1989 Denver Broncos Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Dan Reeves (11-5)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1989 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Dan Reeves (11-5)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1989 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Defensively, the Broncos topped the circuit with just 226 points allowed. Denver scored 362 points. John Elway tossed for 3,051 yards. Vance Johnson paced all receivers, hauling in 76 passes for 1,095 yards.
Bobby Humphrey ran for a team-best 1,151 yards.
The opportunistic defense led the way with 43 turnovers. Tyrone Braxton intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Simon Fletcher led pass rushers with 12 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 46 sacks.
Dan Reeves coached the team. The 1989 Denver Broncos lost in the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Jeff Alexander | FB | January 15, 1965 | 6'0" | 232 | Tulane | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 6 |
| 27 | Steve Atwater | FS | October 28, 1966 | 6'3" | 218 | Arkansas | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 35 | Ken Bell | KR | November 16, 1964 | 5'10" | 190 | Boston Col. | Greenwich, CT USA | 15 | 0 |
| 54 | Keith Bishop | LG | March 10, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Nebraska | San Diego, CA USA | 14 | 7 |
| 32 | Mel Bratton | RB | February 2, 1965 | 6'1" | 225 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 34 | Tyrone Braxton | LCB | December 17, 1964 | 5'11" | 185 | North Dakota St. | Madison, WI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Michael Brooks | ROLB | October 2, 1964 | 6'1" | 236 | LSU | Ruston, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Alphonso Carreker | LDE | May 25, 1962 | 6'6" | 268 | Florida St. | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 29 | Darren Carrington | DB | October 10, 1966 | 6'2" | 200 | Pittsburgh | Bronx, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | Kip Corrington | DB | April 12, 1965 | 6'0" | 175 | Texas A&M | Ames, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Scott Curtis | LB | December 26, 1964 | 6'1" | 230 | New Hampshire | Burlington, VT USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Rick Dennison | RILB | June 22, 1958 | 6'3" | 220 | Colorado St. | Kalispell, MT USA | 15 | 11 |
| 7 | John Elway | QB | June 28, 1960 | 6'3" | 215 | Stanford | Port Angeles, WA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 73 | Simon Fletcher | LOLB | February 18, 1962 | 6'5" | 240 | Houston | Bay City, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Mark Haynes | DB | November 6, 1958 | 5'11" | 194 | Colorado | Kansas City, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Wymon Henderson | RCB | December 15, 1961 | 5'10" | 190 | UNLV | North Miami Beach, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 68 | Brad Henke | DE-NT | April 10, 1966 | 6'3" | 275 | Iowa St. | Columbus, NE USA | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | Ron Holmes | RDE | August 26, 1963 | 6'4" | 261 | Washington | Fort Benning, GA USA | 15 | 8 |
| 2 | Mike Horan | P | February 1, 1959 | 5'11" | 192 | Long Beach St. | Orange, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Bobby Humphrey | RB | October 11, 1966 | 6'1" | 201 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 12 |
| 80 | Mark Jackson | WR | July 23, 1963 | 5'9" | 180 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Vance Johnson | WR | March 13, 1963 | 5'11" | 185 | Arizona | Trenton, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Jim Juriga | RG | September 12, 1964 | 6'6" | 269 | Illinois | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Keith Kartz | C | May 5, 1963 | 6'4" | 270 | California | Las Vegas, NV USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Clarence Kay | TE | July 30, 1961 | 6'2" | 237 | Georgia | Seneca, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Pat Kelly | TE | October 29, 1965 | 6'6" | 252 | Syracuse | Rochester, NY USA | 16 | 1 |
| 97 | Bruce Klosterman | LB | April 17, 1963 | 6'4" | 230 | Iowa | Dubuque, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 71 | Greg Kragen | NT | March 4, 1962 | 6'3" | 263 | Utah St. | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 8 | Gary Kubiak | QB | August 15, 1961 | 6'0" | 192 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 76 | Ken Lanier | RT | July 8, 1959 | 6'3" | 281 | Florida St. | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Tim Lucas | LB | April 3, 1961 | 6'3" | 230 | California | Stockton, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 96 | Jake McCullough | DE | July 23, 1965 | 6'5" | 270 | Clemson | Loris, SC USA | 10 | 0 |
| 77 | Karl Mecklenburg | LILB | September 1, 1960 | 6'3" | 240 | Augustana (SD) | Seattle, WA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 89 | Orson Mobley | TE | March 4, 1963 | 6'5" | 256 | Florida St. | Brooksville, FL USA | 12 | 5 |
| 51 | Marc Munford | RILB | February 14, 1965 | 6'2" | 231 | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE USA | 16 | 6 |
| 84 | Ricky Nattiel | WR | January 25, 1966 | 5'9" | 180 | Florida | Gainesville, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 60 | Gerald Perry | LT | November 12, 1964 | 6'6" | 290 | Southern | Columbia, SC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 91 | Warren Powers | DE | February 4, 1965 | 6'6" | 287 | Maryland | Baltimore, MD USA | 15 | 1 |
| 48 | Randy Robbins | DB | September 14, 1962 | 6'2" | 189 | Arizona | Casa Grande, AZ USA | 16 | 2 |
| 57 | Mike Ruether | G-C | September 20, 1962 | 6'4" | 279 | Texas | Inglewood, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Steve Sewell | RB | April 2, 1963 | 6'3" | 210 | Oklahoma | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 45 | Richard Shelton | DB | January 2, 1966 | 5'10" | 180 | Liberty | Marietta, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | Dennis Smith | SS | February 3, 1959 | 6'3" | 200 | USC | Santa Monica, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Monte Smith | G | April 24, 1967 | 6'5" | 270 | North Dakota | Madison, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Andre Townsend | RDE | October 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 265 | Mississippi | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 10 |
| 9 | David Treadwell | K | February 27, 1965 | 6'1" | 180 | Clemson | Columbia, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 67 | Doug Widell | LG | September 23, 1966 | 6'4" | 289 | Boston Col. | Hartford, CT USA | 16 | 10 |
| 23 | Sammy Winder | RB | July 15, 1959 | 5'11" | 203 | Southern Miss | Madison, MS USA | 16 | 2 |
| 85 | Chris Woods | WR | July 19, 1962 | 5'11" | 190 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Mike Young | WR | February 21, 1962 | 6'1" | 187 | UCLA | Hanford, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
