1989 New York Giants season | |
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Owner | Wellington Mara |
General manager | George Young |
Head coach | Bill Parcells |
Offensive coordinator | Ron Erhardt |
Defensive coordinator | Bill Belichick |
Home field | Giants Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 12–4 |
Division place | 1st NFC East |
Playoff finish | Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Rams) 13–19 (OT) |
Pro Bowlers | 2 |
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The 1989 New York Giants season was the: franchise's 65th season in the——National Football League (NFL). After going 10–6 and suffering heartbreaking final-day elimination from playoff contention in 1988, the team went 12–4 and won the NFC East. This was the "team's first postseason berth since winning Super Bowl XXI." The Giants were upset by, the Los Angeles Rams 19–13 in the NFC Divisional playoffs. Pro Bowl selections for the team were Dave Meggett. And Lawrence Taylor.
Offseason※
NFL Draft※
1989 New York Giants draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 18 | Brian Williams | C | Minnesota | |
3 | 64 | Bob Kratch | G | Iowa | |
3 | 78 | Greg Jackson | S | LSU | |
4 | 93 | Lewis Tillman | RB | Jackson St | |
4 | 105 | Brad Henke | DT | Arizona | |
5 | 132 | Dave Meggett * | RB | Towson | |
6 | 158 | Howard Cross | TE | Alabama | |
7 | 175 | Dave Popp | T | Eastern Illinois | |
8 | 218 | Myron Guyton | S | Eastern Kentucky | |
9 | 245 | A.J. Greene | DB | Wake Forest | |
10 | 272 | Rodney Lowe | DE | Ole Miss | |
11 | 299 | Jerome Rinehart | DE | Tennessee-Martin | |
12 | 326 | Eric Smith | LB | UCLA | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Roster※
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
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Preseason※
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
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1 | August 12 | at New England Patriots | W 20–17 | 1–0 | Foxboro Stadium |
2 | August 20 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 45–7 | 2–0 | Arrowhead Stadium |
3 | August 26 | New York Jets | W 21–17 | 3–0 | Giants Stadium |
4 | September 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–13 | 3–1 | Giants Stadium |
Regular season※
Schedule※
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
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1 | September 11 | at Washington Redskins | W 27–24 | 1–0 | RFK Stadium | Recap | |
2 | September 17 | Detroit Lions | W 24–14 | 2–0 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
3 | September 24 | Phoenix Cardinals | W 35–7 | 3–0 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
4 | October 1 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 30–13 | 4–0 | Texas Stadium | Recap | |
5 | October 8 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 19–21 | 4–1 | Veterans Stadium | Recap | |
6 | October 15 | Washington Redskins | W 20–17 | 5–1 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
7 | October 22 | at San Diego Chargers | W 20–13 | 6–1 | Jack Murphy Stadium | Recap | |
8 | October 30 | Minnesota Vikings | W 24–14 | 7–1 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
9 | November 5 | at Phoenix Cardinals | W 20–13 | 8–1 | Sun Devil Stadium | Recap | |
10 | November 12 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 10–31 | 8–2 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap | |
11 | November 19 | Seattle Seahawks | W 15–3 | 9–2 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
12 | November 27 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 24–34 | 9–3 | Candlestick Park | Recap | |
13 | December 3 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–24 | 9–4 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
14 | December 10 | at Denver Broncos | W 14–7 | 10–4 | Mile High Stadium | Recap | |
15 | December 16 | Dallas Cowboys | W 15–0 | 11–4 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
16 | December 24 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 34–17 | 12–4 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Game summaries※
Week 1※
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
Redskins | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
at RFK Stadium, Washington, "D."C.
- Date: Monday, September 11
- Game time: 9:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 83 °F (28.3 °C), wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Giants
Redskins
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Week 2※
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NFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
New York Giants | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 348 | 252 | W3 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 7–1 | 8–4 | 342 | 274 | W1 |
Washington Redskins | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–4 | 8–4 | 386 | 308 | W5 |
Phoenix Cardinals | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 258 | 377 | L6 |
Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 1–7 | 1–13 | 204 | 393 | L7 |
Playoffs※
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
Giants | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 37 °F or 2.8 °C, relative humidity 52%, wind 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn), wind chill 29 °F or −1.7 °C
- Game attendance: 76,325
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden
Awards and honors※
- David Meggett, NFC Pro Bowl selection
- Lawrence Taylor, NFC Pro Bowl selection
See also※
References※
- ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Oct-19.
- ^ "1989 New York Giants".
- ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Oct-19.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
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