1989 Phoenix Cardinals season | |
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Owner | Bill Bidwill |
General manager | Larry Wilson |
Head coach | Gene Stallings (games 1–11) Hank Kuhlmann (games 12–16) |
Home field | Sun Devil Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 5–11 |
Division place | 4th NFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | T Luis Sharpe SS Tim McDonald P Rich Camarillo |
The 1989 Phoenix Cardinals season was the franchise’s 70th year with the National Football League (NFL) and the second season in Phoenix. With five games to go in the season, fourth-year coach Gene Stallings announced he would resign at the end of the season. Instead, general manager Larry Wilson ordered Stallings to leave immediately and named running backs coach Hank Kuhlmann as interim coach for the rest of the season. The Cardinals were 5–5 through ten games but would finish the season on a six-game losing streak, which would knock them out of the playoffs.