1989 Phoenix Cardinals Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Hank Kuhlmann (0-5)
Coach: Gene Stallings (5-6)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
1989 Phoenix Cardinals RosterTeam Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Hank Kuhlmann (0-5)
Coach: Gene Stallings (5-6)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
1989 Phoenix Cardinals Results
The Phoenix Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Cardinals floundered, tallying only 258 points, and the defensive unit conceded 377. Gary Hogeboom tossed for 2,591 yards. J.T. Smith snagged 62 passes, while Ernie Jones accumulated 838 receiving yards, while Roy Green provided receiving help as well.
Earl Ferrell carried the ball for a team-best 502 yards for Phoenix.
Tim McDonald picked off 7 opponent throws. Ken Harvey sacked quarterbacks 7 times.
Hank Kuhlmann and Gene Stallings coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Hogeboom | 364 | 204 | 56.0 | 2591 | 7.1 | 14 | 3.8 | 19 | 5.2 | 59 | 40 | 266 | 69.5 |
| Tom Tupa | 134 | 65 | 48.5 | 973 | 7.3 | 3 | 2.2 | 9 | 6.7 | 77 | 14 | 94 | 52.2 |
| Timm Rosenbach | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 95 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.5 | 24 | 2 | 19 | 35.2 |
| Rich Camarillo | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| Vai Sikahema | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Robert Awalt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 523 | 279 | 53.3 | 3659 | 7.0 | 17 | 3.3 | 30 | 5.7 | 77 | 56 | 379 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Ferrell | 149 | 502 | 3.4 | 44 | 6 |
| Tony Jordan | 83 | 211 | 2.5 | 15 | 2 |
| Stump Mitchell | 43 | 165 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Vai Sikahema | 38 | 145 | 3.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 27 | 89 | 3.3 | 15 | 1 |
| Tom Tupa | 15 | 75 | 5.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jessie Clark | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Wolfley | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 5 | 1 |
| Tony Baker | 20 | 31 | 1.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Timm Rosenbach | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| J.T. Smith | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Ernie Jones | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 407 | 1361 | 3.3 | 44 | 10 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. Smith | 62 | 778 | 12.5 | 31 | 5 |
| Ernie Jones | 45 | 838 | 18.6 | 72 | 3 |
| Roy Green | 44 | 703 | 16.0 | 59 | 7 |
| Robert Awalt | 33 | 360 | 10.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Vai Sikahema | 23 | 245 | 10.7 | 37 | 0 |
| Jay Novacek | 23 | 225 | 9.8 | 30 | 1 |
| Earl Ferrell | 18 | 122 | 6.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Don Holmes | 13 | 271 | 20.8 | 77 | 1 |
| Tony Jordan | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Ron Wolfley | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Phil McConkey | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Baker | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Stump Mitchell | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Darryl Usher | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Walter Reeves | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 279 | 3659 | 13.1 | 77 | 17 |
Kicking:
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vai Sikahema | 37 | 433 | 11.7 | 53 | 0 |
| Phil McConkey | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ernie Jones | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Darryl Usher | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 469 | 11.7 | 53 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vai Sikahema | 43 | 874 | 20.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Darryl Usher | 17 | 347 | 20.4 | 33 | 0 |
| Tony Baker | 11 | 245 | 22.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Ernie Jones | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Phil McConkey | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Lydell Carr | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Walter Reeves | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jessie Clark | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 83 | 1650 | 19.9 | 52 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim McDonald | 7 | 170 | 24.3 | 53 | 1 |
| Cedric Mack | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Michael Downs | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Lonnie Young | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Mike Zordich | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Jim Wahler | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Carl Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 275 | 17.2 | 53 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Harvey | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
| David Galloway | 5.5 | 0.0 | |
| Freddie Nunn | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| Rod Saddler | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| Bob Clasby | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Anthony Bell | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Zordich | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Jim Wahler | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Karl Wilson | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Eric Hill | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Cedric Mack | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim McDonald | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ken Harvey | 120 | 120 | 0 | ||||||
| Eric Hill | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Zordich | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Lonnie Young | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Freddie Nunn | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Karl Wilson | 27 | 27 | 0 | ||||||
| Marcus Turner | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garth Jax | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Randy Kirk | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Vai Sikahema | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ernie Jones | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Scott Dill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Wahler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tom Tupa | 2 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Walter Reeves | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Timm Rosenbach | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jessie Clark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Buczkowski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jay Taylor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gary Hogeboom | 5 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |||||
| Jay Novacek | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Shawn Knight | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lance Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Luis Sharpe | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tony Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Darryl Usher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Roy Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Earl Ferrell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Tony Jordan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 549 | 549 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | -3 | 0 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Al Del Greco | 18 | 28 | 0 | 82 | ||||||||||
| Roy Green | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| Earl Ferrell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| J.T. Smith | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Ernie Jones | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Tony Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Mike Zordich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Tim McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Gary Hogeboom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Jay Novacek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Don Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ron Wolfley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Karl Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 258 |
