1989 New Orleans Saints season

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
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
← 1988 Saints seasons 1990 →

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1989 NFL Draft

1989 New Orleans Saints draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
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

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Personnel

Staff

1989 New Orleans Saints staff

	Front office Owner/general partner – Tom Benson President/general manager – Jim Finks Vice-president of administration – Jim Miller Director of player personnel – Bill Kuharich Head coaches Head coach – Jim Mora Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Carl Smith Running backs – Jim Skipper Wide receivers – Steve Walters Offensive line – Paul Boudreau			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Steve Sidwell Defensive line – John Pease Linebackers – Vic Fangio Defensive backs – Dom Capers Special teams coaches Special Teams/Tight Ends – Joe Marciano Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Russell Paternostro

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Roster

1989 New Orleans Saints roster

	Quarterbacks 11 John Fourcade  3 Bobby Hebert 18 Dave Wilson Running backs 32 Paul Frazier KR 34 Craig Heyward 21 Dalton Hilliard 23 Buford Jordan FB 35 Bobby Morse KR/PR Wide receivers 86 Rod Harris KR/PR 87 Lonzell Hill 89 Mike Jones 84 Eric Martin 80 Brett Perriman Tight ends 85 Hoby Brenner 82 John Tice		Offensive linemen 67 Stan Brock T 79 Glenn Derby T 72 Jim Dombrowski G/T 63 Brad Edelman G 74 Kevin Haverdink T 61 Joel Hilgenberg C/LS 75 Doug Marrone G/C 65 Steve Trapilo G 78 Jeff Walker G Defensive linemen 93 Wayne Martin DE 96 Michael Simmons DE 69 Pat Swoopes NT 73 Frank Warren DE 94 Jim Wilks NT		Linebackers 52 Brian Forde OLB 57 Rickey Jackson OLB 53 Vaughan Johnson ILB 90 Walter Johnson ILB 55 Joe Kohlbrand OLB 51 Sam Mills ILB 56 Pat Swilling OLB Defensive backs 28 Gene Atkins SS/KR 41 Toi Cook CB 27 Antonio Gibson SS 24 Milton Mack CB 40 Robert Massey CB 39 Brett Maxie SS 38 Calvin Nicholson CB 37 Bennie Thompson FS 44 Dave Waymer FS Special teams  7 Morten Andersen K  6 Tommy Barnhardt P		Reserve lists 97 Jumpy Geathers DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)   60 Steve Korte C (IRTooltip Injured reserve)   36 Rueben Mayes RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)   43 Kim Phillips CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)   83 Greg Scales TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)   54 Alvin Toles LB (PUPTooltip Physically unable to perform)   88 Floyd Turner WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)   Practice squad 71 Richard Cooper T 12 Jason Garrett QB -- Dan Stryzinski P 50 Todd Wheeler C 47 active, 7 inactive, 4 practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
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.

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0 • Saints 7 14 0 7 28 Date: September 10 Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Game start: 12:00 p.m. Game attendance: 66,977 Referee: Howard Roe TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and John Madden

Scoring summary Q1 NO Dalton Hilliard 4 yard run (Morten Andersen kick) NO 7–0 Q2 NO Craig Heyward 1 yard run (Morten Andersen kick) NO 14–0 Q2 NO Derrick Shepard 56 yard punt return (Morten Andersen kick) NO 21–0 Q3 NO Paul Frazier 1 yard run (Morten Andersen kick) NO 28–0

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Week 6

1 2 3 4 Total Jets 0 7 0 7 14 • Saints 6 7 7 9 29 Date: October 15 Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game weather: Indoors (dome) Referee: Dick Hantak TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Ahmad Rashād

Scoring summary Q1 NO Andersen 42 yard field goal NO 3–0 Q1 NO Andersen 29 yard field goal NO 6–0 Q2 NYJ Hasty 34 yard interception return (Leahy kick) NYJ 7–6 Q2 NO Hill 3 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick) NO 13–7 Q3 NO Martin 4 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick) NO 20–7 Q4 NO Safety, holding penalty on Schreiber in end zone NO 22–7 Q4 NO Martin 53 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick) NO 29–7 Q4 NYJ McMillan 74 yard fumble return (Leahy kick) NO 29–14

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Standings

NFC West
view talk edit	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

Awards and records

• Dalton Hilliard, NFL Leader, Touchdowns, 19 TD's ^[5]

Milestones

• Dalton Hilliard, 1st 1,000 yard rushing season (1,262 yards) ^[6]

References

1. "1989 New Orleans Saints draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
2. . NewOrleansSaints.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
3. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Feb-16.
4. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-18.
5. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. Workman Publishing Company. March 2001. p. 447. ISBN 0-7611-2480-2.
6. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. Workman Publishing Company. March 2001. p. 436. ISBN 0-7611-2480-2.

External links

• Saints on Pro Football Reference
• Saints on jt-sw.com