1989 Washington Redskins season

The 1989 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 58th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 53rd in Washington, D.C. They improved on their 7–9 record from 1988 to 10–6 in 1989, finishing third in the NFC East. However, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for a second consecutive season.

1989 Washington Redskins season
Owner	Jack Kent Cooke
President	John Kent Cooke
General manager	Charley Casserly
Head coach	Joe Gibbs
Offensive coordinator	Joe Bugel
Defensive coordinator	Richie Petitbon
Home stadium	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DE Charles Mann QB Mark Rypien
← 1988 Redskins seasons 1990 →

Offseason

Main article: 1989 NFL draft

1989 Washington Redskins draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
3	66	Tracy Rocker	Defensive tackle	Auburn
4	110	Erik Affholter	Wide receiver	USC
5	129	Tim Smiley	Defensive back	Arkansas State
5	139	Lybrant Robinson	Defensive end	Delaware State
6	149	A.J. Johnson	Defensive back	Southwest Texas State
7	179	Kevin Hendrix	Linebacker	South Carolina
9	233	Charles Darrington	Tight end	Kentucky
10	263	Mark Schlereth	Guard	Idaho
12	316	Jimmie Johnson	Tight end	Howard
12	317	Joe Mickles	Running back	Mississippi

Roster

1989 Washington Redskins roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 11 Mark Rypien 16 Stan Humphries 17 Doug Williams Running backs (RB) 29 Reggie Branch 21 Earnest Byner 25 Reggie Dupard 22 Jamie Morris 37 Gerald Riggs Wide receivers (WR) 84 Gary Clark 89 Carl Harry 81 Art Monk 83 Ricky Sanders Tight ends (TE) 88 Jimmie Johnson 87 Terry Orr 86 Mike Tice 85 Don Warren

Offensive linemen (OL) 53 Jeff Bostic C 67 Ray Brown G/T 68 Russ Grimm G 79 Jim Lachey T 63 Raleigh McKenzie G 69 Mark Schlereth G 76 Ed Simmons T Defensive linemen (DL) 77 Darryl Grant DT 71 Charles Mann DE 78 Lybrant Robinson DE 99 Tracy Rocker DT 75 Mike Stensrud DT 60 Fred Stokes DE

Linebackers (LB) 56 Brian Bonner OLB 50 Ravin Caldwell OLB 51 Monte Coleman OLB 54 Kurt Gouveia OLB 91 Greg Manusky MLB 58 Wilber Marshall OLB 52 Neal Olkewicz MLB Defensive backs (DB) 23 Todd Bowles FS 34 Brian Davis CB 26 Wayne Davis CB 47 A. J. Johnson CB 35 Martin Mayhew CB 31 Clarence Vaughn SS 40 Alvin Walton SS 20 Herb Welch FS Special teams (ST) 59 Dave Harbour LS  8 Chip Lohmiller K  2 Ralf Mojsiejenko P

Practice squad 90 Grantis Bell WR 57 Dan Murray LB Reserve 24 Kelvin Bryant RB (IR) 28 Darrell Green CB (IR) -- Stephen Hobbs WR (IR) 66 Joe Jacoby T (IR) 80 Joe Howard WR (IR) 74 Markus Koch DT (IR) 72 Dexter Manley DE (Susp.) 73 Mark May G (IR) 30 Joe Mickles RB (IR) -- Stacy Price LB (IR) -- Eugene Profit CB (IR) 64 Ralph Tamm C (IR) 82 Ken Whisenhunt TE (IR) 45 Barry Wilburn CB (IR) 47 active, 14 inactive, 2 practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

In a week 14 victory against the San Diego Chargers, Joe Gibbs achieved career victory no. 100

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 11	New York Giants	L 24–27	0–1	RFK Stadium	54,160	Recap
2	September 17	Philadelphia Eagles	L 37–42	0–2	RFK Stadium	53,493	Recap
3	September 24	at Dallas Cowboys	W 30–7	1–2	Texas Stadium	63,200	Recap
4	October 1	at New Orleans Saints	W 16–14	2–2	Louisiana Superdome	64,358	Recap
5	October 8	Phoenix Cardinals	W 30–28	3–2	RFK Stadium	53,335	Recap
6	October 15	at New York Giants	L 17–20	3–3	Giants Stadium	76,245	Recap
7	October 22	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 32–28	4–3	RFK Stadium	53,862	Recap
8	October 29	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 24–37	4–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	52,781	Recap
9	November 5	Dallas Cowboys	L 3–13	4–5	RFK Stadium	53,187	Recap
10	November 12	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 10–3	5–5	Veterans Stadium	65,443	Recap
11	November 20	Denver Broncos	L 10–14	5–6	RFK Stadium	52,975	Recap
12	November 26	Chicago Bears	W 38–14	6–6	RFK Stadium	50,044	Recap
13	December 3	at Phoenix Cardinals	W 29–10	7–6	Sun Devil Stadium	38,870	Recap
14	December 10	San Diego Chargers	W 26–21	8–6	RFK Stadium	47,693	Recap
15	December 17	at Atlanta Falcons	W 31–30	9–6	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	37,501	Recap
16	December 23	at Seattle Seahawks	W 29–0	10–6	Kingdome	60,294	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants(2)	12	4	0	.750	6–2	8–4	348	252	W3
Philadelphia Eagles(4)	11	5	0	.688	7–1	8–4	342	274	W1
Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	4–4	8–4	386	308	W5
Phoenix Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	2–6	4–8	258	377	L6
Dallas Cowboys	1	15	0	.063	1–7	1–13	204	393	L7

Awards and honors

• Charles Mann, Pro Bowl selection