989 New York Jets Owner – Leon Hess President – Steve Gutman Head coach/general manager – Joe Walton Offensive coordinator/receivers coach – Rich Kotite Quarterbacks coach - Zeke Bratkowski Running backs coach - Bobby Hammond Offensive line coach - Rod Humeniuk Defensive coordinator – Ralph Hawkins Defensive line coach = Wally Chambers Linebackers coach - Jim Vechiarella Secondary - Mike Faulkiner Special teams coach - Larry Pasquale Quality control - Ray Callahan1989 NY Jets team stadd reference at ProFootballReference.com1989 NY Jets team stadd reference at ProFootballArchives.com Roster 1989 New York Jets 47 13 2 11 Tony Eason 15 Kyle Mackey  7 Ken O'Brien 10 Pat Ryan American football 30 Brad Baxter y FB 29 A. 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Brown y KR 34 Johnny Hector 24 Freeman McNeil 43 Roger Vick 87 Chris Burkett 89 Phil Epps 88 Al Toon 83 Jo-Jo Townsell KR/PR 84 Chris Dressel 86 Keith Neubert 83 Greg Werner y 60 Dan Alexander offensive lineman G 66 Dave Cadigan G 61 Jeff Criswell T 79 Mike Haight G 70 Jeff Oliver G/T 74 Curt Singer offensive lineman T 53 Jim Sweeney American football, born 1962 C 90 Dennis Byrd y DE 91 Paul Frase DE 94 Scott Mersereau NT 77 Gerald Nichols NT 96 Ron Stallworth American football y DE 97 Marvin Washington y DE 54 Troy Benson OLB 52 Adam Bob y ILB 59 Kyle Clifton ILB 55 Alex Gordon gridiron football OLB 56 Jeff Lageman y OLB 51 Joe Mott y OLB 92 Ken Rose gridiron football OLB 42 John Booty SS 35 Kerry Glenn CB 40 James Hasty CB 28 Carl Howard CB 48 Bobby Humphery CB 20 Leander Knight FS 22 Erik McMillan FS 25 George Radachowsky SS  5 Pat Leahy American football K  6 Joe Prokop P 75 Adam Schreiber LS 31 Marion Barber Jr. RB IR 81 Billy Griggs American football TE IR 84 Michael Harper American football WR IR 93 Marty Lyons DE IR 57 Kevin McArthur LB IR 68 Reggie McElroy T IR 36 Rich Miano S IR 27 Stevon Moore y S IR 82 Mickey Shuler TE IR 23 Irvin Smith y CB IR 85 Wesley Walker WR IR 33 Terry Williams defensive back CB IR 76 Mike Withycombe G/T IR 17 Sanjay Beach WR 69 Jon Burman y T 47 13 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 10 New England Patriots L 24–27 0–1 Giants Stadium 64,5412 September 17 at Cleveland Browns L 24–38 0–2 Cleveland Stadium 73,516 3 September 24 at Miami Dolphins W 40–33 1–2 Joe Robbie Stadium 65,908 4 October 1 Indianapolis Colts L 10–17 1–3 Giants Stadium 65,542 5 October 9, 1989 Los Angeles Raiders L 7–14 1–4 Giants Stadium 68,040 6 October 15 at New Orleans Saints L 14–29 1–5 Louisiana Superdome 59,521 7 October 22 at Buffalo Bills L 3–34 1–6 Rich Stadium 76,811 8 October 29 San Francisco 49ers L 10–23 1–7 Giants Stadium 62,805 9 November 5 at New England Patriots W 27–26 2–7 Foxboro Stadium 53,366 10 November 12 Miami Dolphins L 23–31 2–8 Giants Stadium 65,923 11 November 19 at Indianapolis Colts L 10–27 2–9 Hoosier Dome 58,236 12 November 26 Atlanta Falcons W 27–7 3–9 Giants Stadium 40,429 13 December 3 at San Diego Chargers W 20–17 4–9 Jack Murphy Stadium 38,954 14 December 10 Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–13 4–10 Giants Stadium 41,037 15 December 17 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–38 4–11 Anaheim Stadium 53,063 16 December 23, 1989 Buffalo Bills L 0–37 4–12 Giants Stadium 21,148 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Milestones Ken O'Brien had his third season with at least 3,000 yards passing. References External links 1989 statistics Category:New York Jets seasons New York Jets New York Jets season Category:20th century in East Rutherford, New Jersey Category:Meadowlands Sports Complex