1989 Indianapolis Colts season

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).

1989 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach	Ron Meyer
Home stadium	Hoosier Dome
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	2nd AFC East
Playoffs	Did not qualify
All-Pros	T Chris Hinton (2nd team)
Pro Bowlers	C Ray Donaldson T Chris Hinton RB Eric Dickerson
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Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1989 NFL draft

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

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

Staff

1989 Indianapolis Colts staff

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

Roster

1989 Indianapolis Colts roster

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

Regular season

Schedule

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

AFC East
view talk edit	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

• Clarence Verdin, AFC Kickoff Return Leader

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• List of Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts–Patriots rivalry