Barry Sanders had 9 carries for 71 yards and scored 1 touchdown in his rookie season against the Phoenix Cardinals on September 10, 1989.
| NAME | DATE | RUSH YDS | TM | OPP | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 9/10/1989 | 71 | vs | 9 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | | B. Sanders | 9/17/1989 | 57 | @ | 12 | 4.8 | 1 | 96 | 6 | 16.0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | | B. Sanders | 9/24/1989 | 126 | vs | 18 | 7.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | | B. Sanders | 10/1/1989 | 1 | vs | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | 0 | |||
| 5 | | B. Sanders | 10/8/1989 | 99 | @ | 23 | 4.3 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 15.0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | | B. Sanders | 10/22/1989 | 59 | vs | 15 | 3.9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | | B. Sanders | 10/29/1989 | 184 | @ | 30 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | | B. Sanders | 11/5/1989 | 91 | @ | 19 | 4.8 | 2 | -3 | 1 | -3.0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | | B. Sanders | 11/12/1989 | 69 | vs | 16 | 4.3 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | | B. Sanders | 11/19/1989 | 114 | @ | 18 | 6.3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | B. Sanders | 11/23/1989 | 145 | vs | 28 | 5.2 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 22.0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | | B. Sanders | 12/3/1989 | 72 | vs | 20 | 3.6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 | |||
| 13 | | B. Sanders | 12/10/1989 | 120 | @ | 26 | 4.6 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 13.0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | | B. Sanders | 12/17/1989 | 104 | vs | 21 | 5.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | | B. Sanders | 12/24/1989 | 158 | @ | 20 | 7.9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 |
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