The 1989 New Orleans Saints season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League, and their fourteenth with home games at the Superdome. They failed to improve upon their 10–6 record from 1988 and instead finished with a 9–7 record, missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season. This was the final season Brad Edelman, James Haynes, Walter Johnson, Mike Jones, Joe Kohlbrand, and Steve Korte would play in the NFL.

Offseason

NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 10 Dallas Cowboys W 28–0 1–0 Louisiana Superdome 66,977 2 September 17 at Green Bay Packers L 34–35 1–1 Lambeau Field 55,809 3 September 24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–20 1–2 Tampa Stadium 44,053 4 October 1 Washington Redskins L 14–16 1–3 Louisiana Superdome 64,358 5 October 8 San Francisco 49ers L 20–24 1–4 Louisiana Superdome 60,488 6 October 15 New York Jets W 29–14 2–4 Louisiana Superdome 59,521 7 October 22 at Los Angeles Rams W 40–21 3–4 Anaheim Stadium 57,567 8 October 29 Atlanta Falcons W 20–13 4–4 Louisiana Superdome 65,153 9 November 6 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–31 4–5 Candlestick Park 60,667 10 November 12 at New England Patriots W 28–24 5–5 Sullivan Stadium 47,680 11 November 19 at Atlanta Falcons W 26–17 6–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 53,173 12 November 26 Los Angeles Rams L 17–20 6–6 Louisiana Superdome 64,274 13 December 3 at Detroit Lions L 14–21 6–7 Pontiac Silverdome 38,550 14 December 10 at Buffalo Bills W 22–19 7–7 Rich Stadium 70,037 15 December 18 Philadelphia Eagles W 30–20 8–7 Louisiana Superdome 59,218 16 December 24 Indianapolis Colts W 41–6 9–7 Louisiana Superdome 49,009 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Feb-16.

Week 6

Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-18.

Standings

Awards and records Dalton Hilliard, NFL Leader, Touchdowns, 19 TD's

Milestones Dalton Hilliard, 1st 1,000 yard rushing season (1,262 yards)

References

External links Saints on Pro Football Reference Saints on jt-sw.com