1989 Seattle Seahawks season

1989 Seattle Seahawks season
Head Coach	Chuck Knox
Home Field	Kingdome
Results
Record	7–9
Place	4th AFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1988	1990

The 1989 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 14th season with the National Football League.

1989 NFL Draft

1989 Seahawks Draft Selections

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
1/15	Andy Heck	Offensive Tackle	Notre Dame
2/44	Joe Tofflemire	Center	Arizona
3/71	Elroy Harris	Running Back	Eastern Kentucky
4/101	Travis McNeal	Tight End	Tennessee-Chattanooga
4/103	James Henry	Defensive Back	Southern Mississippi
7/184	Mike Nettles	Defensive Back	Memphis
8/211	Marlin Williams	Defensive End	Western Illinois
9/238	David Franks	Offensive Guard	Connecticut
10/268	Derrick Fenner	Running Back	North Carolina
11/295	Mike Baum	Defensive End	Northwestern
12/322	R. J. Kors	Defensive Back	Long Beach State

Personnel

Staff

1989 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front Office Owner – Ken Behring President/General Manager – Tom Flores Assistant General Manager – Chuck Allen Player Personnel Director – Mike Allman Head Coaches Head Coach – Chuck Knox Assistant Head Coach – Tom Catlin Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers – John Becker Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer Running Backs – Chick Harris Tight Ends – Russ Purnell Offensive Line – Kent Stephenson			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers – Tom Catlin Defensive Line – George Dyer Inside Linebackers – Rusty Tillman Defensive Backs – Rod Perry Special Assignments – Joe Vitt Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Rusty Tillman Assistant Special Teams – Russ Purnell

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 10, 1989	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 31-7	Veterans Stadium	0-1	64,287
2	September 17, 1989	Phoenix Cardinals	L 34-24	Kingdome	0-2	60,444
3	September 24, 1989	at New England Patriots	W 24-3	Sullivan Stadium	1-2	48,025
4	October 1, 1989	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 24-20	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	2-2	44,319
5	October 8, 1989	Kansas City Chiefs	L 20-16	Kingdome	2-3	60,715
6	October 15, 1989	at San Diego Chargers	W 17-16	Jack Murphy Stadium	3-3	50,079
7	October 22, 1989	Denver Broncos	L 24-21 OT	Kingdome	3-4	62,353
8	October 29, 1989	San Diego Chargers	W 10-7	Kingdome	4-4	59,691
9	November 5, 1989	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 20-10	Arrowhead Stadium	4-5	54,489
10	November 12, 1989	Cleveland Browns	L 17-7	Kingdome	4-6	58,978
11	November 19, 1989	at New York Giants	L 15-3	Giants Stadium	4-7	75,014
12	November 26, 1989	at Denver Broncos	L 41-14	Mile High Stadium	4-8	75,117
13	December 4, 1989	Buffalo Bills	W 17-16	Kingdome	5-8	57,682
14	December 10, 1989	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 24-17	Riverfront Stadium	6-8	54,744
15	December 17, 1989	Los Angeles Raiders	W 23-17	Kingdome	7-8	61,076
16	December 23, 1989	Washington Redskins	L 29-0	Kingdome	7-9	60,294

Standings

AFC West
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Denver Broncos	11	5	0	.688	362	226
Kansas City Chiefs	8	7	1	.531	318	286
Los Angeles Raiders	8	8	0	.500	315	297
Seattle Seahawks	7	9	0	.438	241	327
San Diego Chargers	6	10	0	.375	266	290

External links

• Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
• 1989 NFL season results at NFL.com