1989 Dallas Cowboys Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-15
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jimmy Johnson (1-15)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1989 Dallas Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 1-15
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jimmy Johnson (1-15)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1989 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 1 wins and 15 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Cowboys scored only 204 points, worst in the league, and the defensive squad surrendered 393. Troy Aikman threw for 1,749 yards, and Steve Walsh threw the ball, too. Kelvin Martin paced pass catchers, hauling in 46 passes for 644 yards.
Paul Palmer ran for a team-best 446 yards for Dallas.
Eugene Lockhart intercepted 2 opponent throws. Jim Jeffcoat topped pass rushers with 11.5 quarterback sacks.
Jimmy Johnson coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Troy Aikman | QB | November 21, 1966 | 6'4" | 219 | Oklahoma | West Covina, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 36 | Vince Albritton | SS | July 23, 1962 | 6'2" | 215 | Washington | Oakland, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Ray Alexander | WR | January 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 195 | Florida A&M | Miami, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Scott Ankrom | WR | January 4, 1966 | 6'1" | 194 | TCU | San Antonio, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 40 | Bill Bates | DB | June 6, 1961 | 6'1" | 204 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 79 | Willie Broughton | LDT | September 9, 1964 | 6'5" | 285 | Miami (FL) | Fort Pierce, FL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 33 | Eric Brown | DB | April 12, 1967 | 5'11" | 177 | Savannah St. | 1 | 0 | |
| 82 | Cornell Burbage | WR | February 22, 1965 | 5'10" | 186 | Kentucky | Lexington, KY USA | 10 | 1 |
| 57 | Ron Burton | LB | May 2, 1964 | 6'1" | 250 | North Carolina | Richmond, VA USA | 6 | 3 |
| 75 | Jon Carter | DT | March 12, 1965 | 6'4" | 273 | Pittsburgh | Los Angeles, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 89 | Thornton Chandler | TE | November 27, 1963 | 6'5" | 243 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 42 | Darryl Clack | RB | October 29, 1963 | 5'10" | 219 | Arizona St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 8 | 1 |
| 59 | Garry Cobb | LB | March 16, 1957 | 6'2" | 227 | USC | Carthage, NC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | Jack Del Rio | LLB | April 4, 1963 | 6'4" | 246 | USC | Castro Valley, CA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 86 | James Dixon | KR | February 2, 1967 | 5'9" | 181 | Houston | Vernon, TX USA | 16 | 7 |
| 53 | Onzy Elam | LB | December 1, 1964 | 6'2" | 225 | Tennessee St. | Miami, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Steve Folsom | TE | March 21, 1958 | 6'5" | 235 | Long Beach St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | Bernard Ford | WR | February 27, 1966 | 5'9" | 168 | Marion Military Institute | Cordele, GA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 38 | Ron Francis | DB | April 7, 1964 | 5'9" | 201 | Baylor | La Marque, TX USA | 15 | 4 |
| 66 | Kevin Gogan | RT | November 2, 1964 | 6'7" | 317 | Washington | Pacifica, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 60 | Dean Hamel | LDT | July 7, 1961 | 6'3" | 279 | Tulsa | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 13 |
| 50 | Steve Hendrickson | LB-RB-TE | August 30, 1966 | 6'0" | 250 | California | Richmond, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | Manny Hendrix | DB | October 20, 1964 | 5'10" | 180 | Utah | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 3 |
| 30 | Issiac Holt | DB | October 4, 1962 | 6'2" | 200 | Alcorn St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | Ray Horton | FS | April 12, 1960 | 5'10" | 189 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 99 | David Howard | LB | December 8, 1961 | 6'2" | 232 | Oregon St. | Enterprise, AL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 88 | Michael Irvin | WR | March 5, 1966 | 6'2" | 207 | Miami (FL) | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 6 | 6 |
| 32 | Tim Jackson | DB | November 7, 1965 | 5'11" | 192 | Kansas St. | Dallas, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Jim Jeffcoat | RDE | April 1, 1961 | 6'5" | 274 | Arizona St. | Long Branch, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Keith Jennings | TE | May 19, 1966 | 6'4" | 262 | Clemson | Summerville, SC USA | 10 | 0 |
| 48 | Daryl Johnston | FB | February 10, 1966 | 6'2" | 238 | Syracuse | Youngstown, NY USA | 16 | 10 |
| 72 | Too Jones | LDE | February 23, 1951 | 6'9" | 271 | Tennessee St. | Jackson, TN USA | 16 | 10 |
| 68 | Crawford Ker | RG | May 5, 1962 | 6'3" | 288 | Florida | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 15 | Babe Laufenberg | QB | December 5, 1959 | 6'2" | 198 | Stanford | Burbank, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 97 | Kevin Lilly | DE-NT-DT | May 14, 1963 | 6'4" | 265 | Tulsa | Tulsa, OK USA | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Eugene Lockhart | MLB | March 8, 1961 | 6'2" | 234 | Houston | Crockett, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Kelvin Martin | WR | May 14, 1965 | 5'9" | 163 | Boston Col. | San Diego, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 61 | Nate Newton | LG | December 20, 1961 | 6'3" | 318 | Florida A&M | Orlando, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Danny Noonan | LDE | July 14, 1965 | 6'4" | 270 | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE USA | 7 | 5 |
| 51 | Ken Norton | RLB | September 29, 1966 | 6'2" | 254 | UCLA | Lincoln, IL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 26 | Paul Palmer | RB | October 14, 1964 | 5'9" | 184 | Temple | Bethesda, MD USA | 9 | 8 |
| 64 | Tom Rafferty | C | August 2, 1954 | 6'3" | 256 | Penn St. | Syracuse, NY USA | 12 | 8 |
| 9 | Roger Ruzek | K | December 17, 1960 | 6'1" | 195 | Weber St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 39 | Broderick Sargent | FB | September 16, 1962 | 5'10" | 215 | Baylor | Waxahachie, TX USA | 14 | 5 |
| 4 | Mike Saxon | P | July 10, 1962 | 6'3" | 205 | San Diego St. | Whittier, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 35 | Kevin Scott | RB | October 24, 1963 | 5'9" | 181 | Stanford | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 3 | 1 |
| 94 | Randy Shannon | LB | February 24, 1966 | 6'0" | 221 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 4 |
| 87 | Derrick Shepard | PR | January 22, 1964 | 5'10" | 186 | Oklahoma | Odessa, TX USA | 11 | 8 |
| 67 | Sean Smith | DE-DT | March 27, 1965 | 6'4" | 280 | Grambling St. | Bogalusa, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Jesse Solomon | LB | November 4, 1963 | 6'0" | 240 | Florida St. | Madison, FL USA | 11 | 1 |
| 70 | Mark Stepnoski | C | January 20, 1967 | 6'2" | 269 | Pittsburgh | Erie, PA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 28 | Curtis Stewart | RB | June 4, 1963 | 5'11" | 208 | Auburn | Montgomery, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Junior Tautalatasi | RB | March 24, 1963 | 5'10" | 207 | Washington St. | Oakland, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 98 | Ken Tippins | LB | July 22, 1966 | 6'1" | 235 | Middle Tenn. St. | Adel, GA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 62 | Tony Tolbert | LDE | December 29, 1967 | 6'6" | 268 | Texas-El Paso | Tuskegee, AL USA | 16 | 5 |
| 71 | Mark Tuinei | LT | March 31, 1960 | 6'5" | 302 | UCLA | Nanakuli, HI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Herschel Walker | RB | March 3, 1962 | 6'1" | 225 | Georgia | Wrightsville, GA USA | 5 | 5 |
| 24 | Everson Walls | LCB | December 28, 1959 | 6'1" | 194 | Grambling St. | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 14 |
| 3 | Steve Walsh | QB | December 1, 1966 | 6'3" | 207 | Miami (FL) | St. Paul, MN USA | 8 | 5 |
| 65 | Bob White | C | April 9, 1963 | 6'5" | 272 | Rhode Island | Fitchburg, MA USA | 8 | 4 |
| 78 | Dave Widell | C | May 14, 1965 | 6'7" | 303 | Boston Col. | Hartford, CT USA | 15 | 2 |
| 23 | Robert Williams | RCB | October 2, 1962 | 5'10" | 190 | Baylor | Galveston, TX USA | 13 | 11 |
| 6 | Luis Zendejas | K | October 22, 1961 | 5'9" | 175 | Arizona St. | Mexico City, Mexico | 7 | 0 |
| 76 | Jeff Zimmerman | G | January 10, 1963 | 6'3" | 320 | Florida | Enid, OK USA | 16 | 1 |
