1989 Los Angeles Raiders season

1989 Los Angeles Raiders season
Head coach	Mike Shanahan Art Shell
General manager	Al Davis
Owner	Al Davis
Home field	L.A. Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
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1 2 3 4 Total • Raiders 0 0 7 7 14 Jets 0 0 7 0 7 Date: October 9 Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 68,040 Game weather: 49°F; wind 15 Television network: ABC

Scoring summary Q3 LA Mervyn Fernandez 73 yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Jeff Jaeger kick) LA 7–0 Q3 NYJ Roger Vick 1 yard run (Pat Leahy kick) Tie 7–7 Q4 LA Eddie Anderson 87 yard interception return (Jeff Jaeger kick) LA 14–0

Scoring summary
Q3		LA	Mervyn Fernandez 73 yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Jeff Jaeger kick)	LA 7–0
Q3		NYJ	Roger Vick 1 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)	Tie 7–7
Q4		LA	Eddie Anderson 87 yard interception return (Jeff Jaeger kick)	LA 14–0

1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 7 0 0 7 14 • Raiders 3 7 3 7 20 Date: October 15 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game weather: 64°F; wind 9

Scoring summary Q1 KC Okoye 2 yard run (Lowery kick) KC 7–0 Q1 LA Jaeger 24 yard field goal KC 7–3 Q2 LA Jackson 2 yard run (Jaeger kick) LA 10–7 Q3 LA Jaeger 50 yard field goal LA 13–7 Q4 LA Mueller 6 yard run (Jaeger kick) LA 20–7 Q4 KC Thomas 11 yard pass from DeBerg (Lowery kick) LA 20–14

Scoring summary
Q1		KC	Okoye 2 yard run (Lowery kick)	KC 7–0
Q1		LA	Jaeger 24 yard field goal	KC 7–3
Q2		LA	Jackson 2 yard run (Jaeger kick)	LA 10–7
Q3		LA	Jaeger 50 yard field goal	LA 13–7
Q4		LA	Mueller 6 yard run (Jaeger kick)	LA 20–7
Q4		KC	Thomas 11 yard pass from DeBerg (Lowery kick)	LA 20–14

The 1989 Los Angeles Raiders season was the club's 30th season in the National Football League (NFL). Art Shell replaced Mike Shanahan, and in the process became the first black head coach in the NFL since Fritz Pollard coached the Akron Pros in 1921. The club finished with an 8–8 record. In preseason against the Houston Oilers, the Raiders played their first game in Oakland since moving to Los Angeles in 1982, before eventually moving back to Oakland in 1995.

The Raiders stated the season with one win and three losses. After hiring Art Shell in Week 5, the Raiders won seven of their next ten games. The Raiders suffered road losses to the Seahawks and to the Giants, to be eliminated from playoff contention.

Against the Cincinnati Bengals, Bo Jackson scored a touchdown on a 92-yard run. He became the first player ever with two runs of 90 plus yards in a career. Steve Wisniewski was the youngest player on the Raiders roster. At the age of 22, he was in the starting lineup at the Guard position. Steve Beuerlein started seven games at quarterback and his best performance was against the New York Giants in week 16. Beuerlein had 16 completions and 266 passing yards.

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