1989 Los Angeles Raiders season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Los Angeles Raiders 1989 8–8 3rd AFC West Al Davis Al Davis Mike Shanahan (fired October 3, 1-3 record)Art Shell (interim; 7-5 record) L.A. Memorial Coliseum Did not qualify Raiders seasons The 1989 Los Angeles Raiders season was the franchise's 30th season overall, and the franchise's 20th season in the National Football League. Art Shell replaced Mike Shanahan, and in the process became the first black head coach in the NFL since Fritz Pollard coached the Akron Pros in 1921.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p.286 The team finished with an 8–8 record. In preseason against the Houston Oilers, the Raiders played their first game in Oakland since moving to Los Angeles in 1982, before eventually moving back to Oakland in 1995. Offseason NFL draft 1989 NFL draft 1989 Los Angeles Raiders 6 140 Jeff Francis QB Tennessee 6 156 Doug Lloyd RB North Dakota State 8 205 Derrick Gainer RB Florida A&M 9 235 Gary Gooden DB Indiana 10 262 Charles Jackson DT Jackson State no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1989_draft.htm 1989 Los Angeles Raiders draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 12, 2014 Transactions NFL Plan B Free Agent signings Bob Golic Staff 1989 Los Angeles Raiders President of the General Partner – Al Davis Executive Assistant – Al LoCasale Personnel Operations – Ron Wolf Senior Executive – John Herrera Head coach – Mike Shanahan Assistant head coach – Alex Gibbs Quarterbacks – Tom Walsh Offensive backs – Joe Scannella Wide receivers – Fred Biletnikoff Tight ends – Terry Robiskie Offensive line – Art Shell Defense/linebackers – Dave Adolph Defensive line – Bill Urbanik Linebackers – Sam Gruneisen Defensive backs – Jack Stanton Special teams – Pete Rodriguez Strength and conditioning – John Dunn Roster 1989 Los Angeles Raiders  7 Steve Beuerlein 13 Jay Schroeder 32 Marcus Allen 34 Bo Jackson 42 Vance Mueller 31 Kerry Porter 35 Steve Smith running back FB 39 Steve Strachan American football 89 Mike Alexander American football 86 Mervyn Fernandez 83 Willie Gault 80 Timmie Ware 84 Mike Dyal 88 Ethan Horton 87 Trey Junkin LS 63 John Gesek G 60 Rory Graves T 72 Don Mosebar C 78 Tim Rother T 67 Dan Turk C 68 Bruce Wilkerson T 76 Steve Wisniewski y G 66 Steve Wright American football, born 1959 G/T 70 Scott Davis defensive lineman DT 79 Bob Golic DT 75 Howie Long DE 97 Mark Mraz DE 71 Bill Pickel DT 93 Greg Townsend DE 90 Mike Wise American football DE 58 Thomas Benson American football OLB 98 Ricky Hunley MLB 92 Emanuel King OLB 52 Linden King OLB 57 Jerry Robinson linebacker MLB 44 Stefon Adams CB/S 33 Eddie Anderson safety FS 45 Mike Harden SS 22 Mike Haynes cornerback CB 25 Dan Land CB 40 Zeph Lee SS 36 Terry McDaniel CB 26 Vann McElroy FS 20 Dennis Price American football CB 48 Lionel Washington CB  6 Jeff Gossett P 18 Jeff Jaeger K 28 Rex Brown cornerback y CB IR 81 Tim Brown American football WR IR 29 Russell Carter American football S IR 41 Bobby Joe Edmonds RB IR 85 Sam Graddy WR IR 62 Newt Harrell G IR 65 Dale Hellestrae T IR 47 active, 7 inactive, 4 practice squad, 1 exempt 56 Joe Cormier LB 23 Derrick Crudup S 19 Jeff Francis American football y QB 37 Doug Lloyd y RB https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1989_roster.htm 1989 Los Angeles Raiders starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com December 12, 2014 Regular season The Raiders started the season with one win and three losses. After hiring Art Shell in week 5, the Raiders won seven of their next ten games. The Raiders suffered road losses to the Seahawks and to the Giants, to be eliminated from playoff contention. In the Raiders' 28-7 win in week 9 over the Cincinnati Bengals, Bo Jackson scored a touchdown on a 92-yard run. In just his third NFL season, Jackson became the first player ever to record two runs of 90-plus yards in a career.1990 NFL Pro Set trading card, Bo Jackson, Card No. 155, Pro Set Properties Steve Wisniewski was the youngest player on the Raiders roster. At the age of 22, he was in the starting lineup at the Guard position. Steve Beuerlein started seven games at quarterback and his best performance was against the New York Giants in week 16. Beuerlein completed 16 passes for 266 yards. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 10 San Diego Chargers W 40–14 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,237 Recap 2 September 17 at Kansas City Chiefs L 19–24 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 71,741 Recap 3 September 24 at Denver Broncos L 21–31 1–2 Mile High Stadium 75,754 Recap 4 October 1 Seattle Seahawks L 20–24 1–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 44,319 Recap 5 October 9, 1989 at New York Jets W 14–7 2–3 Giants Stadium 68,040 Recap 6 October 15 Kansas City Chiefs W 20–14 3–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,453 Recap 7 October 22 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–10 3–4 Veterans Stadium 64,019 Recap 8 October 29 Washington Redskins W 37–24 4–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 52,781 Recap 9 November 5 Cincinnati Bengals W 28–7 5–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 51,080 Recap 10 November 12 at San Diego Chargers L 12–14 5–5 Jack Murphy Stadium 59,151 Recap 11 November 19 at Houston Oilers L 7–23 5–6 Astrodome 59,198 Recap 12 November 26 New England Patriots W 24–21 6–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 38,747 Recap 13 December 3 Denver Broncos W 16–13 (OT) 7–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 87,560 Recap 14 December 10 Phoenix Cardinals W 16–14 8–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 41,785 Recap 15 December 17 at Seattle Seahawks L 17–23 8–7 Kingdome 61,076 Recap 16 December 24 at New York Giants L 17–34 8–8 Giants Stadium 70,306 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 5 Raiders 0 0 7 7 Jets 0 0 7 0 October 9 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 9:00 p.m. EST 68,040 49 F; wind 15 mph on Johnny Grier Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf ABC yes Q3 LA Mervyn Fernandez 73 yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Jeff Jaeger kick) LA 7–0 Q3 NYJ Roger Vick 1 yard run (Pat Leahy kick) Tie 7–7 Q4 LA Eddie Anderson 87 yard interception return (Jeff Jaeger kick) LA 14–7 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Mar-17. Week 6 Chiefs 7 0 0 7 Raiders 3 7 3 7 October 15 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 4:00 p.m. 64 F; wind 9 mph on Howard Roe yes Q1 KC Okoye 2 yard run (Lowery kick) KC 7–0 Q1 LA Jaeger 24 yard field goal KC 7–3 Q2 LA Jackson 2 yard run (Jaeger kick) LA 10–7 Q3 LA Jaeger 50 yard field goal LA 13–7 Q4 LA Mueller 6 yard run (Jaeger kick) LA 20–7 Q4 KC Thomas 11 yard pass from DeBerg (Lowery kick) LA 20–14 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jul-27. Standings Awards and records Mike Dyal, AFC Offensive Player of week 13 (caught 4 passes for 134 yards and 1 TD vs. Denver, caught 67-yard pass to send game into Overtime, caught 2 passes for 41 yards to set up game-winning field goal.)1990 NFL Pro Set trading card, Mike Dyal, Card No. 151, Pro Set Properties Howie Long, AFC Pro Bowl selection References External links 1989 Los Angeles Raiders at JT-SW.com 1989 Los Angeles Raiders at Pro-Football-Reference.com Los Angeles Raiders Category:Los Angeles Raiders seasons Los Category:Long stubs with short prose