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1989 New England Patriots
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 297 points (18.6/g), 21st of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 391 points (24.4/g), 23rd.
Differential of -94 points (-5.9/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 5.5-10.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.7/g), 22nd.
Coached by Raymond Berry (5-11-0)
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1989 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Steve Grogan | 36 | 14 | 6 | 133 for 261, 1,697 yards, 9 td, 14 int, & 9 rushes for 19 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 5th / 116th pick / 1975 |
| QB | Marc Wilson | 32 | 9 | 4 | 75 for 150, 1,006 yards, 3 td, 5 int, & 7 rushes for 42 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 15th pick / 1980 |
| RB | John Stephens | 23 | 1 | 12 | 244 rushes for 833 yards, 7 td, & 21 catches for 207 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1988 |
| FB | Bob Perryman | 25 | 2 | 14 | 150 rushes for 562 yards, 2 td, & 29 catches for 195 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 3rd / 79th pick / 1987 |
| WR | Cedric Jones | 29 | 7 | 12 | 48 catches for 670 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1982 |
| WR | Stanley Morgan | 34 | 12 | 10 | 28 catches for 486 yards, 3 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1977 |
| WR | Hart Lee Dykes | 23 | Rook | 8 | 49 catches for 795 yards, 5 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1989 |
| WR | Irving Fryar | 27 | 5 | 5 | 29 catches for 537 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for 15 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 |
| TE | Lin Dawson | 30 | 8 | 13 | 12 catches for 101 yards, 0 td | New England Patriots / 8th / 212th pick / 1981 |
| TE | Eric Sievers | 32 | 8 | 5 | 54 catches for 615 yards, 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 107th pick / 1981 |
| LT | Danny Villa | 25 | 2 | 15 | New England Patriots / 5th / 113th pick / 1987 |
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| LG | Sean Farrell | 29 | 7 | 14 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1982 |
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| C | Mike Baab | 30 | 7 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 115th pick / 1982 |
| RG | Paul Fairchild | 28 | 5 | 14 | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1984 |
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| RT | Bruce Armstrong | 24 | 2 | 16 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1987 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Kenneth Sims | 30 | 7 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1982 |
| NT | Tim Goad | 23 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 87th pick / 1988 |
| RDE | Brent Williams | 25 | 3 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 7th / 192nd pick / 1986 |
| LOLB | Johnny Rembert* | 28 | 6 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1983 |
| LILB | Ed Reynolds | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RILB | Vincent Brown | 24 | 1 | 10 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1988 |
| RILB | Johnny Rembert* | 28 | 6 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1983 |
| ROLB | Larry McGrew | 32 | 9 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 1980 |
| LCB | Maurice Hurst | 22 | Rook | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 96th pick / 1989 |
| RCB | Raymond Clayborn | 34 | 12 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1977 |
| SS | Roland James | 31 | 9 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1980 |
| FS | Fred Marion | 30 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 5th / 112th pick / 1982 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Greg Davis | 24 | 2 | 0 | 16 of 23 field goals & 13 of 16 extra points | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 246th pick / 1987 |
| P | Jeff Feagles | 23 | 1 | 0 | 63 punts for a 38.0 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Sammy Martin | 24 | 1 | 1 | 19 punt returns for a 8.6 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 4th / 97th pick / 1988 |
| KR | Sammy Martin | 24 | 1 | 1 | 24 kick returns for a 24.3 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 4th / 97th pick / 1988 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Marvin Allen | 24 | RB | 3 | 0 | 215 | 5-10 | Tulane | 11/23/1965 | 1 | New England Patriots / 11th / 294th pick / 1988 |
| Glenn Antrum | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Connecticut | 2/3/1966 | Rook | |
| Bruce Armstrong | 24 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-4 | Louisville | 9/7/1965 | 2 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1987 |
| Mike Baab | 30 | C | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Texas | 12/6/1959 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 115th pick / 1982 |
| Jim Bowman | 26 | DB | 13 | 2 | 210 | 6-2 | Central Michigan | 10/26/1963 | 4 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1985 |
| Vincent Brown | 24 | LB | 14 | 10 | 245 | 6-2 | Miss. Valley State | 1/9/1965 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1988 |
| Raymond Clayborn | 34 | DB | 14 | 14 | 186 | 6-0 | Texas | 1/2/1955 | 12 | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1977 |
| Eric Coleman | 23 | DB | 8 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Wyoming | 12/27/1966 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1989 |
| Marv Cook | 23 | TE | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-4 | Iowa | 2/24/1966 | Rook | New England Patriots / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1989 |
| Terrence Cooks | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Nicholls State | 10/25/1966 | Rook | |
| Greg Davis | 24 | K | 9 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | The Citadel | 10/29/1965 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 246th pick / 1987 |
| Lin Dawson | 30 | TE | 16 | 13 | 240 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 6/24/1959 | 8 | New England Patriots / 8th / 212th pick / 1981 |
| David Douglas | 26 | C-T-G | 5 | 1 | 280 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 3/20/1963 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 204th pick / 1986 |
| Reggie Dupard | 26 | RB | 7 | 2 | 206 | 5-11 | SMU | 10/30/1963 | 3 | New England Patriots / 1st / 26th pick / 1986 |
| Hart Lee Dykes | 23 | WR | 16 | 8 | 218 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 9/2/1966 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1989 |
| Tony Eason | 30 | QB | 3 | 3 | 212 | 6-4 | Illinois | 10/8/1959 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 15th pick / 1983 |
| Patrick Egu | 22 | RB | 7 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Nevada-Reno | 2/20/1967 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 230th pick / 1989 |
| Paul Fairchild | 28 | G-C | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-4 | Kansas | 9/14/1961 | 5 | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1984 |
| Sean Farrell | 29 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-3 | Penn State | 5/25/1960 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1982 |
| Jeff Feagles | 23 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 3/7/1966 | 1 | |
| Howard Feggins | 24 | DB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | North Carolina | 5/6/1965 | Rook | |
| Doug Flutie | 27 | QB | 5 | 3 | 180 | 5-10 | Boston College | 10/23/1962 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 285th pick / 1985 |
| Irving Fryar | 27 | WR | 11 | 5 | 200 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 9/28/1962 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 |
| Tim Goad | 23 | NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 2/28/1966 | 1 | New England Patriots / 4th / 87th pick / 1988 |
| Steve Grogan | 36 | QB | 7 | 6 | 210 | 6-4 | Kansas State | 7/24/1953 | 14 | New England Patriots / 5th / 116th pick / 1975 |
| Milford Hodge | 28 | DE-NT | 16 | 1 | 278 | 6-3 | Washington State | 3/11/1961 | 3 | New England Patriots / 8th / 224th pick / 1985 |
| Darryl Holmes | 25 | DB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Fort Valley State | 9/6/1964 | 2 | |
| Maurice Hurst | 22 | DB | 16 | 14 | 185 | 5-10 | Southern | 9/17/1967 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 96th pick / 1989 |
| Roland James | 31 | DB | 14 | 14 | 191 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 2/18/1958 | 9 | New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1980 |
| Gary Jeter | 34 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 259 | 6-4 | USC | 1/24/1955 | 12 | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1977 |
| Cedric Jones | 29 | WR | 15 | 12 | 184 | 6-1 | Duke | 6/1/1960 | 7 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1982 |
| Tim Jordan | 25 | LB | 9 | 4 | 226 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 4/26/1964 | 2 | New England Patriots / 4th / 107th pick / 1987 |
| Orlando Lowry | 28 | LB | 2 | 0 | 237 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 8/14/1961 | 4 | |
| Fred Marion | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/2/1959 | 7 | New England Patriots / 5th / 112th pick / 1982 |
| Sammy Martin | 24 | WR | 10 | 1 | 175 | 5-11 | LSU | 8/21/1965 | 1 | New England Patriots / 4th / 97th pick / 1988 |
| Larry McGrew | 32 | LB | 16 | 16 | 233 | 6-5 | USC | 7/23/1957 | 9 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 1980 |
| Emanuel McNeil | 22 | NT | 1 | 0 | 285 | 6-3 | Tennessee-Martin | 6/9/1967 | Rook | New England Patriots / 10th / 267th pick / 1989 |
| Rod McSwain | 27 | DB | 9 | 4 | 198 | 6-1 | Clemson | 1/28/1962 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1984 |
| Stanley Morgan | 34 | WR | 10 | 10 | 181 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/17/1955 | 12 | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1977 |
| Mike Morris | 28 | C-G | 11 | 0 | 276 | 6-5 | Truman State | 2/22/1961 | 2 | |
| Eric Naposki | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Connecticut | 12/20/1966 | 1 | |
| Bob Perryman | 25 | RB | 16 | 14 | 233 | 6-1 | Michigan | 10/16/1964 | 2 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 79th pick / 1987 |
| Tom Rehder | 24 | T-G | 16 | 0 | 280 | 6-7 | Notre Dame | 1/27/1965 | 1 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 69th pick / 1988 |
| Johnny Rembert* | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 234 | 6-3 | Clemson | 1/19/1961 | 6 | New England Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1983 |
| Ed Reynolds | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-5 | Virginia | 9/23/1961 | 6 | |
| Rodney Rice | 23 | DB | 10 | 0 | 180 | 5-8 | BYU | 6/18/1966 | Rook | New England Patriots / 8th / 210th pick / 1989 |
| Bruce Scholtz | 31 | LB | 8 | 2 | 240 | 6-6 | Texas | 9/26/1958 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1982 |
| Peter Shorts | 23 | DT | 1 | 0 | 278 | 6-8 | Illinois State | 7/12/1966 | Rook | |
| Eric Sievers | 32 | TE | 16 | 5 | 236 | 6-4 | Maryland | 11/9/1957 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 107th pick / 1981 |
| Kenneth Sims | 30 | DE | 15 | 15 | 272 | 6-5 | Texas | 10/31/1959 | 7 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1982 |
| Jason Staurovsky | 26 | K | 7 | 0 | 167 | 5-9 | Tulsa | 3/23/1963 | 2 | |
| John Stephens | 23 | RB | 14 | 12 | 220 | 6-1 | Northwest State (LA) | 2/23/1966 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1988 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 34 | RB | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | USC | 4/26/1955 | 11 | New England Patriots / 8th / 215th pick / 1978 |
| Kitrick Taylor | 25 | WR | 4 | 0 | 194 | 5-11 | Washington State | 7/22/1964 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 128th pick / 1987 |
| Michael Timpson | 22 | WR | 2 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Penn State | 6/6/1967 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 100th pick / 1989 |
| Erroll Tucker | 25 | DB | 5 | 0 | 169 | 5-8 | Utah | 7/6/1964 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 122nd pick / 1986 |
| David Viaene | 24 | C-T-G | 16 | 4 | 300 | 6-5 | Minnesota-Duluth,Wisconsin-Platteville | 7/14/1965 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 8th / 214th pick / 1988 |
| Danny Villa | 25 | T-C-G | 15 | 15 | 304 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 9/21/1964 | 2 | New England Patriots / 5th / 113th pick / 1987 |
| David Ward | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Southern Arkansas | 3/10/1964 | 2 | |
| Brent Williams | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 283 | 6-4 | Toledo | 10/23/1964 | 3 | New England Patriots / 7th / 192nd pick / 1986 |
| Marc Wilson | 32 | QB | 14 | 4 | 205 | 6-6 | BYU | 2/15/1957 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 15th pick / 1980 |
| George Wonsley | 29 | RB | 5 | 0 | 218 | 5-10 | Mississippi State | 11/23/1960 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 103rd pick / 1984 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 226.2 | 6-1.9 | 3.8 |