The 1989 Los Angeles Raiders season was the franchise's 30th season overall, and the franchise's 20th season in the National Football League. Art Shell replaced Mike Shanahan, and in the process became the first black head coach in the NFL since Fritz Pollard coached the Akron Pros in 1921.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p.286 The team finished with an 8–8 record. In preseason against the Houston Oilers, the Raiders played their first game in Oakland since moving to Los Angeles in 1982, before eventually moving back to Oakland in 1995.
Offseason
NFL draft
Transactions NFL Plan B Free Agent signings Bob Golic
Staff
Roster
Regular season The Raiders started the season with one win and three losses. After hiring Art Shell in week 5, the Raiders won seven of their next ten games. The Raiders suffered road losses to the Seahawks and to the Giants, to be eliminated from playoff contention.
In the Raiders' 28-7 win in week 9 over the Cincinnati Bengals, Bo Jackson scored a touchdown on a 92-yard run. In just his third NFL season, Jackson became the first player ever to record two runs of 90-plus yards in a career.1990 NFL Pro Set trading card, Bo Jackson, Card No. 155, Pro Set Properties
Steve Wisniewski was the youngest player on the Raiders roster. At the age of 22, he was in the starting lineup at the Guard position.
Steve Beuerlein started seven games at quarterback and his best performance was against the New York Giants in week 16. Beuerlein completed 16 passes for 266 yards.
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 10 San Diego Chargers W 40–14 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,237 Recap 2 September 17 at Kansas City Chiefs L 19–24 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 71,741 Recap 3 September 24 at Denver Broncos L 21–31 1–2 Mile High Stadium 75,754 Recap 4 October 1 Seattle Seahawks L 20–24 1–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 44,319 Recap 5 at New York Jets W 14–7 2–3 Giants Stadium 68,040 Recap 6 October 15 Kansas City Chiefs W 20–14 3–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,453 Recap 7 October 22 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–10 3–4 Veterans Stadium 64,019 Recap 8 October 29 Washington Redskins W 37–24 4–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 52,781 Recap 9 November 5 Cincinnati Bengals W 28–7 5–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 51,080 Recap 10 November 12 at San Diego Chargers L 12–14 5–5 Jack Murphy Stadium 59,151 Recap 11 November 19 at Houston Oilers L 7–23 5–6 Astrodome 59,198 Recap 12 November 26 New England Patriots W 24–21 6–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 38,747 Recap 13 December 3 Denver Broncos W 16–13 (OT) 7–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 87,560 Recap 14 December 10 Phoenix Cardinals W 16–14 8–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 41,785 Recap 15 December 17 at Seattle Seahawks L 17–23 8–7 Kingdome 61,076 Recap 16 December 24 at New York Giants L 17–34 8–8 Giants Stadium 70,306 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 5
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Mar-17.
Week 6
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jul-27.
Standings
Awards and records Mike Dyal, AFC Offensive Player of week 13 (caught 4 passes for 134 yards and 1 TD vs. Denver, caught 67-yard pass to send game into Overtime, caught 2 passes for 41 yards to set up game-winning field goal.)1990 NFL Pro Set trading card, Mike Dyal, Card No. 151, Pro Set Properties Howie Long, AFC Pro Bowl selection
References
External links 1989 Los Angeles Raiders at JT-SW.com 1989 Los Angeles Raiders at Pro-Football-Reference.com