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The 1989 New Orleans Saints season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League, and their fourteenth with home games at the Superdome. They failed to improve upon their 10–6 record from 1988 and instead finished at 9–7, missing the playoffs for the second straight season.
1989 New Orleans Saints season | |
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Owner | Tom Benson |
General manager | Jim Finks |
Head coach | Jim Mora |
Home field | Louisiana Superdome |
Results | |
Record | 9–7 |
Division place | 3rd NFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | RB Dalton Hilliard LB Pat Swilling LB Vaughan Johnson |
1989 New Orleans Saints draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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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 |
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 10 | Dallas Cowboys | W 28–0 | 1–0 | Louisiana Superdome | 66,977 |
2 | September 17 | at Green Bay Packers | L 34–35 | 1–1 | Lambeau Field | 55,809 |
3 | September 24 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 10–20 | 1–2 | Tampa Stadium | 44,053 |
4 | October 1 | Washington Redskins | L 14–16 | 1–3 | Louisiana Superdome | 64,358 |
5 | October 8 | San Francisco 49ers | L 20–24 | 1–4 | Louisiana Superdome | 60,488 |
6 | October 15 | New York Jets | W 29–14 | 2–4 | Louisiana Superdome | 59,521 |
7 | October 22 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 40–21 | 3–4 | Anaheim Stadium | 57,567 |
8 | October 29 | Atlanta Falcons | W 20–13 | 4–4 | Louisiana Superdome | 65,153 |
9 | November 6 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 13–31 | 4–5 | Candlestick Park | 60,667 |
10 | November 12 | at New England Patriots | W 28–24 | 5–5 | Sullivan Stadium | 47,680 |
11 | November 19 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 26–17 | 6–5 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 53,173 |
12 | November 26 | Los Angeles Rams | L 17–20 (OT) | 6–6 | Louisiana Superdome | 64,274 |
13 | December 3 | at Detroit Lions | L 14–21 | 6–7 | Pontiac Silverdome | 38,550 |
14 | December 10 | at Buffalo Bills | W 22–19 | 7–7 | Rich Stadium | 70,037 |
15 | December 18 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 30–20 | 8–7 | Louisiana Superdome | 59,218 |
16 | December 24 | Indianapolis Colts | W 41–6 | 9–7 | Louisiana Superdome | 49,009 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
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NFC West | |||||||||
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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 |
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