1990 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1990 10–6 2nd NFC East Buddy Ryan Rich Kotite Jeff Fisher Norman Braman Veterans Stadium 180px Lost Wild Card Playoffs(vs. Redskins) 6–20 Eagles seasons The 1990 Philadelphia Eagles season was the team's 58th in the National Football League (NFL). The team made the postseason yet again with a 10–6 overall record, despite beginning the season with disappointing early-season records of 1–3 and 2–4. The Eagles ran for 2,556 rushing yards in 1990, which is the most of any team in a single season in the 1990s.Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1990 to 1999, in the NFL, in the regular season, sorted by descending Rushing Yds Other season highlights were a 28–14 win at Veterans Stadium over the Washington Redskins on November 12, known as the Body Bag Game, since the defense managed to knock both Redskins quarterbacks from the contest plus several other key players. The Redskins came back to the Vet later in the season to defeat the Eagles in the Wild Card Playoff, however. Against the Buffalo Bills in a 30–23 loss on December 2, Randall Cunningham made one of the signature plays of his career, eluding Bills Hall of Fame defensive end Bruce Smith in the end zone before launching the ball into the middle of the field to wide receiver Fred Barnett, who completed the 95-yard touchdown play. One week prior, the Eagles avenged an opening-night loss at the Meadowlands, whipping the 10–0 New York Giants by a 31–13 score. The Redskins would get the last laugh, beating the Eagles 20–6 in the Wild Card round. Following the season, the team fired head coach Buddy Ryan. Offensive coordinator Rich Kotite was promoted to replace Ryan as Eagles head coach, and would hold the position for the next four seasons. Offseason NFL draft 1990 NFL draft The 1990 NFL draft was held April 22–23, 1990. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season. For the number 1 pick in the draft, the Indianapolis Colts traded with the Atlanta Falcons to select Jeff George a quarterback from Illinois Under the rules of the draft at the time, the Eagles would pick 24th or 25th in each full round. Teams that went to Super Bowl XXIV would have last 2 picks and then teams sorted out by 1989 record in each round. The Eagles at 11–5 in the previous year tied with Los Angeles Rams. With the 22nd pick in the 1st round the Eagles selected Ben Smith a cornerback from Georgia The Eagles made 12 total picks in the 1990 draft. 1990 Philadelphia Eagles 1 22 Ben Smith DB Georgia yes 2 50 Mike Bellamy WR Illinois yes 3 77 Fred Barnett WR Arkansas State yes yes 5 133 Calvin Williams WR Purdue yes 6 162 Kevin Thompson DB Oklahoma 7 189 Terry Strouf T Wisconsin–La Crosse 8 217 Curt Dykes T Oregon 9 244 Cecil Gray DE North Carolina yes 10 273 Orlando Adams DT Jacksonville State 11 294 John Hudson G Auburn Made roster in 1991; pick from New Orleans 11 300 Tyrone Watson WR Tennessee State 12 327 Judd Garrett RB Princeton nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1990_draft.htm 1990 Philadelphia Eagles Draftees Pro Football Reference February 20, 2022 Training camp The Eagles held training camp at West Chester State University in West Chester, PA about 20 miles from Veterans Stadium where they play their home games. Personnel Staff 1990 Philadelphia Eagles Owner – Norman Braman President/Chief Operating Officer – Harry Gamble Director of player personnel – Joe Woolley Head coach – Buddy Ryan Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks – Rich Kotite Running Backs – Dave Atkins Receivers – Lew Carpenter Offensive line – Dan Neal Offensive line – Bill Walsh Defensive coordinator/Linebackers – Jeff Fisher Defensive line – Dale Haupt Linebackers – Ronnie Jones Defensive backs – Tom Bettis Special teams – Al Roberts Strength and conditioning – Ronnie Jones Roster 1990 Philadelphia Eagles 12 Randall Cunningham  9 Jim McMahon 41 Keith Byars 45 Thomas Sanders American football KR 23 Heath Sherman 25 Anthony Toney 43 Roger Vick FB 86 Fred Barnett y 81 Mike Bellamy y 80 Rod Harris PR 83 Kenny Jackson 89 Calvin Williams y 88 Keith Jackson tight end 87 Harper LeBel LS 85 Mickey Shuler 72 David Alexander American football C 75 Louis Cheek G/T 69 Bruce Collie G 73 Ron Heller offensive tackle T 79 Mike Schad G 68 Reggie Singletary T 63 Daryle Smith T 66 Ron Solt G 61 Ben Tamburello C/G 99 Jerome Brown DT 97 Dick Chapura DT 90 Mike Golic DT 71 Cecil Gray American football y DT 94 Steve Kaufusi DE 74 Mike Pitts DT 96 Clyde Simmons DE 92 Reggie White DE 56 Byron Evans MLB 54 Britt Hager MLB 95 Al Harris defensive lineman OLB 59 Seth Joyner OLB 55 Ken Rose American football OLB 52 Jessie Small OLB 21 Eric Allen CB 33 William Frizzell SS 34 Terry Hoage FS 48 Wes Hopkins FS 46 Izel Jenkins CB 26 Ben Smith cornerback y CB 20 Andre Waters SS  5 Jeff Feagles P  7 Roger Ruzek K 78 Matt Darwin T IR 76 John Hudson American football y C/G PUP 82 Mike Quick WR IR 30 Otis Smith American football y CB PUP 10 John Teltschik P PUP -- Eric Wainwright y LB IR 47 active, 6 inactive, 5 practice squad 36 Robert Drummond gridiron football RB 47 Maurice Johnson American football y TE 98 Horacio Moronta y DT 51 Ricky Shaw LB 22 Kevin Thompson safety y S https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1990_roster.htm 1990 Philadelphia Eagles starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com November 8, 2014 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 9 at New York Giants L 20–27 0–1 Giants Stadium 76,202 2 September 16 Phoenix Cardinals L 21–23 0–2 Veterans Stadium 64,396 3 September 23 at Los Angeles Rams W 27–21 1–2 Anaheim Stadium 63,644 4 September 30 Indianapolis Colts L 23–24 1–3 Veterans Stadium 62,067 5 Bye 6 October 15, 1990 Minnesota Vikings W 32–24 2–3 Veterans Stadium 66,296 7 October 21 at Washington Redskins L 7–13 2–4 RFK Stadium 53,567 8 October 28 at Dallas Cowboys W 21–20 3–4 Texas Stadium 62,605 9 November 4 New England Patriots W 48–20 4–4 Veterans Stadium 65,514 10 November 12 Washington Redskins W 28–14 5–4 Veterans Stadium 65,857 11 November 18 at Atlanta Falcons W 24–23 6–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 53,755 12 November 25 New York Giants W 31–13 7–4 Veterans Stadium 66,706 13 December 2 at Buffalo Bills L 23–30 7–5 Rich Stadium 79,320 14 December 9 at Miami Dolphins L 20–23 (OT) 7–6 Joe Robbie Stadium 67,034 15 December 16 Green Bay Packers W 31–0 8–6 Veterans Stadium 65,627 16 December 23 Dallas Cowboys W 17–3 9–6 Veterans Stadium 63,895 17 December 29, 1990 at Phoenix Cardinals W 23–21 10–6 Sun Devil Stadium 31,796 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 Eagles 3 7 0 10 Giants 6 0 14 7 September 9 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 8:00 p.m. EST 64 F • Wind 6 mph on Gordon McCarter Skip Caray and Pat Haden TNT Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 2 Cardinals 0 7 7 9 Eagles 14 0 7 0 September 16 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1:00 p.m. EST 71 F (Cloudy) • Wind 9 mph on Gerald Austin CBS Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 3 Eagles 3 14 3 7 Rams 7 7 0 7 September 23 Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California 1:00 p.m. 69 F • Wind 11 mph on Pat Haggerty Pat Summerall and John Madden CBS Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 4 Colts 7 3 7 7 Eagles 3 14 3 3 September 30 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1:00 p.m. EST 77 F (Cloudy) • Wind 10 mph on Jim Tunney NBC Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 6 Vikings 7 14 0 3 Eagles 9 0 6 17 October 15 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 9:00 p.m. EST 61 F (Clear) • Wind 12 mph on Gene Barth Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf ABC Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 7 Eagles 0 0 0 7 Redskins 0 7 0 6 October 21 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 1:00 p.m. EST 55 F • Wind 9 mph on Dale Hamer Pat Summerall and John Madden CBS Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 8 Philadelphia Eagles 1990 2; text-align:center collapsed Philadelphia Eagles (2–4) at Dallas Cowboys (3–4) October 28 1:00 p.m. Eagles 7 0 0 14 Cowboys 0 3 3 14 Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas 62,605 66 F; wind 6 mph on Howard Roe CBS Tim Ryan and Irv Cross Pro-Football-Reference.com, The Football Database Eagles Randall Cunningham17/30, 183 Yds, 2 TD9 Rush, 53 Yds Calvin Williams5 Rec, 74 Yds, TD Cowboys Troy Aikman22/41, 223 Yds, TD, INT Tommie Agee6 Rush, 54 Yds Jay Novacek7 Rec, 105 Yds, TD The Porkchop Bowl PHI DAL collapsed 1 1:08 Eagles RecTD Toney Cunningham 10 good Ruzek run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 2 0:13 Cowboys FG 43 Willis 7 3 3 12:11 Cowboys FG 43 Willis 7 6 4 10:30 Eagles RushTD Sherman 10 good Ruzek run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 6 4 7:53 Cowboys RecTD Novacek Aikman 29 good Willis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 13 4 4:02 Cowboys RushTD Smith 3 good Willis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 20 4 0:44 Eagles RecTD Williams Cunningham 10 good Ruzek run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 20 21 20 Week 9 Patriots 3 7 3 7 Eagles 10 10 7 21 November 4 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1:00 p.m. EST 75 F (Cloudy) • Wind 8 mph on Dick Hantak Joel Meyers and Ahmad Rashad NBC Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 10 Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles Redskins 0 7 0 7 Eagles 7 0 21 0 November 12 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 9:00 p.m. EST 38 F (Cloudy) • Wind 26 mph on Jerry Markbreit Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf ABC Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com yes 1 PHI William Frizzell 30 yard interception return (Roger Ruzek kick) Eagles 7–0 2 WSH Don Warren 8 yard pass from Jeff Rutledge (Chip Lohmiller kick) Tie 7–7 3 PHI Heath Sherman 9 yard pass from Keith Byars (Roger Ruzek kick) Eagles 14–7 3 PHI Clyde Simmons 18 yard fumble return (Roger Ruzek kick) Eagles 21–7 3 PHI Heath Sherman 2 yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek kick) Eagles 28–7 4 WSH Brian Mitchell 1 yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick) Eagles 28–14 yes This game came to be known as The Body Bag Game. Week 11 Eagles 0 7 0 17 Falcons 0 10 3 10 November 18 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia 1:00 p.m. EST 49 F • Wind 8 mph on Gerald Austin Jim Nantz and Tim Brandt CBS Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 12 Philadelphia Eagles 1990 2; text-align: center collapsed New York Giants (10–0) at Philadelphia Eagles (6–4) November 25 1:00 p.m. EST Giants 7 6 0 0 Eagles 7 7 3 14 Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cloudy • 52 F • Wind 13 mph on Red Cashion CBS Dick Stockton and Merlin Olsen Pro-Football-Reference.com, The Football Database Giants Phil Simms17/40, 234 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Dave Meggett2 Rush, 61 Yds Stephen Baker3 Rec, 65 Yds Eagles Randall Cunningham17/31, 229 Yds, 2 TD Heath Sherman21 Rush, 71 Yds Keith Byars8 Rec, 128 Yds NYG PHI collapsed 1 5:22 Giants RecTD Ingram Simms 15 good Bahr run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 3:39 Eagles RecTD Barnett Cunningham 49 good Ruzek run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 2 6:21 Eagles RushTD Cunningham 1 good Ruzek run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 14 2 1:00 Giants RecTD Bavaro Simms 4 no good Bahr run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 14 3 9:09 Eagles FG 39 Ruzek 13 17 4 13:12 Eagles RecTD Williams Cunningham 6 good Ruzek run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 24 4 12:50 Eagles IntTD Evans 22 good Ruzek run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 31 13 31 Week 13 Eagles 0 16 7 0 Bills 24 0 3 3 December 2 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 1:00 p.m. EST 42 F • Wind 16 mph on Tom Dooley Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts CBS Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 14 Eagles 0 10 3 7 0 Dolphins 10 0 0 10 3 December 9 Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida 8:00 p.m. EST 59 F • Wind 11 mph on Jerry Seeman Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann ESPN Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 15 Packers 0 0 0 0 Eagles 7 10 0 14 December 16 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4:00 p.m. EST 45 F (Cloudy) • Wind 15 mph on Dale Hamer Dick Stockton and John Madden CBS Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 16 Cowboys 0 3 0 0 Eagles 7 3 0 7 December 23 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1:00 p.m. EST 66 F (Light Rain) • Wind 15 mph on Gordon McCarter Tim Ryan and Irv Cross CBS Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 17 at Cardinals Philadelphia Eagles 1990 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: Philadelphia Eagles (9–6) at Phoenix Cardinals (5–10) December 29, 1990 Saturday 2:00 p.m. MDT Eagles 7 6 7 3 Cardinals 0 7 0 14 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 31,796 49 F C Pat Haggerty CBS Jack Buck and Dan Fouts Box score Standings Postseason 1990–91 NFL playoffs Schedule Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Wild Card January 5, 1991 F j, Y Washington Redskins (5) L 6–20 0–1 Veterans Stadium Recap Game summaries NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (5) Washington Redskins text-align:center; Philadelphia Eagles 1990 2 NFC Wild Card Playoffs: (5) Washington Redskins at (4) Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary Redskins 0 10 10 0 Eagles 3 3 0 0 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 5, 1991 F j, Y 12:30 p.m. EST 31 °F °C, clear ABC Brent Musburger (play-by-play) and Dick Vermeil (color commentator) Gene Barth 65,287 First quarter PHI – Roger Ruzek 37-yard field goal. Eagles 3–0. Second quarter PHI – Roger Ruzek 28-yard field goal. Eagles 6–0. WAS – Art Monk 16-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 7–6. WAS – Chip Lohmiller 20-yard field goal. Redskins 10–6. Third quarter WAS – Chip Lohmiller 19-yard field goal. Redskins 13–6. WAS – Gary Clark 2-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 20–6. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers WAS – Mark Rypien – 15/31, 206 yards, 2 TD, INT PHI – Randall Cunningham – 15/29, 205 yards, INT Top rushers WAS – Earnest Byner – 18 rushes, 49 yards PHI – Randall Cunningham – 7 rushes, 80 yards Top receivers WAS – Earnest Byner – 7 receptions, 77 yards PHI – Keith Jackson – 5 receptions, 116 yards Awards and honors Randall Cunningham, Bert Bell Awardhttp://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients 2012-08-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090619081037/http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm June 19, 2009 mdy References 30em External links 1990 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles