The 1989 New York Jets season was the 30th season for the franchise and the 20th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 8–7–1 record from 1988 under head coach Joe Walton, hoping to return to the playoffs for the first time since 1986.
Instead, the Jets finished the season with a record of 4–12, their worst since 1980. They lost six of their first seven games to start the year and finished with three consecutive losses, two of which were shutouts. Their last place finish in the AFC East, combined with fan discontent at the Jets’ play, led to Walton’s firing at the end of the season.
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1989 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeReggie BarnesRunning backDelaware StateEric DahlquistQuarterbackKenyon (OH)James HarrisQuarterbackLehighTim HealyRunning backDelawareTony MillerRunning backLafayetteIrvin SmithDefensive BackMarylandGreg WernerTight endDePauw
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Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 10 New England Patriots L 24–27 0–1 Giants Stadium 64,5412 September 17 at Cleveland Browns L 24–38 0–2 Cleveland Stadium 73,516 3 September 24 at Miami Dolphins W 40–33 1–2 Joe Robbie Stadium 65,908 4 October 1 Indianapolis Colts L 10–17 1–3 Giants Stadium 65,542 5 Los Angeles Raiders L 7–14 1–4 Giants Stadium 68,040 6 October 15 at New Orleans Saints L 14–29 1–5 Louisiana Superdome 59,521 7 October 22 at Buffalo Bills L 3–34 1–6 Rich Stadium 76,811 8 October 29 San Francisco 49ers L 10–23 1–7 Giants Stadium 62,805 9 November 5 at New England Patriots W 27–26 2–7 Foxboro Stadium 53,366 10 November 12 Miami Dolphins L 23–31 2–8 Giants Stadium 65,923 11 November 19 at Indianapolis Colts L 10–27 2–9 Hoosier Dome 58,236 12 November 26 Atlanta Falcons W 27–7 3–9 Giants Stadium 40,429 13 December 3 at San Diego Chargers W 20–17 4–9 Jack Murphy Stadium 38,954 14 December 10 Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–13 4–10 Giants Stadium 41,037 15 December 17 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–38 4–11 Anaheim Stadium 53,063 16 Buffalo Bills L 0–37 4–12 Giants Stadium 21,148 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Milestones Ken O'Brien had his third season with at least 3,000 yards passing.
References
External links 1989 statistics