1989 Phoenix Cardinals season
The 1989 Phoenix Cardinals season was the franchise’s 70th year with the National Football League (NFL) and the second season in Phoenix. With five games to go in the season, fourth-year coach Gene Stallings announced he would resign at the end of the season. Instead, general manager Larry Wilson ordered Stallings to leave immediately and named running backs coach Hank Kuhlmann as interim coach for the rest of the season. The Cardinals were 5–5 through ten games but would finish the season on a six-game losing streak, which would knock them out of the playoffs.
| 1989 Phoenix Cardinals season | |
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| Owner | Bill Bidwill |
| General manager | Larry Wilson |
| Head coach | Gene Stallings (games 1–11) Hank Kuhlmann (games 12–16) |
| Home field | Sun Devil Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–11 |
| Division place | 4th NFC East |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | T Luis Sharpe SS Tim McDonald P Rich Camarillo |
Offseason
NFL draft
| 1989 Phoenix Cardinals draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 10 | Eric Hill | Linebacker | LSU | |
| 1 | 17 | Joe Wolf | Offensive tackle | 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 | Placekicker | Arkansas | |
| 10 | 261 | Chris Becker | Punter | TCU | |
| 11 | 291 | Jeffrey Hunter | Defensive end | Albany State | |
| 12 | 318 | Todd Nelson | Guard | Wisconsin | |
| Made roster | |||||
Supplemental draft
| 1989 Phoenix Cardinals draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Timm Rosenbach | Quarterback | Washington State | |
| Made roster | |||||
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
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
In week 10, Tim McDonald returned an interception 53 yards for a touchdown to beat the Dallas Cowboys.[2]
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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| 1 | September 10 | at Detroit Lions | W 16–13 | 1–0 | Pontiac Silverdome | 36,735 | Recap |
| 2 | September 17 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 34–24 | 2–0 | Kingdome | 60,444 | Recap |
| 3 | September 24 | at New York Giants | L 7–35 | 2–1 | Giants Stadium | 75,742 | Recap |
| 4 | October 1 | San Diego Chargers | L 13–24 | 2–2 | Sun Devil Stadium | 44,201 | Recap |
| 5 | October 8 | at Washington Redskins | L 28–30 | 2–3 | RFK Stadium | 53,335 | Recap |
| 6 | October 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 5–17 | 2–4 | Sun Devil Stadium | 42,620 | Recap |
| 7 | October 22 | Atlanta Falcons | W 34–20 | 3–4 | Sun Devil Stadium | 33,894 | Recap |
| 8 | October 29 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 19–10 | 4–4 | Texas Stadium | 44,431 | Recap |
| 9 | November 5 | New York Giants | L 13–20 | 4–5 | Sun Devil Stadium | 46,588 | Recap |
| 10 | November 12 | Dallas Cowboys | W 24–20 | 5–5 | Sun Devil Stadium | 49,657 | Recap |
| 11 | November 19 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 14–37 | 5–6 | Anaheim Stadium | 53,176 | Recap |
| 12 | November 26 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 13–14 | 5–7 | Sun Devil Stadium | 33,297 | Recap |
| 13 | December 3 | Washington Redskins | L 10–29 | 5–8 | Sun Devil Stadium | 38,870 | Recap |
| 14 | December 10 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 14–16 | 5–9 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 41,785 | Recap |
| 15 | December 16 | Denver Broncos | L 0–37 | 5–10 | Sun Devil Stadium | 56,071 | Recap |
| 16 | December 24 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 14–31 | 5–11 | Veterans Stadium | 43,287 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks
Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 13 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
- Date: September 17
- Game time: 1:02pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 60,444
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV: CBS
- Gamebook
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Standings
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| 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 |
Records
- Rich Camarillo, NFL Punting Leader [3]
References
- "1989 Phoenix Cardinals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- 1990 NFL Pro Set Tim McDonald trading card, Card No. 259, Pro Set Properties
- NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0761124802, p. 453
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