The 1989 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 14th season with the National Football League (NFL). The season marked the end of an era for the team, as the last remaining original Seahawk, longtime wide receiver Steve Largent, retired after playing 14 seasons in the league, all with the Seahawks. At the time of his retirement, he was the NFL's all-time reception leader.
Offseason Draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1989 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeWillie BouyerWide receiverMichigan StateTony BrownFullbackWestern KentuckyTyler BurdickTight endToledoKarl BurnigeOffensive tackleOregon TechGilbert DudleyDefensive endTennessee–MartinDarryl HallSafetyWashingtonJesse HatcherLinebackerClemsonSmokey HodgeLinebackerAuburnTony LoganWide receiverNevadaBoo MitchellWide receiverVanderbiltAlex MorrisCornerbackTexas A&MRobert PickettLinebackerWest VirginiaMike RamosSafetyWashingtonLee Marke SellersTight endAuburnRod StephensLinebackerGeorgia TechJeff StephensonLinebackerSt. Cloud StateMike StumbergLinebackerCentral College
Personnel
Staff
Final roster
(*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1990 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 at Phoenix Cardinals W 16–10 1–0 Sun Devil Stadium Recap 2 at New England Patriots L 12–17 1–1 Busch Stadium Recap 3 Detroit Lions W 13–7 2–1 Kingdome Recap 4 San Francisco 49ers W 28–17 3–1 Kingdome Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides1989 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.1990 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
Regular season Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.
Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 September 10 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–31 0–1 Veterans Stadium Recap 2 September 17 Phoenix Cardinals L 24–34 0–2 Kingdome Recap 3 September 24 at New England Patriots W 24–3 1–2 Foxboro Stadium Recap 4 October 1 at Los Angeles Raiders W 24–20 2–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap 5 October 8 Kansas City Chiefs L 16–20 2–3 Kingdome Recap 6 October 15 at San Diego Chargers W 17–16 3–3 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap 7 October 22 Denver Broncos L 21–24 3–4 Kingdome Recap 8 October 29 San Diego Chargers W 10–7 4–4 Kingdome Recap 9 November 5 at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–20 4–5 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 10 November 12 Cleveland Browns L 7–17 4–6 Kingdome Recap 11 November 19 at New York Giants L 3–15 4–7 Giants Stadium Recap 12 November 26 at Denver Broncos L 14–41 4–8 Mile High Stadium Recap 13 Buffalo Bills W 17–16 5–8 Kingdome Recap 14 December 10 at Cincinnati Bengals W 24–17 6–8 Riverfront Stadium Recap 15 December 17 Los Angeles Raiders W 23–17 7–8 Kingdome Recap 16 December 23 Washington Redskins L 0–29 7–9 Kingdome Recap
Bold indicates division opponents. Source: 1989 NFL season results1989 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
Standings
Game summaries
Preseason
Week P1: at Phoenix Cardinals
Week P2: vs. New England Patriots
Week P3: vs. Detroit Lions
Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Regular season
Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 2: vs. Phoenix Cardinals
Week 3: at New England Patriots
Week 4: at Los Angeles Raiders
Week 5: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 6: at San Diego Chargers
Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 10: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 11: at New York Giants
Week 12: at Denver Broncos
Week 13: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week 14 at Bengals
Week 15: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
Week 16: vs. Washington Redskins
Steve Largent's final game with Seahawks
References
External links
1989 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN 1989 Seattle Seahawks at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com) 1989 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com 1989 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com