1990 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 May 2023 Atlanta Falcons 1990 5–11 4th NFC West Rankin Smith Jerry Glanville Fulton County Stadium Did not qualify 1 WR Andre Rison Falcons seasons The 1990 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Football League (NFL). Jerry Glanville was hired to be the team's new coach. The franchise changed their helmets from red to black. Atlanta looked to improve on its 3–13 record from 1989. The team did improve by finishing 5–11, but the Falcons still suffered an eighth consecutive losing season. 1990 started out pretty well for Atlanta, as they beat playoff contenders Houston, New Orleans, and Cincinnati at home. The team sat at 3–4 after their win against Cincinnati. They then lost seven games in a row before winning its last two to end the season. Atlanta went 5–3 at home, but winless on the road, which cost the Falcons a trip to the postseason. Offseason NFL draft 1990 NFL draft 1990 Atlanta Falcons 1 20 Steve Broussard Running back Washington State yes 2 27 Darion Conner Linebacker Jackson State yes 3 55 Oliver Barnett Defensive end Kentucky yes 5 121 Reggie Redding Guard Cal State Fullerton 6 139 Mike Pringle Running back Cal State Fullerton yes 8 195 Tory Epps Defensive tackle Memphis State yes 9 222 Darrell Jordan Linebacker Northern Arizona 10 250 Donnie Salum Linebacker Arizona 11 278 Chris Ellison Defensive back Houston 12 305 Shawn McCarthy Punter Purdue no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1990_draft.htm 1990 Atlanta Falcons draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 14, 2013 Undrafted free agents + 1990 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeMark HopkinsTight endCentral Michigan Personnel Staff 1990 Atlanta Falcons Chairman of the board – Rankin M. Smith Sr. President – Taylor Smith Vice president of player personnel – Ken Herock Director of pro scouting – Chuck Connor Head coach – Jerry Glanville Assistant head coach/offense – Ray Sherman Quarterbacks – Tom Rossley Wide receivers – Jimmy Robinson Tight ends – Keith Rowen Offensive line – Wayne McDuffie Assistant head coach/defense – Doug Shively Defensive line – Bill Kollar Secondary – Jimmy Carr Special teams – Keith Rowen Strength and conditioning – Tim Jorgensen Roster 1990 Atlanta Falcons 47 8 4 10 Scott Campbell American football  7 Hugh Millen 14 Gilbert Renfroe 34 Steve Broussard y 43 Tracy Johnson American football 38 Keith Jones Atlanta Falcons 24 Mike Pringle gridiron football y 30 Mike Rozier 44 John Settle 82 Stacey Bailey 85 Shawn Collins 86 Floyd Dixon American football 81 Michael Haynes wide receiver 80 Andre Rison 89 George Thomas wide receiver 88 Troy Sadowski 87 Gary Wilkins 64 Jamie Dukes C 79 Bill Fralic G 71 Chris Hinton T 69 Houston Hoover G 68 John Hunter American football T 78 Mike Kenn T 55 Mike Ruether G 61 John Scully American football G 72 Oliver Barnett y DE 77 Rick Bryan DE 74 Tory Epps y NT 76 Mike Gann DE 99 Tim Green DE 93 Aundray Bruce OLB 56 Darion Conner y OLB 51 Bobby Houston American football y OLB 54 Robert Lyles OLB 59 John Rade ILB 52 Ken Tippins ILB 58 Jessie Tuggle ILB 36 Eric Bergeson y CB 23 Bobby Butler American football CB 25 Scott Case American football FS 22 Charles Dimry CB 40 Brian Jordan SS 21 Deion Sanders CB 37 Elbert Shelley CB 65 Guy Bingham LS  5 Greg Davis placekicker K 17 Scott Fulhage P 75 Tony Casillas DE IR 12 Chris Miller quarterback QB IR 84 James Milling WR IR 39 Roland Mitchell CB IR 95 Michael Reid linebacker LB IR 91 Donnie Salum y LB IR 53 Galand Thaxton ILB IR 27 William Evers CB IR 83 Pat Jackson wide receiver y WR 96 William Kirksey y LB 70 Reggie Redding American football y G 46 Ricky Royal y CB Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 9 Houston Oilers W 47–27 1–0 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 56,222 2 September 16 at Detroit Lions L 14–21 1–1 Pontiac Silverdome 48,691 3 September 23 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–19 1–2 Candlestick Park 62,858 4 Bye 5 October 7 New Orleans Saints W 28–27 2–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 57,401 6 October 14 San Francisco 49ers L 35–45 2–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 57,921 7 October 21 at Los Angeles Rams L 24–44 2–4 Anaheim Stadium 54,761 8 October 28 Cincinnati Bengals W 38–17 3–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 53,214 9 November 4 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 9–21 3–5 Three Rivers Stadium 57,093 10 November 11 at Chicago Bears L 24–30 3–6 Soldier Field 62,855 11 November 18 Philadelphia Eagles L 23–24 3–7 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 53,755 12 November 25 at New Orleans Saints L 7–10 3–8 Louisiana Superdome 68,629 13 December 2 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–23 3–9 Tampa Stadium 42,839 14 December 9 Phoenix Cardinals L 13–24 3–10 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 36,222 15 December 16 at Cleveland Browns L 10–13 3–11 Cleveland Stadium 46,536 16 December 23 Los Angeles Rams W 20–13 4–11 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 30,021 17 December 30 Dallas Cowboys W 26–7 5–11 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 50,097 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. 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