Record: 6-5
Coach: Kurt Nowadnick
Points For: 244
Points Per Game: 22.1
Points Against: 239
Opponent Points Per Game: 21.7
Despite having a less impressive record than the 1988 season, the 1989 Bearcats still produced a successful season to conclude the career of star QB Jason Olson. Monroe started out with two losses to open the new year but quickly regained the initiative after a four game winning streak. The ‘Cats could not maintain the momentum and traded wins and losses to end the regular season with an average 5-4 record. While the team record was not remarkable, Olson garnered a great deal of attention by putting up impressive numbers in his final season at Monroe. Fortunately for the Bearcats, their record was good enough to set them up against Burlington-Edison in the qualifying playoff round. The Bearcats managed to pull off an unlikely upset by defeating Burlington 28-26 on the road to send the ‘Cats to the State Playoffs. Joy subsided quickly as Monroe would have its season ended in the First Round of the playoffs with a decisive defeat by O’Dea in the first round.
| Games | School | Opponent | Points For | Points Against | Win(s) | Loss(es) | Streak | Notes | ||
| 1 | Monroe | vs | Central Kitsap | L | 13 | 40 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Monroe | at | Shorewood | L | 13 | 20 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 3 | Monroe | vs | Lynnwood | W | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 4 | Monroe | at | Lake Stevens | W | 31 | 19 | 2 | 2 | W 2 | |
| 5 | Monroe | vs | Mountlake Terrace | W | 21 | 17 | 3 | 2 | W 3 | |
| 6 | Monroe | vs | Woodway | W | 37 | 7 | 4 | 2 | W 4 | |
| 7 | Monroe | at | Edmonds | L | 16 | 27 | 4 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Monroe | vs | Meadowdale | W | 28 | 6 | 5 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 9 | Monroe | at | Bainbridge | L | 27 | 28 | 5 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Monroe | at | Burlington-Edison | W | 28 | 26 | 6 | 4 | W 1 | Qualifying Playoff Round |
| 11 | Monroe | at | O’Dea | L | 12 | 35 | 6 | 5 | L 1 | First Playoff Round |
The Orange and the Black 