1989 New York Jets Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Joe Walton (4-12)
Location: New York, New York
1989 New York Jets StatisticsTeam Record: 4-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Joe Walton (4-12)
Location: New York, New York
1989 New York Jets Results
The New York Jets of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Jets stumbled, scoring only 253 points, and the leaky defense allowed 411. Ken O'Brien directed the offense, throwing for 3,346 yards. Al Toon topped pass catchers, hauling in 63 balls, while Jo-Jo Townsell added 787 receiving yards.
Johnny Hector rushed for a team-leading 702 yards for New York.
Erik McMillan intercepted 6 opponent throws. Dennis Byrd dropped opposing passers 7 times.
Joe Walton coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Dan Alexander | RG | June 17, 1955 | 6'4" | 260 | LSU | Houston, TX USA | 15 | 14 |
| 30 | Brad Baxter | RB | May 5, 1967 | 6'1" | 233 | Alabama St. | Dothan, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Sanjay Beach | WR | February 21, 1966 | 6'0" | 189 | Colorado St. | Clark AFB, Phillipines | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Troy Benson | LILB | July 30, 1963 | 6'2" | 235 | Pittsburgh | Altoona, PA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 52 | Adam Bob | LB | October 30, 1967 | 6'2" | 240 | Texas A&M | Milwaukee, WI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | John Booty | DB | October 9, 1965 | 6'0" | 185 | TCU | Deberry, TX USA | 9 | 1 |
| 29 | A.B. Brown | RB | December 4, 1965 | 5'9" | 210 | Pittsburgh | Salem, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 87 | Chris Burkett | WR | August 21, 1962 | 6'4" | 205 | Jackson St. | Laurel, MS USA | 13 | 3 |
| 90 | Dennis Byrd | DT-DE | October 5, 1966 | 6'5" | 270 | Tulsa | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 16 | 0 |
| 66 | Dave Cadigan | G | April 6, 1965 | 6'4" | 285 | USC | Needham, MA USA | 13 | 4 |
| 59 | Kyle Clifton | RILB | August 23, 1962 | 6'4" | 236 | TCU | Olney, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Tim Cofield | LB | May 18, 1963 | 6'2" | 243 | Elizabeth City St. | Murfreesboro, NC USA | 6 | 2 |
| 61 | Jeff Criswell | LT | March 7, 1964 | 6'7" | 291 | Graceland College (IA) | Grinnell, IA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Titus Dixon | WR | June 15, 1966 | 5'6" | 152 | Troy | Clewiston, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 84 | Chris Dressel | TE | February 7, 1961 | 6'4" | 238 | Stanford | Palcentia, CA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 80 | K.D. Dunn | TE | April 28, 1963 | 6'3" | 235 | Clemson | Fort Hood, TX USA | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Tony Eason | QB | October 8, 1959 | 6'4" | 212 | Illinois | Blythe, CA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 89 | Phil Epps | WR | November 11, 1958 | 5'10" | 165 | TCU | Atlanta, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | Nuu Faaola | RB | January 15, 1964 | 5'11" | 215 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | Paul Frase | LDE | May 6, 1965 | 6'5" | 272 | Syracuse | Elmira, NY USA | 16 | 14 |
| 35 | Kerry Glenn | DB | January 3, 1962 | 5'9" | 175 | Minnesota | East St. Louis, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Alex Gordon | LOLB | September 14, 1964 | 6'5" | 246 | Cincinnati | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 81 | Billy Griggs | TE | August 4, 1962 | 6'3" | 230 | Virginia | Camden, NJ USA | 5 | 3 |
| 79 | Mike Haight | LG | October 6, 1962 | 6'4" | 281 | Iowa | Manchester, IA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 84 | Michael Harper | WR | May 11, 1961 | 5'10" | 180 | USC | Kansas City, MO USA | 6 | 4 |
| 40 | James Hasty | RCB | May 23, 1965 | 6'0" | 203 | Central Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Johnny Hector | RB | November 26, 1960 | 5'11" | 204 | Texas A&M | Lafayette, LA USA | 15 | 9 |
| 28 | Carl Howard | DB | September 20, 1961 | 6'2" | 188 | Rutgers | Newark, NJ USA | 15 | 0 |
| 48 | Bobby Humphery | LCB | August 23, 1961 | 5'10" | 178 | New Mexico St. | Lubbock, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Leander Knight | DB | February 16, 1963 | 6'1" | 193 | Ferrum | Newark, NJ USA | 13 | 0 |
| 56 | Jeff Lageman | ROLB | July 18, 1967 | 6'6" | 266 | Virginia | Fairfax, VA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 5 | Pat Leahy | K | March 19, 1951 | 6'0" | 194 | St. Louis | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 93 | Marty Lyons | RDE | January 5, 1957 | 6'5" | 269 | Alabama | Takoma Park, MD USA | 10 | 10 |
| 15 | Kyle Mackey | QB | March 2, 1962 | 6'3" | 220 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Gladewater, TX USA | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | Mark Malone | QB-WR | November 22, 1958 | 6'4" | 223 | Arizona St. | San Diego, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Kevin McArthur | LB | May 11, 1962 | 6'2" | 244 | Lamar | Cameron, LA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 68 | Reggie McElroy | RT | March 4, 1960 | 6'6" | 290 | West Texas A&M | Beaumont, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 22 | Erik McMillan | FS | May 3, 1965 | 6'2" | 200 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Freeman McNeil | RB | April 22, 1959 | 5'11" | 216 | UCLA | Jackson, MS USA | 11 | 7 |
| 94 | Scott Mersereau | NT | April 8, 1965 | 6'4" | 275 | Southern Connecticut St. | Riverhead, NY USA | 16 | 15 |
| 36 | Rich Miano | DB | September 3, 1962 | 6'1" | 200 | Hawaii | Newton, MA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 46 | Michael Mitchell | DB | October 18, 1961 | 5'10" | 180 | Howard Payne | Waco, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 51 | Joe Mott | LB | October 6, 1965 | 6'4" | 253 | Iowa | Endicott, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Keith Neubert | TE | September 13, 1964 | 6'5" | 250 | Nebraska | Fort Atkinson, WI USA | 16 | 2 |
| 77 | Gerald Nichols | DT-NT-DE | February 10, 1964 | 6'2" | 261 | Florida St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 7 | Ken O'Brien | QB | November 27, 1960 | 6'4" | 210 | Sacramento St. | Rockville Centre, NY USA | 15 | 12 |
| 70 | Jeff Oliver | T-G | July 28, 1965 | 6'4" | 292 | Boston Col. | Delhi, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Joe Prokop | P | July 7, 1960 | 6'2" | 230 | Minnesota | St. Paul, MN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | George Radachowsky | SS | September 7, 1962 | 5'11" | 186 | Boston Col. | Danbury, CT USA | 16 | 13 |
| 92 | Ken Rose | LB | June 9, 1962 | 6'1" | 215 | UNLV | Sacramento, CA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 10 | Pat Ryan | QB | September 16, 1955 | 6'3" | 210 | Tennessee | Hutchinson, KS USA | 7 | 1 |
| 75 | Adam Schreiber | G-C | February 20, 1962 | 6'4" | 290 | Texas | Galveston, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 82 | Mickey Shuler | TE | August 21, 1956 | 6'3" | 232 | Penn St. | Harrisburg, PA USA | 7 | 7 |
| 74 | Curt Singer | T | November 4, 1961 | 6'5" | 278 | Tennessee | Aliquippa, PA USA | 6 | 1 |
| 96 | Ron Stallworth | RDE | February 25, 1966 | 6'5" | 262 | Auburn | Pensacola, FL USA | 16 | 9 |
| 53 | Jim Sweeney | C | August 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 297 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Al Toon | WR | April 30, 1963 | 6'4" | 205 | Wisconsin | Newport News, VA USA | 11 | 10 |
| 83 | Jo-Jo Townsell | KR | November 4, 1960 | 5'9" | 180 | UCLA | Reno, NV USA | 16 | 16 |
| 43 | Roger Vick | FB | August 11, 1964 | 6'3" | 239 | Texas A&M | Conroe, TX USA | 16 | 10 |
| 85 | Wesley Walker | WR | May 26, 1955 | 6'0" | 179 | California | San Bernardino, CA USA | 6 | 3 |
| 97 | Marvin Washington | DE-DT | October 22, 1965 | 6'6" | 285 | Texas-El Paso | Denver, CO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | Greg Werner | TE | October 21, 1966 | 6'4" | 236 | DePauw | Batesville, IN USA | 10 | 4 |
| 33 | Terry Williams | DB | October 14, 1965 | 5'11" | 197 | Bethune-Cookman | Homestead, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 76 | Mike Withycombe | G | November 18, 1964 | 6'5" | 300 | Fresno St. | Meridian, MS USA | 5 | 1 |
