1989 Seattle Seahawks season explained

Team:Seattle Seahawks
Year:1989
Record:7–9
Division Place:4th AFC West
Coach:Chuck Knox
General Manager:Tom Flores
Owner:Ken Behring
Stadium:Kingdome
Playoffs:Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers:QB Dave Krieg
WR Brian Blades
LB Rufus Porter
Ap All-Pros:ST Rufus Porter (1st team)
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The 1989 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 14th season with the National Football League (NFL). The season marked the end of an era for the team, as the last remaining original Seahawk, longtime wide receiver Steve Largent, retired after playing 14 seasons in the league, all with the Seahawks. At the time of his retirement, he was the NFL's all-time reception leader.

Ofseason

Draft

See main article: 1989 NFL draft.

Undrafted free agents

1989 Undrafted Free Agents of note!Player!Position!College
Willie BouyerWide receiverMichigan State
Tony BrownFullbackWestern Kentucky
Tyler BurdickTight endToledo
Karl BurnigeOffensive tackleOregon Tech
Gilbert DudleyDefensive endTennessee–Martin
Darryl HallSafetyWashington
Jesse HatcherLinebackerClemson
Smokey HodgeLinebackerAuburn
Tony LoganWide receiverNevada
Boo MitchellWide receiverVanderbilt
Alex MorrisCornerbackTexas A&M
Robert PickettLinebackerWest Virginia
Mike RamosSafetyWashington
Lee Marke SellersTight endAuburn
Rod StephensLinebackerGeorgia Tech
Jeff StephensonLinebackerSt. Cloud State
Mike StumbergLinebackerCentral College

Personnel

Final roster

[1]

Schedule

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteRecap
1at Phoenix CardinalsW 16–10 1–0Sun Devil StadiumRecap
2at New England PatriotsL 12–171–1Busch StadiumRecap
3Detroit LionsW 13–72–1KingdomeRecap
4San Francisco 49ersW 28–173–1KingdomeRecap

Source: Seahawks Media Guides[2] [3]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteRecap
1September 10at Philadelphia EaglesL 7–310–1Veterans StadiumRecap
2September 17Phoenix CardinalsL 24–340–2KingdomeRecap
3September 24at New England PatriotsW 24–31–2Foxboro StadiumRecap
4October 1at Los Angeles RaidersW 24–202–2Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumRecap
5October 8Kansas City ChiefsL 16–202–3KingdomeRecap
6October 15at San Diego ChargersW 17–163–3Jack Murphy StadiumRecap
7October 22Denver BroncosL 21–24 3–4KingdomeRecap
8October 29San Diego ChargersW 10–74–4KingdomeRecap
9November 5at Kansas City ChiefsL 10–204–5Arrowhead StadiumRecap
10November 12Cleveland BrownsL 7–174–6KingdomeRecap
11November 19at New York GiantsL 3–154–7Giants StadiumRecap
12November 26at Denver BroncosL 14–414–8Mile High StadiumRecap
13Buffalo BillsW 17–165–8KingdomeRecap
14December 10at Cincinnati BengalsW 24–176–8Riverfront StadiumRecap
15December 17Los Angeles RaidersW 23–177–8KingdomeRecap
16December 23Washington RedskinsL 0–297–9KingdomeRecap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 1989 NFL season results[4]

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Regular season

Week 14 at Bengals

See also: 1989 Cincinnati Bengals season.

Week 16: vs. Washington Redskins

Steve Largent's final game with Seahawks

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . pro-football-reference.com.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407015340/http://seahawksmedia.com/MediaGuideArchives/1989MG2.pdf 1989 Seahawks Media Guide
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407014816/http://seahawksmedia.com/MediaGuideArchives/1990MG2.pdf 1990 Seahawks Media Guide
  4. http://www.nfl.com/teams/schedule?team=SEA&season=1989&seasonType=REG 1989 NFL season results