1989 Buffalo Bills Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Marv Levy (9-7)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1989 Buffalo Bills Statistics
1989 Buffalo Bills Results

The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Buffalo piled up points with 409 points, while the defense conceded 317. Jim Kelly tossed for 3,130 yards. Andre Reed hauled in 88 balls for 1,312 yards.

Thurman Thomas rushed for a team-leading 1,244 yards for the Bills.

Mark Kelso picked off 6 opponent throws. Bruce Smith topped the defensive unit with 13 quarterback sacks.

Marv Levy coached the team. The 1989 Buffalo Bills lost in the Division Playoff.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
54Carlton BaileyLBDecember 15, 19646'3"242North CarolinaBaltimore, MD USA160
75Howard BallardRTNovember 3, 19636'6"325Alabama A&MAshland, AL USA1616
82Don BeebeWRDecember 18, 19645'11"185West. IllinoisAurora, IL USA140
55Cornelius BennettLOLBAugust 25, 19656'2"237AlabamaBirmingham, AL USA1212
50Ray BentleyRILBNovember 25, 19606'2"240Central MichiganGrand Rapids, MI USA1515
5Kerry BradyKAugust 27, 19636'1"205HawaiiVancouver, WA USA30
85Chris BurkettWRAugust 21, 19626'4"205Jackson St.Laurel, MS USA22
29Derrick BurroughsDBMay 18, 19626'1"180MemphisMobile, AL USA33
61Leonard BurtonCJune 18, 19646'3"275South CarolinaMemphis, TN USA160
90Tim CofieldLBMay 18, 19636'2"243Elizabeth City St.Murfreesboro, NC USA50
58Shane ConlanLILBMarch 4, 19646'3"235Penn St.Frewsburg, NY USA109
79John DavisG-T-CAugust 22, 19656'4"310Georgia TechEllijay, GA USA160
23Kenneth DavisRBApril 16, 19625'10"208TCUWilliamson County, TX USA160
21Wayne DavisDBJune 17, 19635'11"175Indiana St.Cincinnati, OH USA60
70Joe DevlinRGFebruary 23, 19546'5"261IowaPhoenixville, PA USA1616
45Dwight DraneDBMay 6, 19626'1"200OklahomaMiami, FL USA161
16Stan GelbaughQBDecember 4, 19626'3"207MarylandCarlisle, PA USA10
22John HagyDBDecember 9, 19655'11"190TexasOkinawa, Japan90
26Chris HaleDBJanuary 4, 19665'7"164NebraskaMonrovia, CA USA160
33Ronnie HarmonKRMay 7, 19645'11"200IowaQueens, NY USA152
67Kent HullCJanuary 13, 19616'5"284Mississippi St.Pontotoc, MS USA1616
47Kirby JacksonLCBFebruary 2, 19655'10"179Mississippi St.Sturgis, MS USA1413
80Flip JohnsonWRJuly 13, 19635'10"185McNeese St.Cheek, TX USA165
12Jim KellyQBFebruary 14, 19606'3"217Miami (FL)Pittsburgh, PA USA1313
38Mark KelsoFSJuly 23, 19635'11"181William & MaryPittsburgh, PA USA1616
4John KiddPAugust 22, 19616'3"210NorthwesternSpringfield, IL USA160
28Larry KinnebrewFBJune 11, 19596'1"255Tennessee St.Rome, GA USA1510
63Adam LingnerCNovember 2, 19606'4"268IllinoisIndianapolis, IN USA160
86James LoftonWRJuly 5, 19566'3"192StanfordFort Ord, CA USA122
84Keith McKellerWRJuly 9, 19646'6"240Jacksonville St.Birmingham, AL USA167
88Pete MetzelaarsTEMay 24, 19606'7"254WabashThree Rivers, MI USA1616
57Matt MongerLBNovember 15, 19616'1"235Oklahoma St.Denver, CO USA90
39Jamie MuellerRBOctober 4, 19646'1"225BenedictineCleveland, OH USA143
11Scott NorwoodKJuly 17, 19606'0"207James MadisonAlexandria, VA USA160
37Nate OdomesRCBAugust 25, 19655'9"188WisconsinColumbus, GA USA1616
94Mark PikeDE-LBDecember 27, 19636'4"272Georgia TechElizabethtown, KY USA160
97Scott RadecicLILBJune 14, 19626'3"243Penn St.Pittsburgh, PA USA1612
83Andre ReedWRJanuary 29, 19646'2"190Kutztown PennsylvaniaAllentown, PA USA1616
14Frank ReichQBDecember 4, 19616'4"210MarylandFreeport, NY USA73
98Elston RidgleDEAugust 24, 19636'6"265Northern ArizonaLos Angeles, CA USA10
51Jim RitcherLGMay 21, 19586'3"273North Carolina St.Hinckley, OH USA1616
87Butch RolleTEAugust 19, 19646'3"242Michigan St.Miami, FL USA161
96Leon SealsDEJanuary 30, 19646'5"265Jackson St.New Orleans, LA USA160
76Fred SmerlasNTApril 8, 19576'3"277Boston Col.Waltham, MA USA1616
78Bruce SmithRDEJune 18, 19636'4"262Virginia TechNorfolk, VA USA1616
46Leonard SmithSSSeptember 2, 19605'11"200McNeese St.New Orleans, LA USA1515
72Art StillLDEDecember 5, 19556'7"253KentuckyCamden, NJ USA1616
20Mickey SuttonPRAugust 28, 19605'8"165MontanaGreenville, MS USA120
56Darryl TalleyROLBJuly 10, 19606'4"235West VirginiaCleveland, OH USA1616
89Steve TaskerWRApril 10, 19625'9"185NorthwesternSmith Center, KS USA160
34Thurman ThomasRBMay 16, 19665'10"200Oklahoma St.Houston, TX USA1616
22Erroll TuckerDBJuly 6, 19645'8"169UtahPittsburgh, PA USA40
69Will WolfordLTMay 18, 19646'5"294VanderbiltLouisville, KY USA1616
91Jeff WrightNTJune 13, 19636'2"274TulsaSan Bernardino, CA USA150



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