1989 Detroit Lions season | |
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Head Coach | Wayne Fontes |
General Manager | Russ Thomas |
Home Field | Pontiac Silverdome |
Results | |
Record | 7–9 |
Place | 3rd NFC Central |
Playoff Finish | did not qualify |
Timeline | |
Previous season | Next season |
1988 | 1990 |
The 1989 Detroit Lions season was the franchise’s 60th season in the National Football League, their 56th as the Detroit Lions, and is best known as the beginning of the Barry Sanders era. Sanders, the previous year’s Heisman Trophy winner, was drafted 3rd overall by the Lions in the 1989 NFL Draft and was named to the Pro Bowl in his rookie season.
After starting the season with five straight losses and bottoming out at 2–9, the Lions won five in a row and six out of seven to finish the season with a 7–9 record. Nonetheless, it was their sixth consecutive losing season and their seventh of the decade.
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
1989 Detroit Lions draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Barry Sanders * † | Running back | Oklahoma State | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel[]
Staff[]
1989 Detroit Lions staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Roster[]
1989 Detroit Lions roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 10, 1989 | Phoenix Cardinals | L 16–13 | |
2 | September 17, 1989 | at New York Giants | L 24–14 | |
3 | September 24, 1989 | Chicago Bears | L 47–27 | |
4 | October 1, 1989 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 23–3 | |
5 | October 8, 1989 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 24–17 | |
6 | October 15, 1989 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 17–16 | |
7 | October 22, 1989 | Minnesota Vikings | L 20–7 | |
8 | October 29, 1989 | at Green Bay Packers | L 23–20 OT | |
9 | November 5, 1989 | at Houston Oilers | L 35–31 | |
10 | November 12, 1989 | Green Bay Packers | W 31–22 | |
11 | November 19, 1989 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 42–7 | |
12 | November 23, 1989 | Cleveland Browns | W 13–10 | |
13 | December 3, 1989 | New Orleans Saints | W 21–14 | |
14 | December 10, 1989 | at Chicago Bears | W 27–17 | |
15 | December 17, 1989 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 33–7 | |
16 | December 24, 1989 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 31–24 |
Standings[]
Template:1989 NFC Central standings
Player stats[]
Rushing[]
Player | Attempts | Yards | Average | Long | Touchdowns |
Barry Sanders | 280 | 1470 | 5.3 | 34 | 14 |
Receiving[]
Player | Receptions | Yards | Average | Long | Touchdowns |
Barry Sanders | 24 | 282 | 11.8 | 46 | 0 |
Awards and honors[]
- Barry Sanders, National Football League Rookie of the Year Award
- Walter Stanley, NFL Kickoff Return Leader
References[]
- ↑ "1989 Detroit Lions Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1989_draft.htm. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
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