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1989 Indianapolis Colts season

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1989 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coachRon Meyer
Home fieldHoosier Dome
Results
Record8–8
Division place2nd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersC Ray Donaldson
T Chris Hinton
RB Eric Dickerson
AP All-ProsT Chris Hinton (2nd team)

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).

Offseason

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Draft

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1989 Indianapolis Colts draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
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
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

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1989 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
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

Personnel

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Staff

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1989 Indianapolis Colts staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Tom Zupancic


Roster

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1989 Indianapolis Colts roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
47 active, 3 reserve, 2 practice squad

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site Attendance
1 September 10 San Francisco 49ers L 24–30 0–1 Hoosier Dome 60,111
2 September 17 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–31 0–2 Anaheim Stadium 63,995
3 September 24 Atlanta Falcons W 13–9 1–2 Hoosier Dome 57,816
4 October 1 at New York Jets W 17–10 2–2 Giants Stadium 65,542
5 October 8 Buffalo Bills W 37–14 3–2 Hoosier Dome 58,890
6 October 15 at Denver Broncos L 3–14 3–3 Mile High Stadium 74,680
7 October 22 at Cincinnati Bengals W 23–12 4–3 Riverfront Stadium 57,642
8 October 29 New England Patriots L 20–23 (OT) 4–4 Hoosier Dome 59,356
9 November 5 at Miami Dolphins L 13–19 4–5 Joe Robbie Stadium 52,680
10 November 12 at Buffalo Bills L 7–30 4–6 Rich Stadium 79,256
11 November 19 New York Jets W 27–10 5–6 Hoosier Dome 58,236
12 November 26 San Diego Chargers W 10–6 6–6 Hoosier Dome 58,822
13 December 3 at New England Patriots L 16–22 6–7 Sullivan Stadium 32,234
14 December 10 Cleveland Browns W 23–17 (OT) 7–7 Hoosier Dome 58,550
15 December 17 Miami Dolphins W 42–13 8–7 Hoosier Dome 55,665
16 December 24 at New Orleans Saints L 6–41 8–8 Louisiana Superdome 49,009
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
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

Awards and records

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See also

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References

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