1989 Cleveland Browns Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-6-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Bud Carson (9-6-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1989 Cleveland Browns StatisticsTeam Record: 9-6-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Bud Carson (9-6-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1989 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 9 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Cleveland chalked up 334 points, while the solid defense surrendered 254. Bernie Kosar led the charge, passing for 3,533 yards. Webster Slaughter topped all receivers, snagging 65 passes for 1,236 yards, while Eric Metcalf and Reggie Langhorne were targeted regularly, too.
Eric Metcalf ran for a team-leading 633 yards for the Browns.
Felix Wright picked off 9 errant tosses from the opposition. Al Baker blasted quarterbacks 7.5 times, part of an overall team total of 45 sacks.
Bud Carson coached the team. The 1989 Cleveland Browns lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Matt Bahr | K | July 6, 1956 | 5'10" | 175 | Penn St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 60 | Al Baker | LDE | December 9, 1956 | 6'6" | 265 | Colorado St. | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Ted Banker | LG | February 17, 1961 | 6'2" | 270 | SE Missouri St. | Belleville, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 97 | Robert Banks | RDE | December 10, 1963 | 6'5" | 259 | Notre Dame | Williamsburg, VA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 64 | Tom Baugh | C | December 1, 1963 | 6'3" | 274 | Southern Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Anthony Blaylock | DB | February 21, 1965 | 5'10" | 190 | Winston-Salem St. | Raleigh, NC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 77 | Rickey Bolden | T | September 8, 1961 | 6'6" | 274 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 6 | 3 |
| 36 | Stephen Braggs | DB | August 29, 1965 | 5'9" | 178 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 86 | Brian Brennan | WR | February 15, 1962 | 5'9" | 178 | Boston Col. | Bloomfield, MI USA | 14 | 2 |
| 58 | Clifford Charlton | LB | February 16, 1965 | 6'3" | 240 | Florida | Tallahassee, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 29 | Hanford Dixon | RCB | December 25, 1958 | 5'11" | 186 | Southern Miss | Mobile, AL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 74 | Paul Farren | LT | December 24, 1960 | 6'5" | 272 | Boston Univ. | Weymouth, MA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 69 | Dan Fike | RG | June 16, 1961 | 6'7" | 280 | Florida | Mobile, AL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 30 | Thane Gash | FS | September 1, 1965 | 6'0" | 200 | East Tennessee St. | Hendersonville, NC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 71 | Tom Gibson | DE | December 20, 1963 | 6'7" | 257 | Northern Arizona | San Fernando, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 79 | Mike Graybill | T | October 14, 1966 | 6'7" | 275 | Boston Univ. | Washington, DC USA | 6 | 0 |
| 56 | David Grayson | RLB | February 27, 1964 | 6'2" | 230 | Cal Poly-Pomona | San Diego, CA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 78 | Carl Hairston | LDT | December 15, 1952 | 6'3" | 260 | Md-Eastern Shore | Martinsville, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Mark Harper | DB | November 5, 1961 | 5'9" | 174 | Alcorn St. | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 2 |
| 51 | Eddie Johnson | LB | February 3, 1959 | 6'1" | 220 | Louisville | Albany, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 59 | Mike Johnson | MLB | November 26, 1962 | 6'1" | 230 | Virginia Tech | Southport, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | Vernon Joines | WR | June 20, 1965 | 6'2" | 200 | Maryland | Charlotte, NC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 66 | Tony Jones | T | May 24, 1966 | 6'5" | 290 | West. Carolina | Royston, GA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 26 | Keith Jones | RB | February 5, 1966 | 5'9" | 190 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 16 | 2 |
| 95 | Marlon Jones | DE-DT | July 1, 1964 | 6'4" | 263 | Central State (OH) | Baltimore, MD USA | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | Bernie Kosar | QB | November 25, 1963 | 6'5" | 210 | Miami (FL) | Boardman, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 40 | Kyle Kramer | DB | January 12, 1967 | 6'3" | 190 | Bowling Green | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Reggie Langhorne | WR | April 7, 1963 | 6'2" | 200 | Elizabeth City St. | Suffolk, VA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 49 | Robert Lyons | DB | May 16, 1966 | 6'2" | 200 | Akron | Wheeling, WV USA | 9 | 0 |
| 34 | Kevin Mack | RB | August 9, 1962 | 6'0" | 224 | Clemson | Kings Mountain, NC USA | 4 | 1 |
| 42 | Tim Manoa | FB | September 9, 1964 | 6'1" | 227 | Penn St. | , Tonga | 16 | 15 |
| 57 | Clay Matthews | LLB | March 15, 1956 | 6'2" | 245 | USC | Palo Alto, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Gerald McNeil | PR | March 27, 1962 | 5'7" | 145 | Baylor | Frankfurt, Germany | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Eric Metcalf | KR | January 23, 1968 | 5'10" | 188 | Texas | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 87 | Ron Middleton | TE | July 17, 1965 | 6'2" | 262 | Auburn | Atmore, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 31 | Frank Minnifield | LCB | January 1, 1960 | 5'9" | 180 | Louisville | Lexington, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Ozzie Newsome | TE | March 16, 1956 | 6'2" | 232 | Alabama | Muscle Shoals, AL USA | 16 | 13 |
| 33 | Mike Oliphant | RB | May 19, 1963 | 5'10" | 183 | Puget Sound | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Mike Pagel | QB | September 13, 1960 | 6'2" | 206 | Arizona St. | Douglas, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 92 | Michael Perry | RDT | August 27, 1965 | 6'1" | 285 | Clemson | Aiken, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Chris Pike | DT | January 13, 1964 | 6'8" | 280 | North Carolina | Washington, DC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 73 | Gregg Rakoczy | C | May 18, 1965 | 6'6" | 290 | Miami (FL) | Medford Lakes, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 35 | Barry Redden | RB | July 21, 1960 | 5'10" | 210 | Richmond | Sarasota, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 63 | Cody Risien | RT | March 22, 1957 | 6'7" | 269 | Texas A&M | Bryan, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Kevin Robbins | T-G | December 12, 1966 | 6'5" | 286 | Wichita St. | Washington, DC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Kevin Simons | T | April 25, 1967 | 6'3" | 315 | Tennessee | Miami, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Webster Slaughter | WR | October 19, 1964 | 6'1" | 175 | San Diego St. | Stockton, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 70 | Daryle Smith | T | January 18, 1964 | 6'5" | 277 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 4 | 0 |
| 96 | Andrew Stewart | DE | November 20, 1965 | 6'5" | 265 | Cincinnati | Queens, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Derek Tennell | TE | February 12, 1964 | 6'5" | 245 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 3 |
| 85 | Lawyer Tillman | WR | May 20, 1966 | 6'5" | 230 | Auburn | Mobile, AL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 15 | Bryan Wagner | P | March 28, 1962 | 6'2" | 200 | California Lutheran | Escondido, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Van Waiters | ROLB | February 27, 1965 | 6'4" | 240 | Indiana | Coral Gables, FL USA | 16 | 5 |
| 22 | Felix Wright | SS | June 22, 1959 | 6'2" | 190 | Drake | Carthage, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
