1989 New Orleans Saints season

1989 New Orleans Saints season
Head coach	Jim Mora
General manager	Jim Finks
Owner	Tom Benson
Home field	Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1989 New Orleans Saints season was the Saints 23rd season.

Offseason

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 Tight Ends – Joe Marciano Offensive Line – Paul Boudreau			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers – Steve Sidwell Defensive Line – John Pease Outside Linebackers – Vic Fangio Defensive Backs – Dom Capers Special teams coaches Special Teams – Joe Marciano Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Russell Paternostro

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 10, 1989	Dallas Cowboys	W 28–0	66,977
2	September 17, 1989	at Green Bay Packers	L 35–34	55,809
3	September 24, 1989	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 20–10	44,053
4	October 1, 1989	Washington Redskins	L 16–14	64,358
5	October 8, 1989	San Francisco 49ers	L 24–20	60,488
6	October 15, 1989	New York Jets	W 29–14	59,521
7	October 22, 1989	at Los Angeles Rams	W 40–21	57,567
8	October 29, 1989	Atlanta Falcons	W 20–13	65,153
9	November 6, 1989	at San Francisco 49ers	L 31–13	60,667
10	November 12, 1989	at New England Patriots	W 28–24	47,680
11	November 19, 1989	at Atlanta Falcons	W 26–17	53,173
12	November 26, 1989	Los Angeles Rams	L 20–17	64,274
13	December 3, 1989	at Detroit Lions	L 21–14	38,550
14	December 10, 1989	at Buffalo Bills	W 22–19	70,037
15	December 18, 1989	Philadelphia Eagles	W 30–20	59,218
16	December 24, 1989	Indianapolis Colts	W 41–6	49,009

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

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)

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
	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. "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com. 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. p. 447. ISBN 0-7611-2480-2.
6. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. Workman Publishing Company. p. 436. ISBN 0-7611-2480-2.

External links

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