1989 Los Angeles Raiders season

1989 Los Angeles Raiders season
Head coach	Mike Shanahan Art Shell
General manager	Al Davis
Owner	Al Davis
Home field	L.A. Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1989 Los Angeles Raiders season was the club's 30th season in the National Football League (NFL). 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.^[1] The club 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

Main article: 1989 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1989 Los Angeles Raiders draft
6	140	Jeff Francis	QB	Tennessee
6	156	Doug Lloyd	RB	North Dakota State
8	205	Derrick Gainer	RB	Florida A&M
9	235	Gary Gooden	DB	Indiana
10	262	Charles Jackson	DT	Jackson State
Made roster

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Transactions

NFL Plan B Free Agent signings
- Bob Golic

Personnel

Staff

1989 Los Angeles Raiders staff

Front office

President of the General Partner – Al Davis
Executive Assistant – Al LoCasale
Personnel Operations – Ron Wolf
Senior Executive – John Herrera

Head coaches

Head Coach – Mike Shanahan
Assistant Head Coach – Alex Gibbs

Offensive coaches

Quarterbacks – Tom Walsh
Offensive Backs – Joe Scannella
Wide Receivers – Fred Biletnikoff
Tight Ends – Terry Robiskie
Offensive Line – Art Shell

Defensive coaches

Defense/Linebackers – Dave Adolph
Defensive Line – Bill Urbanik
Linebackers – Sam Gruneisen
Defensive Backs – Jack Stanton

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Pete Rodriguez

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – John Dunn

Roster

1989 Los Angeles Raiders roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

89 Mike Alexander
81 Tim Brown
86 Mervyn Fernandez
83 Willie Gault
80 Timmie Ware

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

63 John Gesek G
60 Rory Graves T
72 Don Mosebar C
78 Tim Rother T
67 Dan Turk C
68 Bruce Wilkerson T
76 Steve Wisniewski G
66 Steve Wright G/T

Defensive linemen

70 Scott Davis DT/DE
79 Bob Golic DT
74 Pete Koch DE/OLB
75 Howie Long DE
97 Mark Mraz DE
71 Bill Pickel DT/DE
93 Greg Townsend DE/OLB
90 Mike Wise DE

Linebackers

58 Thomas Benson ILB
56 Joe Costello ILB
98 Ricky Hunley ILB
92 Emanuel King OLB
52 Linden King OLB
57 Jerry Robinson ILB
58 Jackie Shipp ILB
50 Otis Wilson OLB

Defensive backs

44 Stefon Adams S
33 Eddie Anderson FS
29 Russell Carter S
23 Derrick Crudup S
45 Mike Harden SS
22 Mike Haynes CB
25 Dan Land CB
40 Zeph Lee SS
36 Terry McDaniel CB
26 Vann McElroy FS
20 Dennis Price CB
48 Lionel Washington CB

Special teams

6 Jeff Gossett P
18 Jeff Jaeger K

Rookies in italics

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Regular season

The Raiders stated 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.

Against the Cincinnati Bengals, Bo Jackson scored a touchdown on a 92-yard run. He became the first player ever with two runs of 90 plus yards in a career.^[4] 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 had 16 completions and 266 passing yards.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 10, 1989	San Diego Chargers	W 40–14	40,237
2	September 17, 1989	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–19	71,741
3	September 24, 1989	at Denver Broncos	L 31–21	75,754
4	October 1, 1989	Seattle Seahawks	L 24–20	44,319
5	October 9, 1989	at New York Jets	W 14–7	68,040
6	October 15, 1989	Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–14	40,453
7	October 22, 1989	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 10–7	64,019
8	October 29, 1989	Washington Redskins	W 37–24	52,781
9	November 5, 1989	Cincinnati Bengals	W 28–7	51,080
10	November 12, 1989	at San Diego Chargers	L 14–12	59,151
11	November 19, 1989	at Houston Oilers	L 23–7	59,198
12	November 26, 1989	New England Patriots	W 24–21	38,747
13	December 3, 1989	Denver Broncos	W 16–13	87,560
14	December 10, 1989	Phoenix Cardinals	W 16–14	41,785
15	December 17, 1989	at Seattle Seahawks	L 23–17	61,076
16	December 24, 1989	at New York Giants	L 34–17	70,306

Game summaries

Week 5

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Raiders	0	0	7	7	14
Jets	0	0	7	0	7

Date: October 9
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 68,040
Game weather: 49°F; wind 15
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

Q3	LA	Mervyn Fernandez 73 yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Jeff Jaeger kick)	LA 7–0

Q3	NYJ	Roger Vick 1 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)	Tie 7–7

Q4	LA	Eddie Anderson 87 yard interception return (Jeff Jaeger kick)	LA 14–0

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Week 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	7	0	0	7	14
• Raiders	3	7	3	7	20

Date: October 15
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 64°F; wind 9

Scoring summary

Q1	KC	Okoye 2 yard run (Lowery kick)	KC 7–0

Q1	LA	Jaeger 24 yard field goal	KC 7–3

Q2	LA	Jackson 2 yard run (Jaeger kick)	LA 10–7

Q3	LA	Jaeger 50 yard field goal	LA 13–7

Q4	LA	Mueller 6 yard run (Jaeger kick)	LA 20–7

Q4	KC	Thomas 11 yard pass from DeBerg (Lowery kick)	LA 20–14

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Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos⁽¹⁾	11	5	0	.688	6–2	9–3	362	226	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	8	7	1	.531	3–5	6–7–1	318	286	W1
Los Angeles Raiders	8	8	0	.500	3–5	6–6	315	297	L2
Seattle Seahawks	7	9	0	.438	4–4	7–5	241	327	L1
San Diego Chargers	6	10	0	.375	4–4	4–8	266	290	W2

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.)^[7]
Howie Long, AFC Pro Bowl selection

References

↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.286
↑ "1989 Los Angeles Raiders draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
↑ "1989 Los Angeles Raiders starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
↑ 1990 NFL Pro Set trading card, Bo Jackson, Card No. 155, Pro Set Properties
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Mar-17.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jul-27.
↑ 1990 NFL Pro Set trading card, Mike Dyal, Card No. 151, Pro Set Properties

External links

1989 Los Angeles Raiders at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Oakland Raiders

Founded in 1960 Played in Los Angeles (1982–1994) Based in Oakland, California Headquartered in Alameda, California

Franchise	History in Los Angeles Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Head coaches

Stadiums	Kezar Stadium Candlestick Park Frank Youell Field Oakland Alameda Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Las Vegas Raiders Stadium (proposed)

Key personnel	Owner/CEO: Mark Davis General manager: Reggie McKenzie Head coach: Jack Del Rio

Culture	Oakland Raiderettes Raider Nation The Autumn Wind

Lore	Heidi Game Immaculate Reception The Sea of Hands Ghost to the Post Holy Roller Red Right 88 Tuck Rule Game

Rivalries	Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers Pittsburgh Steelers

Media	Television: Comcast SportsNet California Comcast SportsNet Bay Area KTVU Radio: KGMZ KITS Other: Compass Media Networks The Raider Cast Personalities: Bill King Greg Papa J. T. the Brick

Playoff appearances (21)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1990 1991 1993 2000 2001 2002

Division championships (15)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1983 1985 1990 2000 2001 2002

Conference championships (4)	1976 1980 1983 2002

League championships (3^†)	1976 (XI) 1980 (XV) 1983 (XVIII) ^† does not include 1967 AFL championship

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (55)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders seasons

Oakland 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Los Angeles 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Oakland 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1989 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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