1989 Indianapolis Colts season

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1989 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach Ron Meyer
Home field Hoosier Dome
Results
Record8–8
Division place2nd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers C Ray Donaldson
T Chris Hinton
RB Eric Dickerson
AP All-Pros T 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).

Contents

Offseason

Draft

1989 Indianapolis Colts draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
122 Andre Rison  *  Wide receiver Michigan State
372 Mitchell Benson   Defensive tackle TCU
499 Pat Tomberlin   Tackle Florida State
6155 Quintus McDonald   Linebacker Penn State
7182 Ivy Joe Hunter   Running back Kentucky
7185 Charles Washington   Defensive back Cameron
8212 Kurt Larson   Linebacker Michigan State
      Made roster    †    Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1989 Indianapolis Colts staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Roster

1989 Indianapolis Colts final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
47 active, 3 inactive, 1 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame SiteAttendance
1September 10 San Francisco 49ers L 24–300–1 Hoosier Dome 60,111
2September 17at Los Angeles Rams L 17–310–2 Anaheim Stadium 63,995
3September 24 Atlanta Falcons W 13–91–2 Hoosier Dome 57,816
4October 1at New York Jets W 17–102–2 Giants Stadium 65,542
5October 8 Buffalo Bills W 37–143–2 Hoosier Dome 58,890
6October 15at Denver Broncos L 3–143–3 Mile High Stadium 74,680
7October 22at Cincinnati Bengals W 23–124–3 Riverfront Stadium 57,642
8October 29 New England Patriots L 20–23 (OT)4–4 Hoosier Dome 59,356
9November 5at Miami Dolphins L 13–194–5 Joe Robbie Stadium 52,680
10November 12at Buffalo Bills L 7–304–6 Rich Stadium 79,256
11November 19 New York Jets W 27–105–6 Hoosier Dome 58,236
12November 26 San Diego Chargers W 10–66–6 Hoosier Dome 58,822
13December 3at New England Patriots L 16–226–7 Sullivan Stadium 32,234
14December 10 Cleveland Browns W 23–17 (OT)7–7 Hoosier Dome 58,550
15December 17 Miami Dolphins W 42–138–7 Hoosier Dome 55,665
16December 24at New Orleans Saints L 6–418–8 Louisiana Superdome 49,009
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Buffalo Bills (3)970.5636–28–4409317W1
Indianapolis Colts 880.5004–47–5298301L1
Miami Dolphins 880.5004–46–8331379L2
New England Patriots 5110.3134–45–7297391L3
New York Jets 4120.2502–63–9253411L3

Awards and records

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