1989 Cleveland Browns season | |
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Head Coach | Bud Carson |
Home Field | Cleveland Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 9–6–1 |
Place | 1st AFC Central |
Playoff Finish | Lost AFC Conference Championship |
Uniform | |
Timeline | |
Previous Season | Next Season |
1988 | 1990 |
The 1989 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 40th season with the National Football League.
It was the Browns' first season with head coach Bud Carson, who had been the defensive coordinator of the New York Jets the previous season. The Browns reached their third AFC Championship Game in four seasons,[1] and for the third time lost to the Denver Broncos.
It would be the Browns's fifth consecutive season making the playoffs, but it would be their last playoff season until 1994.
Personnel[]
Staff[]
1989 Cleveland Browns staff | ||||||
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Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Roster[]
1989 Cleveland Browns roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice/Taxi Squad
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Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 10, 1989 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 51–0 | |
2 | September 17, 1989 | New York Jets | W 38–24 | |
3 | September 25, 1989 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 21–14 | |
4 | October 1, 1989 | Denver Broncos | W 16–13 | |
5 | October 8, 1989 | at Miami Dolphins | L 13–10 | |
6 | October 15, 1989 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17–7 | |
7 | October 23, 1989 | Chicago Bears | W 27–7 | |
8 | October 29, 1989 | Houston Oilers | W 28–17 | |
9 | November 5, 1989 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 42–31 | |
10 | November 12, 1989 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 17–7 | |
11 | November 19, 1989 | Kansas City Chiefs | T 10–10 | |
12 | November 23, 1989 | at Detroit Lions | L 13–10 | |
13 | December 3, 1989 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 21–0 | |
14 | December 10, 1989 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 23–17 | |
15 | December 17, 1989 | Minnesota Vikings | W 23–17 | |
16 | December 23, 1989 | at Houston Oilers | W 24–20 |
Playoffs[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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Divisional | January 6, 1990 | Buffalo Bills | W 34–30 | |
AFC Championship | January 14, 1990 | at Denver Broncos | L 21–37 |
Standings[]
AFC Central | ||||||
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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Cleveland Browns | 9 | 6 | 1 | .594 | 334 | 254 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 265 | 326 |
Houston Oilers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 365 | 412 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 404 | 285 |
References[]
- ↑ The Browns had previously reached the AFC Championship game following the 1986 and 1987 seasons.
- ↑ All-Time Assistant Coaches. ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved on February 6, 2009.
External links[]
- 1989 Cleveland Browns season article at Wikipedia
- 1989 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com)
- 1989 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com
- 1989 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com
- 1989 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com