1989 Philadelphia Eagles Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Buddy Ryan (11-5)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1989 Philadelphia Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Buddy Ryan (11-5)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1989 Philadelphia Eagles Results
The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Philadelphia scored 342 points, while the solid defensive unit surrendered 274. Randall Cunningham led the charge, slinging for 3,400 yards. Keith Byars topped all receivers, grabbing 68 passes for 721 yards, while Cris Carter and Keith Jackson were targeted regularly as well.
Randall Cunningham carried the ball for a team-leading 621 yards for the Eagles, while Anthony Toney also buoyed the ground attack.
The sticky-fingered defense led the way with 56 turnovers, topping in the league. Eric Allen picked off 8 opponent throws. Clyde Simmons paced pass rushers with 15.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 62 sacks.
Buddy Ryan coached the team. The 1989 Philadelphia Eagles lost in the Wild Card.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | David Alexander | C | July 28, 1964 | 6'3" | 275 | Tulsa | Silver Spring, MD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | Eric Allen | RCB | November 22, 1965 | 5'10" | 184 | Arizona St. | San Diego, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 58 | Ty Allert | LB | July 23, 1963 | 6'2" | 233 | Texas | Rosenberg, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 49 | Todd Bell | DB | November 28, 1958 | 6'1" | 207 | Ohio St. | Middletown, OH USA | 4 | 4 |
| 99 | Jerome Brown | RDT | February 4, 1965 | 6'2" | 292 | Miami (FL) | Brooksville, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 41 | Keith Byars | RB | October 14, 1963 | 6'1" | 245 | Ohio St. | Dayton, OH USA | 16 | 15 |
| 87 | Carlos Carson | WR | December 28, 1958 | 5'11" | 180 | LSU | Lake Worth, FL USA | 6 | 1 |
| 80 | Cris Carter | WR | November 25, 1965 | 6'3" | 202 | Ohio St. | Troy, OH USA | 16 | 15 |
| 6 | Matt Cavanaugh | QB | October 27, 1956 | 6'2" | 212 | Pittsburgh | Youngstown, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | Randall Cunningham | QB | March 27, 1963 | 6'4" | 212 | UNLV | Santa Barbara, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Matt Darwin | LT | March 11, 1963 | 6'4" | 268 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 15 | 12 |
| 2 | Steve DeLine | K | August 19, 1961 | 5'11" | 185 | Colorado St. | Denver, CO USA | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Alan Dial | DB | February 2, 1965 | 6'1" | 188 | UCLA | Anniston, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Robert Drummond | RB | June 21, 1967 | 6'1" | 205 | Syracuse | Apopka, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 84 | Anthony Edwards | WR | May 26, 1966 | 5'10" | 195 | New Mex. Highlands | Casa Grande, AZ USA | 9 | 0 |
| 56 | Byron Evans | MLB | February 23, 1964 | 6'2" | 235 | Arizona | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | Eric Everett | DB | July 13, 1966 | 5'10" | 165 | Texas Tech | Daingerfield, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 33 | William Frizzell | DB | September 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 203 | North Carolina Central | Greenville, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Gregg Garrity | WR | November 24, 1960 | 5'10" | 171 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 83 | Jimmie Giles | TE | November 8, 1954 | 6'3" | 239 | Alcorn St. | Natchez, MS USA | 16 | 5 |
| 90 | Mike Golic | DT-NT-DE | December 12, 1962 | 6'5" | 274 | Notre Dame | Willowick, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Britt Hager | LB | February 20, 1966 | 6'1" | 231 | Texas | Odessa, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 95 | Al Harris | RLB | December 31, 1956 | 6'5" | 250 | Arizona St. | Bangor, ME USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Ron Heller | RT | August 25, 1962 | 6'5" | 298 | Penn St. | East Meadow, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Mark Higgs | KR | April 11, 1966 | 5'7" | 199 | Kentucky | Chicago, IL USA | 15 | 1 |
| 34 | Terry Hoage | DB | April 11, 1962 | 6'2" | 201 | Georgia | Ames, IA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 48 | Wes Hopkins | FS | September 26, 1961 | 6'1" | 213 | SMU | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 88 | Keith Jackson | TE | April 19, 1965 | 6'2" | 250 | Oklahoma | Little Rock, AR USA | 14 | 12 |
| 46 | Izel Jenkins | LCB | May 27, 1964 | 5'10" | 191 | North Carolina St. | Wilson, NC USA | 16 | 13 |
| 53 | Dwayne Jiles | LB | November 23, 1961 | 6'4" | 242 | Texas Tech | Linden, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Ron Johnson | WR | September 21, 1958 | 6'3" | 190 | Long Beach St. | Monterey, CA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 31 | Tyrone Jones | DB | November 9, 1966 | 6'4" | 223 | LSU | Ruston, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | Seth Joyner | LLB | November 18, 1964 | 6'2" | 241 | Texas-El Paso | Spring Valley, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 94 | Steve Kaufusi | DE-DT | October 17, 1963 | 6'4" | 274 | BYU | Nuku'Alofa, Tonga | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | Sammy Lilly | DB | February 12, 1965 | 5'9" | 178 | Georgia Tech | Anchorage, AK USA | 15 | 0 |
| 89 | Dave Little | TE | April 18, 1961 | 6'2" | 233 | Middle Tenn. St. | Selma, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 74 | Mike Pitts | LDT | September 25, 1960 | 6'5" | 277 | Alabama | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Mike Quick | WR | May 14, 1959 | 6'2" | 190 | North Carolina St. | Hamlet, NC USA | 6 | 5 |
| 66 | Ken Reeves | T | October 4, 1961 | 6'5" | 270 | Texas A&M | Pittsburg, TX USA | 14 | 3 |
| 55 | Mike Reichenbach | LB | September 14, 1961 | 6'2" | 235 | East Stroudsburg | Fort Meade, MD USA | 16 | 4 |
| 50 | Dave Rimington | C | May 22, 1960 | 6'3" | 288 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Max Runager | P | March 24, 1956 | 6'1" | 189 | South Carolina | Greenwood, SC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Roger Ruzek | K | December 17, 1960 | 6'1" | 195 | Weber St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 79 | Mike Schad | LG | October 2, 1963 | 6'5" | 290 | Queens (Canada) | Trenton, ON Canada | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Ricky Shaw | LB | July 28, 1965 | 6'4" | 240 | Oklahoma St. | Mount Vernon, NY USA | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | Heath Sherman | RB | March 27, 1967 | 6'0" | 195 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Wharton, TX USA | 15 | 1 |
| 96 | Clyde Simmons | RDE | August 4, 1964 | 6'5" | 292 | West. Carolina | Lanes, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Reggie Singletary | G-T-DT | January 17, 1964 | 6'3" | 279 | North Carolina St. | Whiteville, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Jessie Small | LB | November 30, 1966 | 6'3" | 239 | East. Kentucky | Boston, GA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 65 | Ron Solt | RG | May 19, 1962 | 6'3" | 279 | Maryland | Bainbridge, MD USA | 13 | 12 |
| 61 | Ben Tamburello | G | September 9, 1964 | 6'3" | 278 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 4 |
| 10 | John Teltschik | P | March 8, 1964 | 6'2" | 212 | Texas | Floresville, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | Anthony Toney | FB | September 23, 1962 | 6'0" | 227 | Texas A&M | Salinas, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Rick Tuten | P | January 5, 1965 | 6'2" | 221 | Miami (FL) | Perry, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Andre Waters | SS | March 10, 1962 | 5'11" | 200 | Cheyney | Belle Glade, FL USA | 16 | 13 |
| 92 | Reggie White | LDE | December 19, 1961 | 6'5" | 291 | Tennessee | Chattanooga, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Henry Williams | PR | May 31, 1962 | 5'6" | 185 | East Carolina | Memphis, TN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 8 | Luis Zendejas | K | October 22, 1961 | 5'9" | 175 | Arizona St. | Mexico City, Mexico | 8 | 0 |
