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1989 Phoenix Cardinals season
Head Coach Gene Stallings
Home Field Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record 5-11
Place 4th NFC East
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1989 Phoenix Cardinals season was the team's 70th year with the National Football League and the 2nd season in Phoenix.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 10 Eric Hill Linebacker Louisiana State
1 17 Joe Wolf Offensive Guard Boston College
2 40 Walter Reeves Tight End Auburn
3 67 Mike Zandofsky Guard Washington
4 94 Jim Wahler Defensive Tackle UCLA
5 123 Richard Tardits Linebacker Georgia
5 128 David Edeen Defensive End Wyoming
6 150 Jay Taylor Defensive Back San Jose State
7 177 Rickey Royal Defensive Back Sam Houston State
8 207 John Burch Running Back Tennessee-Martin
9 234 Kendall Trainor Kicker Arkansas
10 261 Chris Becker Punter Texas Christian
11 291 Jeffrey Hunter Defensive End Albany State
12 318 Todd Nelson Guard Wisconsin
1 2 Timm Rosenbach (Supplemental Draft) Quarterback Washington State

Regular season[]

In week 10, Tim McDonald returned an interception 53 yards for a touchdown to beat the Dallas Cowboys. [1]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 10, 1989 at Detroit Lions W 16-13
36,735
2 September 17, 1989 at Seattle Seahawks W 34-24
60,444
3 September 24, 1989 at New York Giants L 35-7
75,742
4 October 1, 1989 San Diego Chargers L 24-13
44,201
5 October 8, 1989 at Washington Redskins L 30-28
53,335
6 October 15, 1989 Philadelphia Eagles L 17-5
42,620
7 October 22, 1989 Atlanta Falcons W 34-20
33,894
8 October 29, 1989 at Dallas Cowboys W 19-10
44,431
9 November 5, 1989 New York Giants L 20-13
46,588
10 November 12, 1989 Dallas Cowboys W 24-20
49,657
11 November 19, 1989 at Los Angeles Rams L 37-14
53,176
12 November 26, 1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 14-13
33,297
13 December 3, 1989 Washington Redskins L 29-10
38,870
14 December 10, 1989 at Los Angeles Raiders L 16-14
41,785
15 December 16, 1989 Denver Broncos L 37-0
56,071
16 December 24, 1989 at Philadelphia Eagles L 31-14
43,287

Standings[]

NFC East
Team W L T PCT PF PA
New York Giants 12 4 0 .750 348 252
Philadelphia Eagles 11 5 0 .688 342 274
Washington Redskins 10 6 0 .625 386 308
Phoenix Cardinals 5 11 0 .313 258 377
Dallas Cowboys 1 15 0 .063 204 393

Roster[]

Awards and records[]

Milestones[]

References[]

  1. 1990 NFL Pro Set Tim McDonald trading card, Card No. 259, Pro Set Properties
  2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 453
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