1989 Washington Redskins season

1989 Washington Redskins season
Head coach Joe Gibbs
Home field RFK Stadium
Results
Record 10–6
Division place 3rd NFC East
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1989 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 7–9 record from 1988. Despite a 10–6 record, they finished third in the NFC East and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

Round Pick Player Position School
3 66 Tracy Rocker Defensive Tackle Auburn
4 110 Erik Affholter Wide Receiver USC
5 129 Tim Smiley Defensive Back Arkansas State
5 139 Lybrant Robinson Defensive End Delaware State
6 149 A.J. Johnson Defensive Back Southwest Texas State
7 179 Kevin Hendrix Linebacker South Carolina
9 233 Charles Darrington Tight End Kentucky
10 263 Mark Schlereth Guard Idaho
12 316 Jimmie Johnson Tight End Howard
12 317 Joe Mickles Running Back Mississippi

Regular season

In a week 14 victory against the San Diego Chargers, Joe Gibbs achieved career victory no. 100

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result TV Time Attendance
1 September 11, 1989 New York Giants L 27–24 ABC 9:00et
54,160
2 September 17, 1989 Philadelphia Eagles L 42–37 CBS 1:00et
53,493
3 September 24, 1989 at Dallas Cowboys W 30–7 CBS 1:00et
63,200
4 October 1, 1989 at New Orleans Saints W 16–14 CBS 1:00et
64,358
5 October 8, 1989 Phoenix Cardinals W 30–28 CBS 4:00et
53,335
6 October 15, 1989 at New York Giants L 20–17 CBS 1:00et
76,245
7 October 22, 1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 32–28 CBS 1:00et
53,862
8 October 29, 1989 at Los Angeles Raiders L 37–24 CBS 4:00et
52,781
9 November 5, 1989 Dallas Cowboys L 13–3 ESPN 8:00et
53,187
10 November 12, 1989 at Philadelphia Eagles W 10–3 CBS 1:00et
65,443
11 November 20, 1989 Denver Broncos L 14–10 ABC 9:00et
52,975
12 November 26, 1989 Chicago Bears W 38–14 CBS 4:00et
50,044
13 December 3, 1989 at Phoenix Cardinals W 29–10 CBS 4:00et
38,870
14 December 10, 1989 San Diego Chargers W 26–21 NBC 1:00et
47,693
15 December 17, 1989 at Atlanta Falcons W 31–30 CBS 4:00et
37,501
16 December 23, 1989 at Seattle Seahawks W 29–0 CBS 4:00et
60,294

Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants(2) 12 4 0 .750 6–2 8–4 348 252 W3
Philadelphia Eagles(4) 11 5 0 .688 7–1 8–4 342 274 W1
Washington Redskins 10 6 0 .625 4–4 8–4 386 308 W5
Phoenix Cardinals 5 11 0 .313 2–6 4–8 258 377 L6
Dallas Cowboys 1 15 0 .063 1–7 1–13 204 393 L7

Awards and honors

References