The 1989 Indianapolis Colts season was the 37th season for the team in the National Football League and sixth in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1989 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, and finished tied for second in the AFC East division with the Miami Dolphins. However, the Colts finished ahead of Miami based on better conference record (7–5 vs. Dolphins' 6–8).

Offseason

Draft

Undrafted free agents

+ 1989 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRotnei AndersonRunning backOklahomaJoe HuffLinebackerIndianaBen JeffersonGuardMarylandAnthony ParkerCornerbackArizona StatePaul ReillyTight endKearney StateCornelius SouthallDefensive backNotre Dame

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site Attendance 1 September 10 San Francisco 49ers L 24–30 0–1 Hoosier Dome 60,111 2 September 17 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–31 0–2 Anaheim Stadium 63,995 3 September 24 Atlanta Falcons W 13–9 1–2 Hoosier Dome 57,816 4 October 1 at New York Jets W 17–10 2–2 Giants Stadium 65,542 5 October 8 Buffalo Bills W 37–14 3–2 Hoosier Dome 58,890 6 October 15 at Denver Broncos L 3–14 3–3 Mile High Stadium 74,680 7 October 22 at Cincinnati Bengals W 23–12 4–3 Riverfront Stadium 57,642 8 October 29 New England Patriots L 20–23 4–4 Hoosier Dome 59,356 9 November 5 at Miami Dolphins L 13–19 4–5 Joe Robbie Stadium 52,680 10 November 12 at Buffalo Bills L 7–30 4–6 Rich Stadium 79,256 11 November 19 New York Jets W 27–10 5–6 Hoosier Dome 58,236 12 November 26 San Diego Chargers W 10–6 6–6 Hoosier Dome 58,822 13 December 3 at New England Patriots L 16–22 6–7 Sullivan Stadium 32,234 14 December 10 Cleveland Browns W 23–17 7–7 Hoosier Dome 58,550 15 December 17 Miami Dolphins W 42–13 8–7 Hoosier Dome 55,665 16 December 24 at New Orleans Saints L 6–41 8–8 Louisiana Superdome 49,009 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Awards and records Clarence Verdin, AFC Kickoff Return Leader

See also History of the Indianapolis Colts List of Indianapolis Colts seasons Colts–Patriots rivalry

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