1989 Washington Redskins season

NFL team 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

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* 1990 ->

The 1989 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 58th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 53rd in Washington, D.C. They improved on their 7–9 record from 1988 to 10–6 in 1989, finishing third in the NFC East. However, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for a second consecutive season.

## Offseason[edit]

Main article: 1989 NFL draft

1989 Washington Redskins Draft  Round | Selection | Player | Position | College

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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

## Roster[edit]

1989 Washington Redskins roster

| Quarterbacks

* 11 Mark Rypien
* 16 Stan Humphries
* 17 Doug Williams

Running backs

* 29 Reggie Branch
* 21 Earnest Byner
* 25 Reggie Dupard
* 22 Jamie Morris
* 37 Gerald Riggs

Wide receivers

* 84 Gary Clark
* 89 Carl Harry
* 81 Art Monk
* 83 Ricky Sanders

Tight ends

* 88 Jimmie Johnson
* 87 Terry Orr
* 86 Mike Tice
* 85 Don Warren

|  | Offensive linemen

* 53 Jeff Bostic C
* 67 Ray Brown G/T
* 68 Russ Grimm G
* 79 Jim Lachey T
* 63 Raleigh McKenzie G
* 69 Mark Schlereth G
* 76 Ed Simmons T

Defensive linemen

* 77 Darryl Grant DT
* 71 Charles Mann DE
* 78 Lybrant Robinson DE
* 99 Tracy Rocker DT
* 75 Mike Stensrud DT
* 60 Fred Stokes DE

|  | Linebackers

* 56 Brian Bonner OLB
* 50 Ravin Caldwell OLB
* 51 Monte Coleman OLB
* 54 Kurt Gouveia MLB/OLB
* 91 Greg Manusky MLB
* 58 Wilber Marshall OLB
* 52 Neal Olkewicz MLB

Defensive backs

* 23 Todd Bowles FS
* 34 Brian Davis CB
* 26 Wayne Davis CB
* 47 A. J. Johnson CB/KR
* 35 Martin Mayhew CB
* 31 Clarence Vaughn SS
* 40 Alvin Walton SS
* 20 Herb Welch FS

Special teams

* 59 Dave Harbour LS
* 8 Chip Lohmiller K
* 2 Ralf Mojsiejenko P

|  | Reserve lists

* 24 Kelvin Bryant RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 28 Darrell Green CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* \-- Stephen Hobbs WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 66 Joe Jacoby T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
*   * 80 Joe Howard WR/KR/PR (IR)
* 74 Markus Koch DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 72 Dexter Manley DE/Suspended
* 73 Mark May G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 30 Joe Mickles RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* \-- Stacy Price LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* \-- Eugene Profit CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 64 Ralph Tamm C (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 82 Ken Whisenhunt TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 45 Barry Wilburn CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)

Practice squad

* \-- Grantis Bell WR
* \-- Dan Murray LB

47 active, 14 inactive, 2 practice squad

Rookies in italics

## Regular season[edit]

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

### Schedule[edit]

Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance  | Recap

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1  | September 11 | New York Giants | L 24–27  | 0–1  | RFK Stadium | 54,160  | Recap
2  | September 17  | Philadelphia Eagles | L 37–42  | 0–2  | RFK Stadium  | 53,493  | Recap
3  | September 24  | at Dallas Cowboys | W 30–7  | 1–2  | Texas Stadium | 63,200  | Recap
4  | October 1  | at New Orleans Saints | W 16–14  | 2–2  | Louisiana Superdome | 64,358  | Recap
5  | October 8  | Phoenix Cardinals | W 30–28  | 3–2  | RFK Stadium  | 53,335  | Recap
6  | October 15  | at New York Giants | L 17–20  | 3–3  | Giants Stadium | 76,245  | Recap
7  | October 22  | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 32–28  | 4–3  | RFK Stadium  | 53,862  | Recap
8  | October 29  | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 24–37  | 4–4  | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 52,781  | Recap
9  | November 5  | Dallas Cowboys | L 3–13  | 4–5  | RFK Stadium  | 53,187  | Recap
10  | November 12  | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 10–3  | 5–5  | Veterans Stadium | 65,443  | Recap
11  | November 20 | Denver Broncos | L 10–14  | 5–6  | RFK Stadium  | 52,975  | Recap
12  | November 26  | Chicago Bears | W 38–14  | 6–6  | RFK Stadium  | 50,044  | Recap
13  | December 3  | at Phoenix Cardinals | W 29–10  | 7–6  | Sun Devil Stadium | 38,870  | Recap
14  | December 10  | San Diego Chargers | W 26–21  | 8–6  | RFK Stadium  | 47,693  | Recap
15  | December 17  | at Atlanta Falcons | W 31–30  | 9–6  | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 37,501  | Recap
16  | December 23 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 29–0  | 10–6  | Kingdome | 60,294  | Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Standings[edit]

NFC East

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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

## Awards and honors[edit]

* Charles Mann, Pro Bowl selection

## References[edit]

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Washington Commanders

* Formerly the Boston Braves (1932), Boston Redskins (1933–1936), Washington Redskins (1937–2019), and Washington Football Team (2020–2021)
* Based in Landover, Maryland
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Ownership group|

* Managing partner: Josh Harris
* Limited partners: Mitchell Rales, Magic Johnson, David Blitzer, Mark Ein, others

Key personnel|

* President: Jason Wright
* General manager: Adam Peters
* Head coach: Vacant

Culture|

* "Hail to the Commanders"
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Hall of Famers|

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* Joe Gibbs
* Darrell Green
* Russ Grimm
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* Ken Houston
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* League: National Football League
* Conference: National Football Conference
* Division: East Division

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Buffalo | Cincinnati| Denver| Dallas| Chicago| Atlanta
Indianapolis | Cleveland| Kansas City| NY Giants| Detroit| LA Rams
Miami | Houston| LA Raiders| Philadelphia| Green Bay| New Orleans
New England | Pittsburgh| San Diego| Phoenix| Minnesota| San Francisco
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* 1989 NFL Draft
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*[W]: Wins
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*[DIV]: Win–Loss record within their division
*[CONF]: Win–Loss record within their conference
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