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1989 Indianapolis Colts
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 298 points (18.6/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 301 points (18.8/g), 11th.
Differential of -3 points (-0.2/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 7.9-8.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 5th.
Coached by Ron Meyer (8-8-0)
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1989 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jack Trudeau | 27 | 3 | 12 | 190 for 362, 2,317 yards, 15 td, 13 int, & 35 rushes for 91 yards and 2 td | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 47th pick / 1986 |
| RB | Eric Dickerson* | 29 | 6 | 14 | 314 rushes for 1,311 yards, 7 td, & 30 catches for 211 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1983 |
| FB | Albert Bentley | 29 | 4 | 8 | 75 rushes for 299 yards, 1 td, & 52 catches for 525 yards and 3 td | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1984 Supp |
| WR | Bill Brooks | 25 | 3 | 16 | 63 catches for 919 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for -3 yards and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 86th pick / 1986 |
| WR | Andre Rison | 22 | Rook | 13 | 52 catches for 820 yards, 4 td, & 3 rushes for 18 yards and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1989 |
| WR | Clarence Verdin | 26 | 3 | 7 | 20 catches for 381 yards, 1 td, & 4 rushes for 39 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1984 Supp |
| TE | Pat Beach | 30 | 7 | 13 | 14 catches for 87 yards, 2 td | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 140th pick / 1982 |
| TE | Mark Boyer | 27 | 4 | 5 | 11 catches for 58 yards, 2 td | Indianapolis Colts / 9th / 229th pick / 1985 |
| LT | Chris Hinton* | 28 | 6 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1983 |
| LG | Randy Dixon | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 85th pick / 1987 |
| C | Ray Donaldson* | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1980 |
| RG | Ben Utt | 30 | 7 | 16 | ||
| RT | Kevin Call | 28 | 5 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 130th pick / 1984 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Donnell Thompson | 31 | 8 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 18th pick / 1981 |
| NT | Harvey Armstrong | 30 | 7 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 190th pick / 1982 |
| RDE | Jon Hand | 26 | 3 | 15 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 4th pick / 1986 |
| LOLB | Chip Banks | 30 | 7 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1982 |
| LILB | Jeff Herrod | 23 | 1 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 9th / 243rd pick / 1988 |
| RILB | Fredd Young | 28 | 5 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 76th pick / 1984 |
| ROLB | Duane Bickett | 27 | 4 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1985 |
| LCB | Chris Goode | 26 | 2 | 8 | Indianapolis Colts / 10th / 253rd pick / 1987 |
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| LCB | John Baylor | 24 | Rook | 8 | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 129th pick / 1988 |
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| RCB | Eugene Daniel | 28 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 8th / 205th pick / 1984 |
| SS | Michael Ball | 25 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 104th pick / 1988 |
| FS | Mike Prior | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 176th pick / 1985 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Dean Biasucci | 27 | 5 | 0 | 21 of 27 field goals & 31 of 32 extra points | |
| P | Rohn Stark | 30 | 7 | 0 | 79 punts for a 42.9 average, 1 blocked | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 34th pick / 1982 |
| PR | Clarence Verdin | 26 | 3 | 7 | 23 punt returns for a 12.9 average and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1984 Supp |
| KR | Clarence Verdin | 26 | 3 | 7 | 19 kick returns for a 19.5 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1984 Supp |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | O'Brien Alston | 24 | LB | 4 | 4 | 246 | 6-6 | Maryland | 12/21/1965 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 10th / 270th pick / 1988 |
| 79 | Harvey Armstrong | 30 | NT | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-3 | SMU | 12/29/1959 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 190th pick / 1982 |
| 62 | Brian Baldinger | 29 | G-T-C | 16 | 3 | 278 | 6-4 | Duke | 1/7/1960 | 7 | |
| 31 | Michael Ball | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 216 | 6-0 | Southern | 8/5/1964 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 104th pick / 1988 |
| 51 | Chip Banks | 30 | LB | 10 | 10 | 243 | 6-4 | USC | 9/18/1959 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1982 |
| 36 | John Baylor | 24 | DB | 16 | 8 | 203 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 3/5/1965 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 129th pick / 1988 |
| 81 | Pat Beach | 30 | TE | 16 | 13 | 247 | 6-4 | Washington State | 12/28/1959 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 140th pick / 1982 |
| 95 | Mitchell Benson | 22 | NT-DT | 16 | 0 | 302 | 6-4 | TCU | 5/30/1967 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1989 |
| 20 | Albert Bentley | 29 | RB | 16 | 8 | 200 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 8/15/1960 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 4 | Dean Biasucci | 27 | K | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Western Carolina | 7/25/1962 | 5 | |
| 50 | Duane Bickett | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 251 | 6-5 | USC | 12/1/1962 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1985 |
| 85 | Matt Bouza | 31 | WR | 2 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | California | 4/8/1958 | 8 | |
| 84 | Mark Boyer | 27 | TE-RB-WR | 16 | 5 | 233 | 6-4 | USC | 9/16/1962 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 9th / 229th pick / 1985 |
| 88 | John Brandes | 25 | TE | 16 | 0 | 249 | 6-2 | Cameron | 4/2/1964 | 2 | |
| 80 | Bill Brooks | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 188 | 6-0 | Boston University | 4/6/1964 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 86th pick / 1986 |
| 71 | Kevin Call | 28 | T | 15 | 15 | 302 | 6-7 | Colorado State | 11/13/1961 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 130th pick / 1984 |
| 17 | Chris Chandler | 24 | QB | 3 | 3 | 224 | 6-4 | Washington | 10/12/1965 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 76th pick / 1988 |
| 76 | Sam Clancy | 31 | DE-DT | 16 | 0 | 288 | 6-7 | Pittsburgh | 5/29/1958 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks / 11th / 284th pick / 1982 |
| 38 | Eugene Daniel | 28 | DB | 15 | 14 | 178 | 5-11 | LSU | 5/4/1961 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts / 8th / 205th pick / 1984 |
| 48 | Donnie Dee | 24 | TE | 1 | 0 | 247 | 6-4 | Tulsa | 3/17/1965 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 11th / 297th pick / 1988 |
| 29 | Eric Dickerson* | 29 | RB | 15 | 14 | 220 | 6-3 | SMU | 9/2/1960 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1983 |
| 69 | Randy Dixon | 24 | G | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 3/12/1965 | 2 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 85th pick / 1987 |
| 87 | Titus Dixon | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 152 | 5-6 | Troy State | 6/15/1966 | Rook | New York Jets / 6th / 153rd pick / 1989 |
| 53 | Ray Donaldson* | 31 | C | 16 | 16 | 311 | 6-3 | Georgia | 5/18/1958 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1980 |
| 67 | Stan Eisenhooth | 26 | C-T | 16 | 0 | 287 | 6-5 | Towson State | 7/8/1963 | 1 | |
| 37 | Chris Goode | 26 | DB | 15 | 8 | 195 | 6-0 | Alabama,North Alabama | 9/17/1963 | 2 | Indianapolis Colts / 10th / 253rd pick / 1987 |
| 78 | Jon Hand | 26 | DE | 16 | 15 | 300 | 6-7 | Alabama | 11/13/1963 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 4th pick / 1986 |
| 54 | Jeff Herrod | 23 | LB | 15 | 14 | 249 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 7/29/1966 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 9th / 243rd pick / 1988 |
| 75 | Chris Hinton* | 28 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 300 | 6-4 | Northwestern | 7/31/1961 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1983 |
| 45 | Ivy Joe Hunter | 23 | RB | 16 | 1 | 237 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 11/16/1966 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 7th / 182nd pick / 1989 |
| 90 | Ezra Johnson | 34 | DE | 16 | 1 | 250 | 6-4 | Morris Brown | 10/2/1955 | 12 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 28th pick / 1977 |
| 59 | Kurt Larson | 23 | LB | 13 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 2/25/1966 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 8th / 212th pick / 1989 |
| 58 | Orlando Lowry | 28 | LB | 9 | 0 | 237 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 8/14/1961 | 4 | |
| 96 | Quintus McDonald | 23 | LB | 15 | 2 | 259 | 6-3 | Penn State | 12/14/1966 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 6th / 155th pick / 1989 |
| 73 | Zefross Moss | 23 | T | 16 | 0 | 325 | 6-6 | Alabama State | 8/17/1966 | Rook | |
| 52 | Dan Murray | 23 | LB | 2 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | East Stroudsburg | 10/20/1966 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 150th pick / 1988 |
| 51 | Eric Naposki | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Connecticut | 12/20/1966 | 1 | |
| 93 | Cliff Odom | 31 | LB | 16 | 3 | 237 | 6-2 | Texas-Arlington | 8/15/1958 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1980 |
| 43 | Anthony Parker | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 181 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 2/11/1966 | Rook | |
| 23 | Bruce Plummer | 25 | DB | 16 | 2 | 197 | 6-0 | Mississippi State | 9/1/1964 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 250th pick / 1987 |
| 39 | Mike Prior | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 208 | 6-0 | Illinois State | 11/14/1963 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 176th pick / 1985 |
| 86 | James Pruitt | 25 | WR | 16 | 3 | 199 | 6-3 | Cal State-Fullerton | 1/29/1964 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 107th pick / 1986 |
| 14 | Tom Ramsey | 28 | QB | 7 | 1 | 189 | 6-1 | UCLA | 7/9/1961 | 3 | New England Patriots / 10th / 267th pick / 1983 |
| 85 | Andre Rison | 22 | WR | 16 | 13 | 188 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 3/18/1967 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1989 |
| 3 | Rohn Stark | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | Florida State | 5/4/1959 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 34th pick / 1982 |
| 27 | Keith Taylor | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Illinois | 12/21/1964 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 134th pick / 1988 |
| 99 | Donnell Thompson | 31 | DE | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 10/27/1958 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 18th pick / 1981 |
| 10 | Jack Trudeau | 27 | QB | 13 | 12 | 227 | 6-3 | Illinois | 9/9/1962 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 47th pick / 1986 |
| 64 | Ben Utt | 30 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech | 6/13/1959 | 7 | |
| 83 | Clarence Verdin | 26 | WR | 16 | 7 | 160 | 5-8 | La-Lafayette | 6/14/1963 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1984 Supp |
| 46 | Charles Washington | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Cameron,Texas | 10/8/1966 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 7th / 185th pick / 1989 |
| 57 | Ronnie Washington | 26 | LB | 2 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | La-Monroe | 7/29/1963 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 215th pick / 1985 |
| 85 | Clarence Weathers | 27 | WR | 4 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Delaware State | 1/10/1962 | 6 | |
| 56 | Fredd Young | 28 | LB | 15 | 15 | 233 | 6-1 | New Mexico State | 11/14/1961 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 76th pick / 1984 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 16 | 235.0 | 6-2.2 | 3.5 |