1989 Indianapolis Colts season

1989 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach	Ron Meyer
Home field	Hoosier Dome
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	2nd AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

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).

Personnel

Staff

1989 Indianapolis Colts staff

Front office

President/Treasurer – Robert Irsay
Vice President/General Manager – Jim Irsay
Assistant General Manager – Bob Terpening
Director of Player Personnel – Jack Bushofsky

Head coaches

Head Coach – Ron Meyer

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Larry Kennan
Running Backs – Leon Burtnett
Receivers – Milt Jackson
Offensive Line – Dante Scarnecchia
Offensive Assistant – Greg Briner

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Bill Muir
Linebackers – Rick Venturi
Secondary – George Catavolos

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Brad Seely

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 10, 1989	San Francisco 49ers	L 24–30	0–1	Hoosier Dome	60,111
2	September 17, 1989	at Los Angeles Rams	L 17–31	0–2	Anaheim Stadium	63,995
3	September 24, 1989	Atlanta Falcons	W 13–9	1–2	Hoosier Dome	57,816
4	October 1, 1989	at New York Jets	W 17–10	2–2	The Meadowlands	65,542
5	October 8, 1989	Buffalo Bills	W 37–14	3–2	Hoosier Dome	58,890
6	October 15, 1989	at Denver Broncos	L 3–14	3–3	Mile High Stadium	74,680
7	October 22, 1989	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 23–12	4–3	Riverfront Stadium	57,642
8	October 29, 1989	New England Patriots	L 20–23	4–4	Hoosier Dome	59,356
9	November 5, 1989	at Miami Dolphins	L 13–19	4–5	Joe Robbie Stadium	52,680
10	November 12, 1989	at Buffalo Bills	L 7–30	4–6	Rich Stadium	79,256
11	November 19, 1989	New York Jets	W 27–10	5–6	Hoosier Dome	58,236
12	November 26, 1989	San Diego Chargers	W 10–6	6–6	Hoosier Dome	58,822
13	December 3, 1989	at New England Patriots	L 16–22	6–7	Sullivan Stadium	32,234
14	December 10, 1989	Cleveland Browns	W 23–17	7–7	Hoosier Dome	58,550
15	December 17, 1989	Miami Dolphins	W 42–13	8–7	Hoosier Dome	55,665
16	December 24, 1989	at New Orleans Saints	L 6–41	8–8	Louisiana Superdome	49,009

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Buffalo Bills⁽³⁾	9	7	0	.563	6–2	8–4	409	317	W1
Indianapolis Colts	8	8	0	.500	4–4	7–5	298	301	L1
Miami Dolphins	8	8	0	.500	4–4	6–8	331	379	L2
New England Patriots	5	11	0	.313	4–4	5–7	297	391	L3
New York Jets	4	12	0	.250	2–6	3–9	253	411	L3

Awards and records

Clarence Verdin, AFC Kickoff Return Leader

References

Indianapolis Colts

Founded in 1953 Played in Baltimore (1953–1983) Based and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana

Franchise	History in Baltimore relocation to Indianapolis in Indianapolis Players Quarterbacks Coaches Seasons Draft First-round draft picks Ring of Honor

Stadiums	Memorial Stadium RCA Dome Lucas Oil Stadium

Culture	Carroll Rosenbloom Robert Irsay Jim Irsay 12th Man AAFC Colts Baltimore Colts Marching Band The Band That Wouldn't Die Blue Cheerleaders

Lore	The Greatest Game Ever Played Ghost to the Post 1995 AFC Championship Game Deflategate

Rivalries	New England Patriots (Manning vs. Brady)

Division championships (16)	1968 1970 1975 1976 1977 1987 1999 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2013 2014

Conference championships (7)	1958 1959 1964 1968 1970 2006 2009

League championships (4^†)	1958 1959 1970 (V) 2006 (XLI) ^† does not include 1968 NFL championship

Retired numbers	19 22 24 70 77 82 89

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division

Seasons (63)	1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 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

Baltimore / Indianapolis Colts seasons

Baltimore 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Indianapolis 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

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL 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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