1989 New Orleans Saints season

1989 New Orleans Saints season
Head coach	Jim Mora
General manager	Jim Finks
Owner	Tom Benson
Home field	Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1989 New Orleans Saints season was the Saints' 23rd season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1989 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1989 New Orleans Saints draft
1	19	Wayne Martin *	Defensive end	Arkansas
2	46	Robert Massey *	Cornerback	North Carolina Central
3	79	Kim Phillips	Defensive back	North Texas
4	106	Michael Mayes	Defensive back	LSU
5	133	Kevin Haverdink	Offensive tackle	Western Michigan
6	159	Floyd Turner	Wide receiver	Northwestern State
7	186	David Griggs	Linebacker	Virginia
8	213	Fred Hadley	Wide receiver	Mississippi State
9	246	Jerry Leggett	Linebacker	Cal State Fullerton
10	273	Joe Henderson	Running back	Iowa State
11	300	Calvin Nicholson	Defensive back	Oregon State
12	327	Mike Cadore	Wide receiver	Eastern Kentucky
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1989 New Orleans Saints staff

Front office

Owner/General Partner – Tom Benson
President/General Manager – Jim Finks
Vice President of Administration – Jim Miller
Director of Player Personnel – Bill Kuharich

Head coaches

Head Coach – Jim Mora

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Carl Smith
Running Backs – Jim Skipper
Wide Receivers – Steve Walters
Tight Ends – Joe Marciano
Offensive Line – Paul Boudreau

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers – Steve Sidwell
Defensive Line – John Pease
Outside Linebackers – Vic Fangio
Defensive Backs – Dom Capers

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Joe Marciano

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Russell Paternostro

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 10, 1989	Dallas Cowboys	W 28–0	66,977
2	September 17, 1989	at Green Bay Packers	L 35–34	55,809
3	September 24, 1989	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 20–10	44,053
4	October 1, 1989	Washington Redskins	L 16–14	64,358
5	October 8, 1989	San Francisco 49ers	L 24–20	60,488
6	October 15, 1989	New York Jets	W 29–14	59,521
7	October 22, 1989	at Los Angeles Rams	W 40–21	57,567
8	October 29, 1989	Atlanta Falcons	W 20–13	65,153
9	November 6, 1989	at San Francisco 49ers	L 31–13	60,667
10	November 12, 1989	at New England Patriots	W 28–24	47,680
11	November 19, 1989	at Atlanta Falcons	W 26–17	53,173
12	November 26, 1989	Los Angeles Rams	L 20–17	64,274
13	December 3, 1989	at Detroit Lions	L 21–14	38,550
14	December 10, 1989	at Buffalo Bills	W 22–19	70,037
15	December 18, 1989	Philadelphia Eagles	W 30–20	59,218
16	December 24, 1989	Indianapolis Colts	W 41–6	49,009

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0
• Saints	7	14	0	7	28

Date: September 10
Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Game start: 12:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 66,977

Scoring summary

Q1	NO	Dalton Hilliard 4 yard run (Morten Andersen kick)	NO 7–0

Q2	NO	Craig Heyward 1 yard run (Morten Andersen kick)	NO 14–0

Q2	NO	Derrick Shepard 56 yard punt return (Morten Andersen kick)	NO 21–0

Q3	NO	Paul Frazier 1 yard run (Morten Andersen kick)	NO 28–0

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Week 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	0	7	0	7	14
• Saints	6	7	7	9	29

Date: October 15
Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: Indoors (dome)

Scoring summary

Q1	NO	Andersen 42 yard field goal	NO 3–0

Q1	NO	Andersen 29 yard field goal	NO 6–0

Q2	NYJ	Hasty 34 yard interception return (Leahy kick)	NYJ 7–6

Q2	NO	Hill 3 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)	NO 13–7

Q3	NO	Martin 4 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)	NO 20–7

Q4	NO	Safety, holding penalty on Schreiber in end zone	NO 22–7

Q4	NO	Martin 53 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)	NO 29–7

Q4	NYJ	McMillan 74 yard fumble return (Leahy kick)	NO 29–14

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Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Francisco 49ers⁽¹⁾	14	2	0	.875	5–1	10–2	442	253	W5
Los Angeles Rams⁽⁵⁾	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	426	344	W2
New Orleans Saints	9	7	0	.563	3–3	5–7	386	301	W3
Atlanta Falcons	3	13	0	.188	0–6	1–11	279	437	L7

Awards and records

Dalton Hilliard, NFL Leader, Touchdowns, 19 TD's ^[5]

Milestones

Dalton Hilliard, 1st 1,000 yard rushing season (1,262 yards) ^[6]

References

↑ "1989 New Orleans Saints draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
↑ "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Feb-16.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-18.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. Workman Publishing Company. p. 447. ISBN 0-7611-2480-2.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. Workman Publishing Company. p. 436. ISBN 0-7611-2480-2.

External links

New Orleans Saints

Founded in 1967 Based in New Orleans, Louisiana Headquartered in Metairie, Louisiana

Franchise	Franchise Seasons Team history Players Coaches Expansion draft First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Tulane Stadium Mercedes-Benz Superdome Temporary home venues due to Hurricane Katrina: Alamodome Giants Stadium Tiger Stadium

Culture	Gumbo Sir Saint Who Dat? Archie Manning Effect of Hurricane Katrina Buddy D "When the Saints Go Marching In"

Lore	Dempsey's 63-yard field goal Dome Patrol Ricky Williams trade River City Relay Drew Brees Sean Payton Beast Quake Bountygate

Owners	Tom Benson (majority owner) Rita Benson LeBlanc (part-owner)

Playoff appearances (10)	1987 1990 1991 1992 2000 2006 2009 2010 2011 2013

Division championships (5)	1991 2000 2006 2009 2011

Conference championships (1)	2009

League championships (1)	2009 (XLIV)

Ring of Honor	Andersen Manning Jackson Roaf

Rivalries	Atlanta Falcons Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: South Division

Seasons (49)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

New Orleans Saints seasons

1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory

1989 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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