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1989 Indianapolis Colts season
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| 1989 Indianapolis Colts season |
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| Ron Meyer |
| Hoosier Dome |
| 8–8 |
| 2nd AFC East |
| Did not qualify |
| T Chris Hinton (2nd team) |
| C Ray DonaldsonT Chris HintonRB Eric Dickerson |
The 1989 Indianapolis Colts season was the 37th season for the team in the National Football League and sixth in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1989 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, and finished tied for second in the AFC East division with the Miami Dolphins. However, the Colts finished ahead of Miami based on better conference record (7–5 vs. Dolphins' 6–8).
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| 1989 Indianapolis Colts draft | |||||
| 1 | 22 | Andre Rison * | Wide receiver | Michigan State | |
| 3 | 72 | Mitchell Benson | Defensive tackle | TCU | |
| 4 | 99 | Pat Tomberlin | Guard | Florida State | |
| 6 | 155 | Quintus McDonald | Linebacker | Penn State | |
| 7 | 182 | Ivy Joe Hunter | Running back | Kentucky | |
| 7 | 185 | Charles Washington | Safety | Cameron | |
| 8 | 212 | Kurt Larson | Linebacker | Michigan State | |
| 9 | 239 | William Mackall | Wide receiver | Tennessee-Martin | |
| 10 | 266 | Jim Thompson | Offensive tackle | Auburn | |
| 11 | 296 | Wayne Johnson | Quarterback | Georgia | |
| 12 | 314 | William DuBose | Running back | South Carolina State | |
| 12 | 323 | Steve Taylor | Quarterback | Nebraska | |
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| Player | Position | College |
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| Rotnei Anderson | Running back | Oklahoma |
| Joe Huff | Linebacker | Indiana |
| Ben Jefferson | Guard | Maryland |
| Anthony Parker | Cornerback | Arizona State |
| Paul Reilly | Tight end | Kearney State |
| Cornelius Southall | Defensive back | Notre Dame |
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| Front office |
President/treasurer – Robert Irsay Vice president/general manager – Jim Irsay Assistant general manager – Bob Terpening Director of player personnel – Jack Bushofsky Head coaches
Head coach – Ron Meyer Offensive coaches
Offensive coordinator – Larry Kennan Running backs – Leon Burtnett Receivers – Milt Jackson Offensive line – Dante Scarnecchia Offensive assistant – Greg Briner | | | Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Bill Muir Linebackers – Rick Venturi Secondary – George Catavolos Special teams coaches
Special teams – Brad Seely Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Tom Zupancic |
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| Quarterbacks (QB) | ||||||
| 18 Wayne Johnson | ||||||
| 14 Tom Ramsey | ||||||
| 10 Jack Trudeau | ||||||
| Running backs (RB) |
20 Albert Bentley KR 29 Eric Dickerson 45 Ivy Joe Hunter Wide receivers (WR)
85 Matt Bouza 80 Bill Brooks 86 James Pruitt KR 87 Andre Rison KR 83 Clarence Verdin Tight ends (TE)
81 Pat Beach 84 Mark Boyer 88 John Brandes LS | | Offensive linemen (OL) 62 Brian Baldinger G 71 Kevin Call T 69 Randy Dixon G 53 Ray Donaldson C 67 Stan Eisenhooth C 75 Chris Hinton T 73 Zefross Moss T 68 Pat Tomberlin T 64 Ben Utt G Defensive linemen (DL)
79 Harvey Armstrong NT 95 Mitchell Benson NT 76 Sam Clancy DE 78 Jon Hand DE 90 Ezra Johnson DE 99 Donnell Thompson DE | | Linebackers (LB) 51 Chip Banks OLB 50 Duane Bickett OLB 54 Jeff Herrod ILB 59 Kurt Larson OLB 96 Quintus McDonald LB 93 Cliff Odom ILB 56 Fredd Young ILB Defensive backs (DB)
31 Michael Ball SS 36 John Baylor CB 38 Eugene Daniel CB 37 Chris Goode CB 43 Anthony Parker CB 23 Bruce Plummer CB 39 Mike Prior FS 27 Keith Taylor FS 49 Charles Washington SS Special teams (ST)
4 Dean Biasucci K 3 Rohn Stark P | | Practice squad 25 Cornell Holloway CB/S 65 Ralph Jarvis DE Reserve
97 O'Brien Alston LB (IR) 17 Chris Chandler QB (IR) 63 Steve Knight DT (IR) Rookies in italics 47 active, 3 reserve, 2 practice squad |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game Site | Attendance |
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| September 10 | San Francisco 49ers | L 24–30 | 0–1 | Hoosier Dome | 60,111 | |
| September 17 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 17–31 | 0–2 | Anaheim Stadium | 63,995 | |
| September 24 | Atlanta Falcons | W 13–9 | 1–2 | Hoosier Dome | 57,816 | |
| October 1 | at New York Jets | W 17–10 | 2–2 | Giants Stadium | 65,542 | |
| October 8 | Buffalo Bills | W 37–14 | 3–2 | Hoosier Dome | 58,890 | |
| October 15 | at Denver Broncos | L 3–14 | 3–3 | Mile High Stadium | 74,680 | |
| October 22 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 23–12 | 4–3 | Riverfront Stadium | 57,642 | |
| October 29 | New England Patriots | L 20–23 (OT) | 4–4 | Hoosier Dome | 59,356 | |
| November 5 | at Miami Dolphins | L 13–19 | 4–5 | Joe Robbie Stadium | 52,680 | |
| November 12 | at Buffalo Bills | L 7–30 | 4–6 | Rich Stadium | 79,256 | |
| November 19 | New York Jets | W 27–10 | 5–6 | Hoosier Dome | 58,236 | |
| November 26 | San Diego Chargers | W 10–6 | 6–6 | Hoosier Dome | 58,822 | |
| December 3 | at New England Patriots | L 16–22 | 6–7 | Sullivan Stadium | 32,234 | |
| December 10 | Cleveland Browns | W 23–17 (OT) | 7–7 | Hoosier Dome | 58,550 | |
| December 17 | Miami Dolphins | W 42–13 | 8–7 | Hoosier Dome | 55,665 | |
| December 24 | at New Orleans Saints | L 6–41 | 8–8 | Louisiana Superdome | 49,009 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
| AFC East | |||||||||
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| Buffalo Bills(3) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 409 | 317 | W1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 298 | 301 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 6–8 | 331 | 379 | L2 |
| New England Patriots | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 4–4 | 5–7 | 297 | 391 | L3 |
| New York Jets | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–6 | 3–9 | 253 | 411 | L3 |
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