1989 Phoenix Cardinals season

1989 Phoenix Cardinals season
1989 Phoenix Cardinals season
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
	← 1988; Cardinals seasons; 1990 →;

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 retire 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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1989 Phoenix Cardinals draft
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

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Supplemental draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1989 Phoenix Cardinals draft
1	2	Timm Rosenbach	Quarterback	Washington State
Made roster

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Personnel

Staff

**1989 Phoenix Cardinals staff**
	Front office President – Bill Bidwill Vice President and General Manager – Larry Wilson Director of Pro Personnel – Erik Widmark Director of Player Personnel – George Boone Head coaches Head Coach – Gene Stallings Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Jim Shofner Running Backs – Hank Kuhlmann Receivers – Mal Moore Offensive Line – Mike Solari Special Assistant/Quality Control – Leon McLaughlin			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Jim Johnson Linebackers – Joe Pascale Defensive Backs – Dennis Thurman Special teams coaches Special Teams – Marv Braden Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – LeBaron Caruthers

Roster

**1989 Phoenix Cardinals roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 5 Gary Hogeboom 19 Tom Tupa Running backs (RB) 31 Earl Ferrell FB 24 Ron Wolfley FB Wide receivers (WR) 81 Roy Green 86 Ernie Jones 84 J. T. Smith Tight ends (TE) 80 Robert Awalt 85 Jay Novacek 89 Walter Reeves		Offensive linemen (OL) 74 Scott Dill T 57 Kani Kauahi C 70 Derek Kennard C 63 Tootie Robbins T 67 Luis Sharpe T 61 Lance Smith G 68 Joe Wolf G 62 Mike Zandofsky G Defensive linemen (DL) 79 Bob Clasby DT 65 David Galloway DE 73 Gary Hadd DT 78 Freddie Joe Nunn DE 72 Rod Saddler DE 66 Jim Wahler NT		Linebackers (LB) 55 Anthony Bell OLB 56 Ken Harvey OLB 58 Eric Hill ILB 53 Garth Jax ILB 52 Randy Kirk OLB Defensive backs (DB) 41 Carl Carter CB 47 Cedric Mack CB 46 Tim McDonald SS 27 Jay Taylor CB 23 Marcus Turner S 38 Mike Zordich FS 43 Lonnie Young FS Special teams 16 Rich Camarillo P 17 Al Del Greco K				Rookies in italics

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	Attendance
1	September 10, 1989	at Detroit Lions	W 16–13	36,735
2	September 17, 1989	at Seattle Seahawks	W 34–24	60,444
3	September 24, 1989	at New York Giants	L 35–7	75,742
4	October 1, 1989	San Diego Chargers	L 24–13	44,201
5	October 8, 1989	at Washington Redskins	L 30–28	53,335
6	October 15, 1989	Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–5	42,620
7	October 22, 1989	Atlanta Falcons	W 34–20	33,894
8	October 29, 1989	at Dallas Cowboys	W 19–10	44,431
9	November 5, 1989	New York Giants	L 20–13	46,588
10	November 12, 1989	Dallas Cowboys	W 24–20	49,657
11	November 19, 1989	at Los Angeles Rams	L 37–14	53,176
12	November 26, 1989	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 14–13	33,297
13	December 3, 1989	Washington Redskins	L 29–10	38,870
14	December 10, 1989	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 16–14	41,785
15	December 16, 1989	Denver Broncos	L 37–0	56,071
16	December 24, 1989	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 31–14	43,287

Standings

NFC East
view talk edit	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

^ ^a ^b "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 0-7611-2480-2, p. 453

External links

1989 Phoenix Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com

[PFR_draft-1] "1989 Phoenix Cardinals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.

[2] 1990 NFL Pro Set Tim McDonald trading card, Card No. 259, Pro Set Properties

[3] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 453

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