1989 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Buddy Ryan (11-5)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1989 Philadelphia Eagles Roster
1989 Philadelphia Eagles Results

The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Eagles scored 342 points, and the solid defensive unit surrendered 274. Randall Cunningham led the charge, slinging for 3,400 yards. Keith Byars topped all receivers, grabbing 68 passes for 721 yards. Cris Carter and Keith Jackson contributed to the receiving game as well.

Randall Cunningham carried the ball for a team-leading 621 yards for Philadelphia, while Anthony Toney also buoyed the ground attack.

The sticky-fingered defense led the way with 56 turnovers, topping in the league. Eric Allen picked off 8 opponent throws. Clyde Simmons paced pass rushers with 15.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 62 sacks.

Buddy Ryan coached the team. The 1989 Philadelphia Eagles lost in the Wild Card.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Randall Cunningham	532	290	54.5	3400	6.4	21	3.9	15	2.8	66	45	343	75.5
Matt Cavanaugh	5	3	60.0	33	6.6	1	20.0	1	20.0	13	0	0	79.6
Roger Ruzek	1	1	100.0	22	22.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	22	0	0	158.3
Totals	538	294	54.6	3455	6.4	23	4.3	16	3.0	66	45	343

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Randall Cunningham	104	621	6.0	51	4
Anthony Toney	172	582	3.4	44	3
Keith Byars	133	452	3.4	16	5
Mark Higgs	49	184	3.8	13	0
Heath Sherman	40	177	4.4	37	2
Robert Drummond	32	127	4.0	16	0
Mike Reichenbach	1	30	30.0	30	0
John Teltschik	1	23	23.0	23	0
Cris Carter	2	16	8.0	11	0
Max Runager	2	5	2.5	5	0
Ron Johnson	1	3	3.0	3	0
Matt Cavanaugh	2	-3	-1.5	0	0
Carlos Carson	1	-9	-9.0	-9	0
Totals	540	2208	4.1	51	14

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Keith Byars	68	721	10.6	60	0
Keith Jackson	63	648	10.3	33	3
Cris Carter	45	605	13.4	42	11
Ron Johnson	20	295	14.8	34	1
Anthony Toney	19	124	6.5	15	0
Robert Drummond	17	180	10.6	21	1
Jimmie Giles	16	225	14.1	66	2
Mike Quick	13	228	17.5	40	2
Gregg Garrity	13	209	16.1	31	2
Heath Sherman	8	85	10.6	17	0
Henry Williams	4	32	8.0	11	0
Mark Higgs	3	9	3.0	8	0
Anthony Edwards	2	74	37.0	66	0
Dave Little	2	8	4.0	7	1
Carlos Carson	1	12	12.0	12	0
Totals	294	3455	11.8	66	23

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Luis Zendejas	23	23	100.0	15	9	60.0	50
Roger Ruzek	14	14	100.0	11	8	72.7	38
Steve DeLine	3	3	100.0	7	3	42.9	12
Totals	40	40	100.0	33	20	60.6	100

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
John Teltschik	57	2246	39.4	58
Max Runager	17	568	33.4	52
Rick Tuten	7	256	36.6	45
Randall Cunningham	6	319	53.2	91
Totals	87	3389	39.0	91

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Henry Williams	30	267	8.9	24
Anthony Edwards	7	64	9.1	28
Totals	37	331	8.9	28

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mark Higgs	16	293	18.3	30
Henry Williams	14	249	17.8	28
Heath Sherman	13	222	17.1	45
Keith Byars	1	27	27.0	27
Anthony Edwards	3	23	7.7	11
Dave Little	2	14	7.0	12
Totals	49	828	16.9	45

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eric Allen	8	38	4.8	18	0
Eric Everett	4	64	16.0	30	1
Izel Jenkins	4	58	14.5	22	0
William Frizzell	4	58	14.5	27	0
Byron Evans	3	23	7.7	15	0
Al Harris	2	18	9.0	11	0
Clyde Simmons	1	60	60.0	60	1
Mike Golic	1	23	23.0	23	0
Andre Waters	1	20	20.0	20	0
Todd Bell	1	13	13.0	13	0
Seth Joyner	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	30	375	12.5	60	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Clyde Simmons	15.5
Reggie White	11.0
Jerome Brown	10.5
Mike Pitts	7.0
Seth Joyner	5.0
Wes Hopkins	3.5
Mike Golic	3.0
Al Harris	2.0
Byron Evans	2.0
William Frizzell	1.5
Andre Waters	1.0
Totals	62.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Byron Evans	184	184	0	0	0	3	21	0	0
Andre Waters	137	137	0	0	0	3	21	1	0
Clyde Simmons	135	135	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Reggie White	123	123	0		0	1	10	0	3
Seth Joyner	123	123	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Mike Pitts	110	110	0		0	2	0	0	0
Eric Allen	48	48	0	0	1	0	7	0	0
Britt Hager	11	11	0		0	2	9	0	0
Terry Hoage	7	7	0					0
Randall Cunningham					17	4	-6	0	0
Keith Byars					4	4	6	0	0
Heath Sherman					4	3	0	0	0
Anthony Toney					4	3	-3	0	0
William Frizzell				0	0	3	12	0	0
Henry Williams					1	3	0	0	0
Wes Hopkins					0	3	77	0	0
Jerome Brown					0	2	17	0	0
Al Harris				0	0	2	0	0	0
Mark Higgs					3	1	0	0	0
Todd Bell				0	0	1	0	0	0
Anthony Edwards					2	1	0	0	0
Mike Reichenbach					0	1	0	0	0
Max Runager					0	1	0	0	0
Cris Carter					1	1	0	0	0
Ken Reeves					0	1	0	0	0
David Alexander					1	1	-4	0	0
Jimmie Giles					0	1	0	0	0
Dwayne Jiles					0	1	0	0	0
Robert Drummond					0	1	0	0	0
Dave Little					1	0	-14	0	0
Keith Jackson					1	0	0	0	0
Matt Cavanaugh					1	0	0	0	0
Ron Johnson					2	0	0	0	0
Totals	878	878	0	0	43	49	153	1	9

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Cris Carter	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			66
Luis Zendejas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	23	0			50
Roger Ruzek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	14	0			38
Keith Byars	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Randall Cunningham	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Anthony Toney	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Keith Jackson	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Heath Sherman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Mike Quick	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Gregg Garrity	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Steve DeLine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0			12
Jimmie Giles	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Robert Drummond	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Dave Little	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Clyde Simmons	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Eric Everett	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Ron Johnson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Andre Waters	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Al Harris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	14	23	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	40	0	0	1	342