1989 Buffalo Bills Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Marv Levy (9-7)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1989 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Marv Levy (9-7)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1989 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Bills piled up points with 409 points, and the defense conceded 317. Jim Kelly tossed for 3,130 yards. Andre Reed hauled in 88 balls for 1,312 yards.
Thurman Thomas rushed for a team-leading 1,244 yards for Buffalo.
Mark Kelso picked off 6 opponent throws. Bruce Smith topped the defensive unit with 13 quarterback sacks.
Marv Levy coached the team. The 1989 Buffalo Bills lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Carlton Bailey | LB | December 15, 1964 | 6'3" | 242 | North Carolina | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 75 | Howard Ballard | RT | November 3, 1963 | 6'6" | 325 | Alabama A&M | Ashland, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Don Beebe | WR | December 18, 1964 | 5'11" | 185 | West. Illinois | Aurora, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Cornelius Bennett | LOLB | August 25, 1965 | 6'2" | 237 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 50 | Ray Bentley | RILB | November 25, 1960 | 6'2" | 240 | Central Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 15 | 15 |
| 5 | Kerry Brady | K | August 27, 1963 | 6'1" | 205 | Hawaii | Vancouver, WA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | Chris Burkett | WR | August 21, 1962 | 6'4" | 205 | Jackson St. | Laurel, MS USA | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Derrick Burroughs | DB | May 18, 1962 | 6'1" | 180 | Memphis | Mobile, AL USA | 3 | 3 |
| 61 | Leonard Burton | C | June 18, 1964 | 6'3" | 275 | South Carolina | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 90 | Tim Cofield | LB | May 18, 1963 | 6'2" | 243 | Elizabeth City St. | Murfreesboro, NC USA | 5 | 0 |
| 58 | Shane Conlan | LILB | March 4, 1964 | 6'3" | 235 | Penn St. | Frewsburg, NY USA | 10 | 9 |
| 79 | John Davis | G-T-C | August 22, 1965 | 6'4" | 310 | Georgia Tech | Ellijay, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 23 | Kenneth Davis | RB | April 16, 1962 | 5'10" | 208 | TCU | Williamson County, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Wayne Davis | DB | June 17, 1963 | 5'11" | 175 | Indiana St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 70 | Joe Devlin | RG | February 23, 1954 | 6'5" | 261 | Iowa | Phoenixville, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Dwight Drane | DB | May 6, 1962 | 6'1" | 200 | Oklahoma | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 16 | Stan Gelbaugh | QB | December 4, 1962 | 6'3" | 207 | Maryland | Carlisle, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | John Hagy | DB | December 9, 1965 | 5'11" | 190 | Texas | Okinawa, Japan | 9 | 0 |
| 26 | Chris Hale | DB | January 4, 1966 | 5'7" | 164 | Nebraska | Monrovia, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 33 | Ronnie Harmon | KR | May 7, 1964 | 5'11" | 200 | Iowa | Queens, NY USA | 15 | 2 |
| 67 | Kent Hull | C | January 13, 1961 | 6'5" | 284 | Mississippi St. | Pontotoc, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 47 | Kirby Jackson | LCB | February 2, 1965 | 5'10" | 179 | Mississippi St. | Sturgis, MS USA | 14 | 13 |
| 80 | Flip Johnson | WR | July 13, 1963 | 5'10" | 185 | McNeese St. | Cheek, TX USA | 16 | 5 |
| 12 | Jim Kelly | QB | February 14, 1960 | 6'3" | 217 | Miami (FL) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 38 | Mark Kelso | FS | July 23, 1963 | 5'11" | 181 | William & Mary | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | John Kidd | P | August 22, 1961 | 6'3" | 210 | Northwestern | Springfield, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Larry Kinnebrew | FB | June 11, 1959 | 6'1" | 255 | Tennessee St. | Rome, GA USA | 15 | 10 |
| 63 | Adam Lingner | C | November 2, 1960 | 6'4" | 268 | Illinois | Indianapolis, IN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | James Lofton | WR | July 5, 1956 | 6'3" | 192 | Stanford | Fort Ord, CA USA | 12 | 2 |
| 84 | Keith McKeller | WR | July 9, 1964 | 6'6" | 240 | Jacksonville St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 7 |
| 88 | Pete Metzelaars | TE | May 24, 1960 | 6'7" | 254 | Wabash | Three Rivers, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Matt Monger | LB | November 15, 1961 | 6'1" | 235 | Oklahoma St. | Denver, CO USA | 9 | 0 |
| 39 | Jamie Mueller | RB | October 4, 1964 | 6'1" | 225 | Benedictine | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 3 |
| 11 | Scott Norwood | K | July 17, 1960 | 6'0" | 207 | James Madison | Alexandria, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | Nate Odomes | RCB | August 25, 1965 | 5'9" | 188 | Wisconsin | Columbus, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 94 | Mark Pike | DE-LB | December 27, 1963 | 6'4" | 272 | Georgia Tech | Elizabethtown, KY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 97 | Scott Radecic | LILB | June 14, 1962 | 6'3" | 243 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 83 | Andre Reed | WR | January 29, 1964 | 6'2" | 190 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | Allentown, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 14 | Frank Reich | QB | December 4, 1961 | 6'4" | 210 | Maryland | Freeport, NY USA | 7 | 3 |
| 98 | Elston Ridgle | DE | August 24, 1963 | 6'6" | 265 | Northern Arizona | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Jim Ritcher | LG | May 21, 1958 | 6'3" | 273 | North Carolina St. | Hinckley, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Butch Rolle | TE | August 19, 1964 | 6'3" | 242 | Michigan St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 96 | Leon Seals | DE | January 30, 1964 | 6'5" | 265 | Jackson St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 76 | Fred Smerlas | NT | April 8, 1957 | 6'3" | 277 | Boston Col. | Waltham, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Bruce Smith | RDE | June 18, 1963 | 6'4" | 262 | Virginia Tech | Norfolk, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 46 | Leonard Smith | SS | September 2, 1960 | 5'11" | 200 | McNeese St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 72 | Art Still | LDE | December 5, 1955 | 6'7" | 253 | Kentucky | Camden, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Mickey Sutton | PR | August 28, 1960 | 5'8" | 165 | Montana | Greenville, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 56 | Darryl Talley | ROLB | July 10, 1960 | 6'4" | 235 | West Virginia | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Steve Tasker | WR | April 10, 1962 | 5'9" | 185 | Northwestern | Smith Center, KS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 34 | Thurman Thomas | RB | May 16, 1966 | 5'10" | 200 | Oklahoma St. | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Erroll Tucker | DB | July 6, 1964 | 5'8" | 169 | Utah | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 69 | Will Wolford | LT | May 18, 1964 | 6'5" | 294 | Vanderbilt | Louisville, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 91 | Jeff Wright | NT | June 13, 1963 | 6'2" | 274 | Tulsa | San Bernardino, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
