The 1989 New England Patriots season was the team's 30th, and 20th in the National Football League. The Patriots finished the season with a record of five wins and eleven losses, and finished fourth in the AFC East Division. After the season, Head Coach Raymond Berry was fired and replaced by Rod Rust.
The Patriots' pass defense surrendered 7.64 yards-per-attempt in 1989, one of the ten worst totals in NFL history. The week 7 matchup with the San Francisco 49ers was moved to Stanford Stadium on the campus of Stanford University after the Loma Prieta earthquake, which had caused some damage to the 49ers' usual home of Candlestick Park 5 days earlier during the World Series.
Offseason
Draft
The Football Database. Retrieved 2014-Aug-24.
Undrafted free agents
+ 1989 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeGlenn AntrumWide receiverUConnLon BankstonRunning backDelta StateCreighton InforminiasTackleNorth CarolinaChuck PellegriniGuardCentral Michigan
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 10 at New York Jets W 27–24 1–0 Giants Stadium 64,541 Recap 2 September 17 Miami Dolphins L 10–24 1–1 Foxboro Stadium 57,043 Recap 3 September 24 Seattle Seahawks L 3–24 1–2 Foxboro Stadium 48,025 Recap 4 October 1 at Buffalo Bills L 10–31 1–3 Rich Stadium 78,921 Recap 5 October 8 Houston Oilers W 23–13 2–3 Foxboro Stadium 59,828 Recap 6 October 15 at Atlanta Falcons L 15–16 2–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 39,697 Recap 7 October 22 at San Francisco 49ers L 20–37 2–5 Stanford Stadium 51,781 Recap 8 October 29 at Indianapolis Colts W 23–20 3–5 Hoosier Dome 59,356 Recap 9 November 5 New York Jets L 26–27 3–6 Foxboro Stadium 53,366 Recap 10 November 12 New Orleans Saints L 24–28 3–7 Foxboro Stadium 47,680 Recap 11 November 19 Buffalo Bills W 33–24 4–7 Foxboro Stadium 49,663 Recap 12 November 26 at Los Angeles Raiders L 21–24 4–8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 38,747 Recap 13 December 3 Indianapolis Colts W 22–16 5–8 Foxboro Stadium 32,234 Recap 14 December 10 at Miami Dolphins L 10–31 5–9 Joe Robbie Stadium 55,918 Recap 15 December 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–28 5–10 Three Rivers Stadium 26,594 Recap 16 December 24 Los Angeles Rams L 20–24 5–11 Foxboro Stadium 27,940 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1
Cedric Jones 8 Rec, 148 Yds Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-24.
Week 4: at Buffalo Bills
Standings
See also New England Patriots seasons
References
External links Thirty years ago, the preseason game that wrecked an entire Patriots season