1989 New York Giants season

1989 New York Giants season
Head coach	Bill Parcells
General manager	George Young
Owner	Wellington Mara
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Rams) 19–13 (OT)

The 1989 New York Giants season was the 65th season for the club in the National Football League. After going 10–6 and suffering a heartbreaking final-day elimination from playoff contention in 1988, the team went 12–4 and won the NFC East. The Giants lost to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional playoffs.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1

Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Giants points	Opponents	Record	Attendance
1	Sept. 11	at Washington Redskins	Win	27	24	1–0	54,160
2	Sept. 17	Detroit Lions	Win	24	14	2–0	76,021
3	Sept. 24	Phoenix Cardinals	Win	35	7	3–0	75,742
4	Oct. 1	at Dallas Cowboys	Win	30	13	4–0	51,785
5	Oct. 8	at Philadelphia Eagles	Loss	19	21	4–1	65,688
6	Oct. 15	Washington Redskins	Win	20	17	5–1	76,245
7	Oct. 22	at San Diego Chargers	Win	20	13	6–1	46,566
8	Oct. 30	Minnesota Vikings	Win	24	14	7–1	76,041
9	Nov. 5	at Phoenix Cardinals	Win	20	13	8–1	46,588
10	Nov. 12	at Los Angeles Rams	Loss	10	31	8–2	65,127
11	Nov. 19	Seattle Seahawks	Win	15	3	9–2	75,014
12	Nov. 27	at San Francisco 49ers	Loss	24	34	9–3	63,461
13	Dec. 3	Philadelphia Eagles	Loss	17	24	9–4	74,809
14	Dec. 10	at Denver Broncos	Win	14	7	10–4	63,283
15	Dec. 16	Dallas Cowboys	Win	15	0	11–4	72,141
16	Dec. 24	Los Angeles Raiders	Win	34	17	12–4	70,306

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants(2)	12	4	0	.750	6–2	8–4	348	252	W3
Philadelphia Eagles(4)	11	5	0	.688	7–1	8–4	342	274	W1
Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	4–4	8–4	386	308	W5
Phoenix Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	2–6	4–8	258	377	L6
Dallas Cowboys	1	15	0	.063	1–7	1–13	204	393	L7

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	7	0	13	27
Redskins	0	3	7	14	24

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

• Date: Monday, September 11
• Game time: 9:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 83°F, wind 11 mph
• TV: ABC
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First Quarter NYG – Odessa Turner 30-yard pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) – Giants 7–0 Second Quarter NYG – Dave Meggett 62-yard pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) – Giants 14–0 WSH – Chip Lohmiller 24-yard field goal – Giants 14–3 Third Quarter WSH – Ricky Sanders 48-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick) – Giants 14–10 Fourth Quarter NYG – Ottis Anderson 14-yard run (Raul Allegre kick) – Giants 21–10 WSH – Art Monk 6-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick) – Giants 21–17 WSH – Monte Coleman 24-yard interception return (Chip Lohmiller kick) – Redskins 24–21 NYG – Raul Allegre 32-yard field goal – Tie 24–24 NYG – Raul Allegre 52-yard field goal – Giants 27–24 Giants Phil Simms 11/19, 255 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Ottis Anderson 23 Rush, 93 Yds, TD Odessa Turner 3 Rec, 99 Yds, TD Redskins Mark Rypien 22/32, 349 Yds, 2 TD, INT Gerald Riggs 24 Rush, 111 Yds Ricky Sanders 6 Rec, 143 Yds, TD

Week 7

1 2 3 4 Total • Giants 3 3 7 7 20 Chargers 0 3 3 7 13 Date: October 22 Location: Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California Game start: 1:00 p.m. PST Game weather: 68°F, wind 8 mph

Scoring summary 1 NYG Raul Allegre 21-yard field goal Giants 3–0 2 SD Chris Bahr 26-yard field goal Tie 3–3 2 NYG Raul Allegre 40-yard field goal Giants 6–3 3 NYG Ottis Anderson 4-yard run (Raul Allegre kick) Giants 13–3 3 SD Chris Bahr 30-yard field goal Giants 13–6 4 NYG Ottis Anderson 4-yard run (Raul Allegre kick) Giants 20–6 4 SD Vencie Glenn 81-yard fumble return (Chris Bahr kick) Giants 20–13

Roster

New York Giants 1989 final roster
Quarterbacks 15 Jeff Hostetler 17 Jeff Rutledge 11 Phil Simms Running Backs 33 George Adams 24 Ottis Anderson 44 Maurice Carthon FB 30 Dave Meggett 22 Lee Rouson FB 34 Lewis Tillman Wide Receivers 85 Stephen Baker 82 Mark Ingram 86 Lionel Manuel 81 Stacy Robinson 83 Odessa Turner Tight Ends 89 Mark Bavaro 87 Howard Cross 84 Zeke Mowatt		Offensive Linemen 76 Jumbo Elliott T 68 Damian Johnson G-T 61 Bob Kratch G 60 Eric Moore T-G 65 Bart Oates C 72 Doug Riesenberg T 66 William Roberts G 59 Brian Williams G-C 69 Frank Winters G-C Defensive Linemen 77 Eric Dorsey DE 75 Mark Duckens DE-DT 74 Erik Howard DT 70 Leonard Marshall DE 73 John Washington DT 71 Robb White DE		Linebackers 58 Carl Banks 98 Johnie Cooks 99 Steve DeOssie 54 LaSalle Harper 54 Dwayne Jiles 52 Pepper Johnson 55 Gary Reasons 51 Ricky Shaw 56 Lawrence Taylor Defensive Backs 25 Mark Collins 38 Greg Cox 29 Myron Guyton 47 Greg Jackson 43 Terry Kinard 21 Reyna Thompson 36 Adrian White 39 Sheldon White 23 Perry Williams		Special Teams 2 Raul Allegre K 5 Sean Landeta P 3 Björn Nittmo K

Playoffs

Los Angeles Rams 19, New York Giants 13 (OT)

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Rams	0	7	0	6	6	19
Giants	6	0	7	0	0	13

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 76,325
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

The Rams upset the Giants with quarterback Jim Everett's 30-yard touchdown pass to Flipper Anderson with 1:06 gone in overtime. New York jumped to a 6–0 lead in the first quarter with two field goals by kicker Raul Allegre. With 17 seconds left in the first half, Anderson caught a 20-yard touchdown reception from Everett to take a 7–6 lead. In the third quarter, Giants running back Ottis Anderson scored on a 2-yard touchdown. But in the fourth period, Los Angeles kicker Mike Lansford made two field goals to tie the game, the second one coming with 3:01 left in regulation.

Awards and honors

• David Meggett, NFC Pro Bowl selection
• Lawrence Taylor, NFC Pro Bowl selection

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons

References

• New York Giants on Pro Football Reference
• Giants on jt-sw.com