1989 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Wayne Fontes (7-9)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1989 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Wayne Fontes (7-9)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1989 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Lions scored 312 points, but the defensive unit surrendered 364. Bob Gagliano tossed for 1,671 yards, and Rodney Peete took a significant amount of snaps, too. Richard Johnson topped all receivers, hauling in 70 balls for 1,091 yards.
Barry Sanders rushed for a team-leading 1,470 yards for Detroit.
Jerry Holmes picked off 6 opponent throws. Mike Cofer and Jerry Ball each blasted opposing passers 9 times.
Wayne Fontes coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Bruce Alexander | DB | September 17, 1965 | 5'9" | 170 | S.F. Austin | Lufkin, TX USA | 8 | 1 |
| 65 | Eric Andolsek | LG | August 22, 1966 | 6'2" | 254 | LSU | Thibodeaux, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 6 | Jim Arnold | P | January 31, 1961 | 6'2" | 215 | Vanderbilt | Dalton, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 93 | Jerry Ball | NT | December 15, 1964 | 6'1" | 330 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Bennie Blades | SS | September 3, 1966 | 6'0" | 221 | Miami (FL) | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | Michael Brim | DB | January 23, 1966 | 6'0" | 192 | Virginia Union | Danville, VA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | Kevin Brooks | RDE | February 9, 1963 | 6'6" | 277 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 15 | 15 |
| 75 | Lomas Brown | LT | March 30, 1963 | 6'4" | 282 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 95 | Mark Brown | LB | July 18, 1961 | 6'2" | 230 | Purdue | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 6 | 3 |
| 50 | Toby Caston | LB | July 17, 1965 | 6'1" | 235 | LSU | Monroe, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 89 | Jeff Chadwick | WR | December 16, 1960 | 6'3" | 190 | Grand Valley St. | Detroit, MI USA | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | Robert Clark | WR | August 6, 1965 | 5'11" | 175 | North Carolina Central | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Mike Cofer | ROLB | April 7, 1960 | 6'5" | 245 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 15 | 7 |
| 99 | James Cribbs | DE | July 10, 1966 | 6'3" | 269 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 39 | Ray Crockett | DB | January 5, 1967 | 5'10" | 185 | Baylor | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 67 | Ken Dallafior | RG | August 26, 1959 | 6'4" | 276 | Minnesota | Royal Oak, MI USA | 16 | 11 |
| 94 | Byron Darby | DE-NT | June 4, 1960 | 6'4" | 260 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Keith Ferguson | DE | April 3, 1959 | 6'5" | 252 | Ohio St. | Miami, FL USA | 4 | 1 |
| 80 | John Ford | WR | July 31, 1966 | 6'2" | 204 | Virginia | Belle Glade, FL USA | 7 | 1 |
| 14 | Bob Gagliano | QB | September 5, 1958 | 6'3" | 200 | U.S. International | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 7 |
| 70 | Chris Gambol | G-T | September 14, 1964 | 6'6" | 303 | Iowa | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 98 | Dennis Gibson | RILB | February 8, 1964 | 6'2" | 240 | Iowa St. | Des Moines, IA USA | 6 | 6 |
| 53 | Kevin Glover | C | June 17, 1963 | 6'2" | 278 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Mel Gray | KR | March 16, 1961 | 5'9" | 167 | Purdue | Williamsburg, VA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 62 | Curtis Green | DE-DT-NT | June 3, 1957 | 6'3" | 256 | Alabama St. | Quincy, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 34 | James Griffin | DB | September 7, 1961 | 6'2" | 197 | Middle Tenn. St. | Camilla, GA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 17 | Eric Hipple | QB | September 16, 1957 | 6'2" | 196 | Utah St. | Lubbock, TX USA | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Jerry Holmes | RCB | December 22, 1957 | 6'2" | 175 | Chowan | Newport News, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | George Jamison | ROLB | September 30, 1962 | 6'1" | 232 | Cincinnati | Bridgeton, NJ USA | 10 | 6 |
| 84 | Richard Johnson | WR | October 19, 1961 | 5'7" | 182 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 83 | Troy Johnson | WR | October 20, 1962 | 6'1" | 180 | SE Louisiana | New Orleans, LA USA | 9 | 2 |
| 57 | Victor Jones | RILB | October 19, 1966 | 6'2" | 250 | Virginia Tech | Rockville, MD USA | 11 | 9 |
| 90 | Keith Karpinski | LB | October 12, 1966 | 6'3" | 255 | Penn St. | Southfield, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 16 | Chuck Long | QB | February 18, 1963 | 6'4" | 217 | Iowa | Norman, OK USA | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Trevor Matich | C-G-T | October 9, 1961 | 6'4" | 277 | BYU | Sacramento, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 89 | Keith McDonald | WR | November 7, 1963 | 5'9" | 170 | San Jose St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 6 | 4 |
| 29 | Bruce McNorton | DB | February 28, 1959 | 5'11" | 175 | Georgetown (KY) | Daytona Beach, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 74 | Joe Milinichik | G | March 30, 1963 | 6'5" | 290 | North Carolina St. | Allentown, PA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 44 | John Miller | DB | June 22, 1966 | 6'1" | 195 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 81 | Stacey Mobley | WR | September 15, 1965 | 5'8" | 168 | Jackson St. | Daytona Beach, FL USA | 10 | 5 |
| 3 | Eddie Murray | K | August 29, 1956 | 5'10" | 177 | Tulane | Halifax, NS Canada | 16 | 0 |
| 51 | Niko Noga | LB | March 1, 1962 | 6'1" | 234 | Hawaii | , American Samoa | 14 | 1 |
| 49 | Tony Paige | RB | October 14, 1962 | 5'10" | 225 | Virginia Tech | Washington, SC USA | 16 | 4 |
| 26 | Carl Painter | RB | May 10, 1964 | 5'9" | 184 | Hampton | Norfolk, VA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 25 | Paul Palmer | RB | October 14, 1964 | 5'9" | 184 | Temple | Bethesda, MD USA | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Rodney Peete | QB | March 16, 1966 | 6'0" | 230 | USC | Mesa, AZ USA | 8 | 8 |
| 96 | Lawrence Pete | NT-DT | January 18, 1966 | 6'0" | 286 | Nebraska | Wichita, KS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Jason Phillips | WR | October 11, 1966 | 5'7" | 166 | Houston | Crowley, LA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 73 | Harvey Salem | RT | January 15, 1961 | 6'6" | 283 | California | Berkeley, CA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 20 | Barry Sanders | RB | July 16, 1968 | 5'8" | 203 | Oklahoma St. | Wichita, KS USA | 15 | 13 |
| 64 | Eric Sanders | RT | October 22, 1958 | 6'6" | 277 | Nevada-Reno | Reno, NV USA | 16 | 7 |
| 54 | Chris Spielman | LILB | October 11, 1965 | 6'0" | 247 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Walter Stanley | PR | November 5, 1962 | 5'9" | 180 | Colorado | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 12 |
| 21 | Terry Taylor | LCB | July 18, 1961 | 5'10" | 188 | Southern Illinois | Warren, OH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 60 | Mike Utley | RG | December 20, 1965 | 6'6" | 288 | Washington St. | Seattle, WA USA | 5 | 5 |
| 35 | William White | FS | February 19, 1966 | 5'10" | 199 | Ohio St. | Lima, OH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 76 | Eric Williams | LDE | February 24, 1962 | 6'4" | 282 | Washington St. | Stockton, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Jimmy Williams | LOLB | November 15, 1960 | 6'3" | 228 | Nebraska | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Mike Williams | WR | October 9, 1966 | 5'11" | 190 | Northeastern | Mount Kisco, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Jerry Woods | DB | February 13, 1966 | 5'10" | 187 | Northern Michigan | Dyersburg, TN USA | 2 | 0 |
