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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1989 Detroit LionsW1989 Detroit Lions↗

NFL · NFC Central · 7–9 (.438) · 3rd in division · PF 312 · PA 364 · Coach Wayne Fontes · Did not qualify

◀ 1988 1990 ▶

Schedule (20 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
1989-08-12	1	vs Cleveland Browns	L 24–25		Pontiac Silverdome
1989-08-19	2	vs Cincinnati Bengals	L 3–35		Pontiac Silverdome
1989-08-25	3	@ Seattle Seahawks	L 7–13		Kingdome
1989-09-02	4	@ Los Angeles Rams	L 14–24		Anaheim Stadium
1989-09-10	1	vs Phoenix Cardinals	L 13–16	0–1	Pontiac Silverdome	36,735
1989-09-17	2	@ New York Giants	L 14–24	0–2	Giants Stadium	76,021
1989-09-24	3	vs Chicago Bears	L 27–47	0–3	Pontiac Silverdome	71,418
1989-10-01	4	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	L 3–23	0–4	Pontiac Silverdome	43,804
1989-10-08	5	@ Minnesota Vikings	L 17–24	0–5	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	55,380
1989-10-15	6	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17–16	1–5	Tampa Stadium	46,225
1989-10-22	7	vs Minnesota Vikings	L 7–20	1–6	Silverdome	51,579
1989-10-29	8	@ Green Bay Packers	L 20–23 OT	1–7	Milwaukee County Stadium	53,731
1989-11-05	9	@ Houston Oilers	L 31–35	1–8	Astrodome	48,056
1989-11-12	10	vs Green Bay Packers	W 31–22	2–8	Pontiac Silverdome	44,324
1989-11-19	11	@ Cincinnati Bengals	L 7–42	2–9	Riverfront Stadium	55,720
1989-11-23	12	vs Cleveland Browns	W 13–10	3–9	Pontiac Silverdome	65,624
1989-12-03	13	vs New Orleans Saints	W 21–14	4–9	Pontiac Silverdome	38,550
1989-12-10	14	@ Chicago Bears	W 27–17	5–9	Soldier Field	52,650
1989-12-17	15	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 33–7	6–9	Pontiac Silverdome	40,362
1989-12-24	16	@ Atlanta Falcons	W 31–24	7–9	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	7,792

Roster (61)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
0	Bob Gagliano	QB	6-3	205	Utah State; Alliant International University; Glendale Community College		ACT
0	Chuck Long	QB	6-4	217	Iowa		ACT
0	Rodney Peete	QB	6-0	230	USC		ACT
0	Eric Hipple	QB	6-2	196			ACT
0	Mel Gray	RB	5-9	171	Purdue; Coffeyville CC		ACT
0	Tony Paige	RB	5-10	225	Virginia Tech		ACT
0	Carl Painter	RB	5-9	184			ACT
0	Paul Palmer	RB	5-9	184			TRD
20	Barry Sanders	RB	5-8	200	Oklahoma State		ACT
0	Jeff Chadwick	WR	6-3	190	Grand Valley		TRC
0	Robert Clark	WR	5-11	175	North Carolina Central		ACT
0	Titus Dixon	WR	5-6	152	Troy		ACT
0	Jason Phillips	WR	5-7	166	Houston; Taft College		ACT
0	Walter Stanley	WR	5-9	180	Mesa State College; Colorado		ACT
0	Mike Williams	WR	5-10	183	Northeastern University, Mass		ACT
0	John Ford	WR	6-2	204			ACT
0	Richard Johnson	WR	5-7	178			ACT
0	Troy Johnson	WR	6-1	175			ACT
0	Keith McDonald	WR	5-9	170			ACT
0	Stacey Mobley	WR	5-8	180			ACT
0	Bruce Alexander	DB	5-9	170	Stephen F. Austin State		ACT
0	Bennie Blades	DB	6-0	221	Miami		ACT
0	Michael Brim	DB	6-0	192	Virginia Union		TRT
0	Ray Crockett	DB	5-10	185	Baylor		ACT
0	Bruce McNorton	DB	5-11	175	Georgetown College (KY)		ACT
0	Terry Taylor	DB	5-10	185	Southern Illinois		ACT
0	William White	DB	5-10	205	Ohio State		ACT
0	John Miller	DB	6-1	192			ACT
0	Jerry Woods	DB	5-10	187			ACT
0	James Griffin	DB	6-2	197			ACT
0	Jerry Holmes	DB	6-2	175			ACT
0	Jerry Ball	DL	6-1	330	SMU		ACT
0	Lawrence Pete	DL	6-0	286	Nebraska		ACT
0	Eric Williams	DL	6-4	260	Washington State		ACT
0	Byron Darby	DL	6-4	250			ACT
0	Curtis Green	DL	6-3	256			ACT
0	Kevin Brooks	DL	6-6	270			ACT
0	James Cribbs	DL	6-3	269			ACT
0	Keith Ferguson	DL	6-5	241			ACT
0	Mark Brown	LB	6-2	226	Purdue; Los Angeles Southwest College		ACT
0	Toby Caston	LB	6-1	235	LSU		ACT
0	Mike Cofer	LB	6-5	245	Tennessee		ACT
0	Dennis Gibson	LB	6-2	240	Iowa State		ACT
0	George Jamison	LB	6-1	235	Cincinnati		ACT
0	Victor Jones	LB	6-2	250	Virginia Tech		ACT
0	Niko Noga	LB	6-1	230	Hawaii		ACT
0	Chris Spielman	LB	6-0	247	Ohio State		ACT
0	Keith Karpinski	LB	6-3	255			ACT
0	Jimmy Williams	LB	6-3	230			ACT
0	Eric Andolsek	OL	6-2	281	LSU		ACT
0	Lomas Brown	OL	6-4	280	Florida		ACT
0	Ken Dallafior	OL	6-4	269	Minnesota		ACT
0	Trevor Matich	OL	6-4	287	BYU		ACT
0	Joe Milinichik	OL	6-5	300	N.C. State		ACT
0	Harvey Salem	OL	6-6	274	California		ACT
0	Eric Sanders	OL	6-6	255	Nevada		ACT
0	Mike Utley	OL	6-6	288	Washington State		ACT
0	Chris Gambol	OL	6-6	290			ACT
53	Kevin Glover	OL	6-2	282	Maryland		ACT
0	Jim Arnold	SPEC	6-2	211	Vanderbilt		ACT
0	Eddie Murray	SPEC	5-11	195	Tulane		ACT