1989 Cincinnati Bengals Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Sam Wyche (8-8) | 8-8 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s American Football Conference Central Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Eric Ball | RB | July 1, 1966 | 6’2′ | 218 | UCLA |
| Chris Barber | DB | January 15, 1964 | 6’0′ | 187 | North Carolina A&T |
| Leo Barker | LB | November 7, 1959 | 6’2′ | 226 | New Mexico St. |
| Lewis Billups | DB | October 10, 1963 | 5’11’ | 190 | North Alabama |
| Brian Blados | T-G | January 11, 1962 | 6’5′ | 300 | North Carolina |
| Ed Brady | LB | June 17, 1962 | 6’2′ | 238 | Illinois |
| Jim Breech | K | April 11, 1956 | 5’6′ | 161 | California |
| James Brooks | RB | December 28, 1958 | 5’10’ | 180 | Auburn |
| Eddie Brown | WR | December 17, 1962 | 6’0′ | 185 | Miami (FL) |
| Jason Buck | DE-DT | July 27, 1963 | 6’5′ | 268 | BYU |
| Barney Bussey | DB-LB | May 20, 1962 | 6’0′ | 215 | South Carolina St. |
| Richard Carey | DB | May 6, 1968 | 5’9′ | 185 | Idaho |
| Rickey Dixon | DB | December 26, 1966 | 5’11’ | 183 | Oklahoma |
| Boomer Esiason | QB | April 17, 1961 | 6’5′ | 224 | Maryland |
| David Fulcher | DB | September 28, 1964 | 6’3′ | 236 | Arizona St. |
| Jim Gallery | K | September 15, 1961 | 6’1′ | 190 | Minnesota |
| John Garrett | WR | March 2, 1965 | 5’11’ | 180 | Columbia |
| David Grant | DE-NT | September 17, 1965 | 6’4′ | 277 | West Virginia |
| Mike Hammerstein | DE-NT | March 29, 1963 | 6’4′ | 270 | Michigan |
| Ira Hillary | WR | November 13, 1962 | 5’10’ | 190 | South Carolina |
| John Holifield | RB | July 14, 1964 | 6’0′ | 202 | West Virginia |
| Rodney Holman | TE | April 20, 1960 | 6’3′ | 238 | Tulane |
| Robert Jackson | DB | October 10, 1958 | 5’10’ | 184 | Central Michigan |
| Stanford Jennings | RB | March 12, 1962 | 6’1′ | 205 | Furman |
| Paul Jetton | G-C | October 6, 1964 | 6’4′ | 295 | Texas |
| Lee Johnson | P | November 27, 1961 | 6’2′ | 200 | BYU |
| Scott Jones | T | March 20, 1966 | 6’5′ | 281 | Washington |
| Eric Kattus | TE | March 4, 1963 | 6’5′ | 240 | Michigan |
| Joe Kelly | LB | December 11, 1964 | 6’2′ | 227 | Washington |
| Bruce Kozerski | C-G-T | April 2, 1962 | 6’4′ | 287 | Holy Cross |
| Tim Krumrie | NT-DT | May 20, 1960 | 6’2′ | 270 | Wisconsin |
| Mike Martin | WR | November 18, 1960 | 5’10’ | 186 | Illinois |
| Skip McClendon | DE | April 9, 1964 | 6’6′ | 282 | Northwestern |
| Tim McGee | WR | August 7, 1964 | 5’10’ | 183 | Tennessee |
| Max Montoya | G | May 12, 1956 | 6’5′ | 282 | UCLA |
| Ken Moyer | G-T-C | November 19, 1966 | 6’7′ | 297 | Toledo |
| Anthony Munoz | T | August 19, 1958 | 6’6′ | 278 | USC |
| Carl Parker | WR | February 5, 1965 | 6’2′ | 201 | Vanderbilt |
| Bruce Reimers | G-T | September 28, 1960 | 6’7′ | 285 | Iowa St. |
| Jim Riggs | TE | September 23, 1963 | 6’5′ | 245 | Clemson |
| Rich Romer | LB | February 27, 1966 | 6’3′ | 222 | Union (NY) |
| Turk Schonert | QB | January 15, 1957 | 6’1′ | 191 | Stanford |
| Jim Skow | DE | June 29, 1963 | 6’3′ | 253 | Nebraska |
| Kendal Smith | WR | November 23, 1965 | 5’10’ | 189 | Utah St. |
| Craig Taylor | RB | January 3, 1966 | 5’11’ | 224 | West Virginia |
| Eric Thomas | DB | September 11, 1964 | 5’11’ | 184 | Tulane |
| Natu Tuatagaloa | DE | May 25, 1966 | 6’4′ | 273 | California |
| Kevin Walker | LB | December 24, 1965 | 6’2′ | 238 | Maryland |
| Joe Walter | T-G | June 18, 1963 | 6’7′ | 292 | Texas Tech |
| Dana Wells | NT | August 5, 1966 | 6’0′ | 272 | Arizona |
| Leon White | LB | October 4, 1963 | 6’3′ | 240 | BYU |
| Solomon Wilcots | DB | October 3, 1964 | 5’11’ | 189 | Colorado |
| Erik Wilhelm | QB | November 19, 1965 | 6’3′ | 217 | Oregon St. |
| Reggie Williams | LB | September 19, 1954 | 6’1′ | 228 | Dartmouth |
| Ickey Woods | RB | February 28, 1966 | 6’2′ | 231 | UNLV |
| Carl Zander | LB | April 12, 1963 | 6’2′ | 235 | Tennessee |