1989 Indianapolis Colts (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 8-8-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Ron Meyer |
| Leon Burtnett | Running Backs |
| George Catavolos | Secondary |
| Milt Jackson | Receivers |
| Larry Kennan | Offensive Coordinator |
| Bill Muir | Defensive Coordinator |
| Dante Scarnecchia | Offensive Line |
| Brad Seely | Special Teams |
| Rick Venturi | Linebackers |
| Tom Zupancic | Strength and Conditioning |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/12/1989 | A | New Orleans Saints | 31-7 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 57771 | |
| Sat | 8/19/1989 | A | Green Bay Packers | 24-23 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 30218 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1989 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 30-0 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 54750 | |
| Sat | 9/2/1989 | H | Denver Broncos | 38-34 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 55128 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1989 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 24-30 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 60111 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1989 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 17-31 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 63995 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1989 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 13-9 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 57816 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1989 | A | New York Jets | 17-10 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 65542 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1989 | H | Buffalo Bills | 37-14 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 58890 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1989 | A | Denver Broncos | 3-14 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74680 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1989 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 23-12 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 57642 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1989 | H | New England Patriots | 20-23 | L | OT | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 59356 |
| Sun | 11/5/1989 | A | Miami Dolphins | 13-19 | L | Miami-Dade County, FL | Joe Robbie Stadium | 52680 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1989 | A | Buffalo Bills | 7-30 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 79256 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1989 | H | New York Jets | 27-10 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 58236 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1989 | H | San Diego Chargers | 10-6 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 58822 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1989 | A | New England Patriots | 16-22 | L | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 32234 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1989 | H | Cleveland Browns | 23-17 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 58550 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1989 | H | Miami Dolphins | 42-13 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 55665 | |
| Sun | 12/24/1989 | A | New Orleans Saints | 6-41 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 49009 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| O'Brien Alston | 97 | LOLB | 6-6 | 251 | 24 | Maryland | 4 | 4 |
| Harvey Armstrong | 79 | NT | 6-3 | 270 | 30 | Southern Methodist | 16 | 16 |
| Brian Baldinger | 62 | OT-OG | 6-4 | 275 | 29 | Nassau CC; Duke | 16 | 3 |
| Michael Ball | 31 | SS | 6-0 | 218 | 25 | Southern University | 16 | 16 |
| Chip Banks | 51 | LOLB | 6-4 | 233 | 30 | Southern California | 10 | 10 |
| John Baylor | 36 | CB-S | 6-0 | 205 | 24 | Southern Mississippi | 16 | 8 |
| Pat Beach | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 249 | 30 | Washington State | 16 | 13 |
| Mitchell Benson | 95 | DT | 6-3 | 302 | 22 | Texas Christian | 16 | 0 |
| Albert Bentley | 29 | HBK | 5-11 | 215 | 29 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 8 |
| Dean Biasucci | 4 | K | 6-0 | 192 | 27 | Western Carolina | 16 | 0 |
| Duane Bickett | 50 | ROLB | 6-5 | 249 | 27 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Matt Bouza | 87 | WR | 6-2 | 213 | 30 | California | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Boyer | 84 | HBK-TE | 6-4 | 242 | 27 | Southern California | 16 | 5 |
| John Brandes | 88 | TE | 6-2 | 251 | 25 | Cameron | 16 | 11 |
| Bill Brooks | 80 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Boston University | 16 | 16 |
| Kevin Call | 71 | ROT | 6-7 | 301 | 28 | Colorado State | 15 | 15 |
| Chris Chandler | 17 | QB | 6-4 | 225 | 24 | Washington | 3 | 3 |
| Sam Clancy | 76 | DE | 6-7 | 281 | 31 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 0 |
| Eugene Daniel | 38 | RCB | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | Louisiana State | 15 | 14 |
| Donnie Dee | 48 | TE | 6-4 | 252 | 24 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Dickerson | 29 | RB | 6-3 | 222 | 29 | Southern Methodist | 15 | 14 |
| Randy Dixon | 69 | LOG | 6-3 | 303 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
| Titus Dixon | 87 | WR | 5-6 | 152 | 23 | Troy | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Donaldson | 53 | C | 6-3 | 291 | 31 | Georgia | 16 | 16 |
| Stan Eisenhooth | 67 | C | 6-5 | 290 | 26 | Arizona Western JC; Towson | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Goode | 37 | LCB | 6-0 | 197 | 26 | North Alabama; Alabama | 15 | 8 |
| Jon Hand | 78 | RDE | 6-7 | 294 | 26 | Alabama | 16 | 15 |
| Jeff Herrod | 54 | LILB | 6-0 | 248 | 23 | Mississippi | 15 | 14 |
| Chris Hinton | 75 | LOT | 6-4 | 295 | 28 | Northwestern | 14 | 14 |
| Ivy Joe Hunter | 45 | HBK-RB | 6-0 | 237 | 23 | Kentucky | 16 | 1 |
| Ezra Johnson | 90 | DE | 6-4 | 258 | 34 | Morris Brown | 16 | 1 |
| Kurt Larson | 59 | LB | 6-4 | 236 | 23 | Michigan State | 13 | 0 |
| Orlando Lowry | 58 | LB | 6-4 | 237 | 28 | Ohio State | 9 | 0 |
| Quintus McDonald | 96 | LB | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Penn State | 15 | 2 |
| Zefross Moss | 73 | OT | 6-6 | 325 | 23 | Alabama State | 16 | 0 |
| Dan Murray | 52 | LB | 6-1 | 243 | 23 | East Stroudsburg | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Naposki | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 23 | Connecticut | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff Odom | 93 | LILB | 6-2 | 237 | 31 | Texas-Arlington | 16 | 3 |
| Anthony Parker | 43 | CB-S | 5-10 | 181 | 23 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Plummer | 23 | CB-S | 6-1 | 203 | 25 | Mississippi State | 16 | 2 |
| Mike Prior | 39 | FS | 6-0 | 207 | 26 | Illinois State | 16 | 16 |
| James Pruitt | 86 | WR | 6-3 | 200 | 25 | Fullerton State | 16 | 3 |
| Tom Ramsey | 14 | QB | 6-1 | 187 | 28 | UCLA | 7 | 1 |
| Andre Rison | 87 | WR | 6-0 | 191 | 22 | Michigan State | 16 | 13 |
| Rohn Stark | 3 | P | 6-3 | 205 | 30 | Florida State | 16 | 0 |
| Keith Taylor | 27 | CB-S | 5-11 | 206 | 25 | Illinois | 16 | 0 |
| Donnell Thompson | 99 | LDE | 6-4 | 275 | 31 | North Carolina | 16 | 16 |
| Jack Trudeau | 10 | QB | 6-3 | 219 | 27 | Illinois | 13 | 12 |
| Ben Utt | 64 | ROG | 6-5 | 287 | 30 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 16 |
| Clarence Verdin | 83 | WR | 5-8 | 164 | 26 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 16 | 7 |
| Charles Washington | 46 | CB-S | 6-1 | 212 | 23 | Texas; Cameron | 16 | 0 |
| Ronnie Washington | 57 | LB | 6-1 | 243 | 26 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 179 | 27 | Delaware State | 4 | 0 |
| Fredd Young | 56 | RILB | 6-1 | 234 | 28 | New Mexico State | 15 | 15 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 22 | Andre Rison | WR | Michigan State |
| 3 | 72 | Mitchell Benson | DT | Texas Christian |
| 4 | 99 | Pat Tomberlin | G | Florida State |
| 6 | 155 | Quintus McDonald | LB | Penn State |
| 7 | 182 | Ivy Joe Hunter | RB | Kentucky |
| 7 | 185 | Charles Washington | DB | Cameron |
| 8 | 212 | Kurt Larson | LB | Michigan State |
| 9 | 239 | William MacKall | WR | Tennessee-Martin |
| 10 | 266 | Jim Thompson | T | Auburn |
| 11 | 296 | Wayne Johnson | QB | Georgia |
| 12 | 314 | William DuBose | RB | South Carolina State |
| 12 | 323 | Steve Taylor | QB | Nebraska |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 53 | 66 | 53 | 120 | 6 | 298 |
| Opponents Totals | 67 | 82 | 58 | 91 | 3 | 301 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 27:15 | 273 | 118 | 140 | 15 | 72/211 34.1% | 7/16 43.8% | 89 | 704 |
| Opponents Totals | 32:45 | 336 | 126 | 192 | 18 | 95/220 43.2% | 4/10 40.0% | 103 | 772 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Biasucci | 0 | 31 | 32 | 96.9 | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 0 | 94 |
| Eric Dickerson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Albert Bentley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Bill Brooks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Andre Rison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Pat Beach | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mark Boyer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jack Trudeau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Clarence Verdin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Chris Chandler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Randy Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Prior | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| James Pruitt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Keith Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 31 | 33 | 93.9 | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 0 | 298 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 29 | 29 | 100.0 | 32 | 43 | 74.4 | 1 | 301 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Biasucci | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 0 | 55 | 2/2 | 6/6 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 1/4 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 0 | 55 | 2/2 | 6/6 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 1/4 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 43 | 74.4 | 2/2 | 10/10 | 8/12 | 10/17 | 2/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Dickerson | 314 | 1311 | 4.2 | 21t | 7 |
| Albert Bentley | 75 | 299 | 4.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Jack Trudeau | 35 | 91 | 2.6 | 17 | 2 |
| Chris Chandler | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 23 | 1 |
| Ivy Joe Hunter | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Clarence Verdin | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Andre Rison | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tom Ramsey | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Brooks | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohn Stark | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 458 | 1853 | 4.0 | 26 | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 507 | 2077 | 4.1 | 27 | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Trudeau | 362 | 190 | 52.5 | 159 | 2317 | 6.4 | 12.2 | 71 | 15 | 4.1 | 13 | 3.6 | 20 | 125 | 2192 | 71.3 |
| Tom Ramsey | 50 | 24 | 48.0 | 25 | 280 | 5.6 | 11.7 | 47 | 1 | 2.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 4 | 26 | 254 | 63.8 |
| Chris Chandler | 80 | 39 | 48.8 | 38 | 537 | 6.7 | 13.8 | 82t | 2 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.8 | 3 | 17 | 520 | 63.4 |
| Albert Bentley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Eric Dickerson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -6 | |||||||
| Team Totals | 493 | 253 | 51.3 | 223 | 3134 | 6.4 | 12.4 | 82t | 18 | 3.7 | 17 | 3.4 | 28 | 174 | 2960 | 69.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 556 | 322 | 57.9 | 213 | 3918 | 7.0 | 12.2 | 58t | 15 | 2.7 | 21 | 3.8 | 46 | 384 | 3534 | 73.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Brooks | 63 | 919 | 14.6 | 55t | 4 |
| Andre Rison | 52 | 820 | 15.8 | 61 | 4 |
| Albert Bentley | 52 | 525 | 10.1 | 61 | 3 |
| Eric Dickerson | 30 | 211 | 7.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Clarence Verdin | 20 | 381 | 19.1 | 82t | 1 |
| Pat Beach | 14 | 87 | 6.2 | 17 | 2 |
| Mark Boyer | 11 | 58 | 5.3 | 15 | 2 |
| Clarence Weathers | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 |
| James Pruitt | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 40 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 253 | 3134 | 12.4 | 82t | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 322 | 3918 | 12.2 | 58t | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Taylor | 7 | 225 | 32.1 | 80t | 1 |
| Mike Prior | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 58t | 1 |
| Chip Banks | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Fredd Young | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Eugene Daniel | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Bruce Plummer | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Duane Bickett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Michael Ball | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 391 | 18.6 | 80t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 345 | 20.3 | 92t | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohn Stark | 79 | 3392 | 42.9 | 64 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 558 | 2634 | 32.9 |
| Team Totals | 80 | 3392 | 42.4 | 64 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 558 | 2634 | 32.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 65 | 2702 | 41.6 | 58 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 322 | 2240 | 34.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Verdin | 23 | 5 | 296 | 12.9 | 49t | 1 |
| Andre Rison | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Charles Washington | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Prior | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 26 | 10 | 322 | 12.4 | 49t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 7 | 558 | 10.9 | 70t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Verdin | 19 | 0 | 371 | 19.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Albert Bentley | 17 | 0 | 328 | 19.3 | 29 | 0 |
| James Pruitt | 12 | 0 | 257 | 21.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Andre Rison | 8 | 0 | 150 | 18.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Ivy Joe Hunter | 4 | 0 | 58 | 14.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 60 | 0 | 1164 | 19.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 1208 | 19.2 | 48 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Hand | 10.0 | |
| Ezra Johnson | 8.5 | |
| Duane Bickett | 8.0 | |
| Donnell Thompson | 7.0 | |
| Jeff Herrod | 2.0 | |
| Quintus McDonald | 2.0 | |
| Fredd Young | 2.0 | |
| O'Brien Alston | 1.0 | |
| Harvey Armstrong | 1.0 | |
| Chip Banks | 1.0 | |
| Kurt Larson | 1.0 | |
| Bruce Plummer | 1.0 | |
| Sam Clancy | 0.5 | |
| (Team) | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 46.0 | 384.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 28.0 | 174.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Baldinger | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chip Banks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Beach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Albert Bentley | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
| Duane Bickett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Boyer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Call | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Clancy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Eugene Daniel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Eric Dickerson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Dixon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Donaldson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -22 | 0 | |
| Jon Hand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Chris Hinton | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezra Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Plummer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Prior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| James Pruitt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Ramsey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andre Rison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Donnell Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Trudeau | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | -5 | 0 | |
| Clarence Verdin | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | |
| Clarence Weathers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 33 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 0 |
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