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 |
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.
Offseason
NFL draft
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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 |
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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
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. |
Game summaries
Week 1: at Detroit Lions
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
Lions | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
- Date: September 10
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
- Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 36,735
- Box Score
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Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 13 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: September 17
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST/2:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 60,444
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV: CBS
- Box Score
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Week 3: at New York Giants
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Giants | 14 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 35 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: September 24
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
- Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C)
- Game attendance: 75,742
- Box Score
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Week 4: vs. San Diego Chargers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
- Date: October 1
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C)
- Game attendance: 44,201
- Box Score
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Week 5: at Washington Redskins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Redskins | 10 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia
- Date: October 8
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C)
- Game attendance: 53,335
- Box Score
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Week 6: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
Cardinals | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
- Date: October 15
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C)
- Game attendance: 42,620
- Box Score
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Week 7: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
- Date: October 22
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 33,894
- Box Score
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Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
- Date: October 29
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
- Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C)
- Game attendance: 44,431
- Box Score
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Week 9: vs. New York Giants
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
- Date: November 5
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C)
- Game attendance: 46,588
- Box Score
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Week 10: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
- Date: November 12
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 49,657
- Box Score
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Week 11: at Los Angeles Rams
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Rams | 14 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 37 |
at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
- Date: November 19
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST/2:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C)
- Game attendance: 53,176
- Box Score
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Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
- Date: November 26
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C)
- Game attendance: 33,297
- Box Score
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Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 3 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 29 |
Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
- Date: December 3
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C)
- Game attendance: 38,870
- Box Score
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Week 14: at Los Angeles Raiders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Raiders | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
- Date: November 19
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST/2:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C)
- Game attendance: 41,785
- Box Score
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Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 7 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
- Date: December 16
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C)
- Game attendance: 56,071
- Box Score
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Week 16: at Philadelphia Eagles
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Eagles | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: December 24
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
- Game weather: 14 °F (−10 °C)
- Game attendance: 43,287
- Box Score
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Standings
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 |
Records
- Rich Camarillo, NFL Punting Leader [3]