1990 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New Orleans Saints 1990 8–8 2nd NFC West Jim Mora Carl Smith Steve Sidwell Jim Finks Tom Benson Louisiana Superdome Lost Wild Card Playoffs(at Bears) 6–16 LB Pat SwillingLB Vaughan JohnsonK Morten Andersen Saints seasons The 1990 New Orleans Saints season was the franchise's 24th season in the National Football League, the 15th to host games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the fifth under head coach Jim Mora. The team looked to improve on its 9–7 record from 1989 and make the playoffs for the second time in franchise history. The Saints did not improve on their 9–7 record, as they finished the season 8–8. However, the Saints would unexpectedly make the postseason as the final seed in the NFC after getting a win and the Cowboys losing in the final week of the regular season. During the off-season, quarterback Bobby Hebert was involved in a contract dispute that ultimately resulted in Hebert sitting out the entire season; while at one point a rumor circulated that Hebert would be traded to the Los Angeles Raiders in exchange for running back Marcus Allen and a 2nd round draft pick. Instead, during the season New Orleans traded a 1st, 2nd and 3rd round draft pick for 1991 in exchange for Dallas Cowboys quarterback Steve Walsh.https://www.wwltv.com/article/sports/nfl/saints/bobby-hebert-holdout-in-1990-altered-saints-nfl-history/289-474806788 Bobby Hebert holdout in 1990 altered Saints, NFL history WWL-TV 4 September 14, 2017 Marlborough Ralph October 25, 2023 After the season, Glenn Derby, John Fourcade, and Lonzell Hill retired. The season The Saints, with a record of eight wins and eight losses, became the second team in NFL history at or below .500 to qualify for postseason play, and the first to do so as a wild card.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book 2001 Workman Publishing Company 0-7611-2480-2 256 registration https://archive.org/details/officialnfl2001r0000unse/page/256 Since no non-playoff team in the NFC had a record at or above .500, the Saints were awarded the final Wild Card seed. In the 1990 postseason, the Saints would lose to the Chicago Bears 16–6. Others to finish 8–8 and make the playoffs were the 1985 Cleveland Browns, the 1991 New York Jets, the 1999 Detroit Lions, the 1999 Dallas Cowboys, the 2004 St. Louis Rams, the 2004 Minnesota Vikings, the 2006 New York Giants, the 2008 San Diego Chargers, the 2011 Denver Broncos and the 2020 Chicago Bears . However, the 2010 Seahawks would break this record, as they finished the 2010 season at 7–9 and clinched their division, becoming the first team in NFL history to win their division despite having a losing record, and this would be repeated by the 2014 Carolina Panthers and then repeated by the 2020 Washington Football Team and the 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Coincidentally, the Saints during that 2010 season met Seattle in that season's NFC Wild Card game, in which they were upset 41–36. Offseason NFL draft 1990 NFL draft 1990 New Orleans Saints 1 14 Renaldo Turnbull Defensive end West Virginia yes yes 2 44 Vince Buck Defensive back Central State (OH) yes 3 71 Joel Smeenge Defensive end Western Michigan yes 4 98 DeMond Winston Linebacker Vanderbilt yes 5 125 Charles Arbuckle Tight end UCLA 6 156 Mike Buck Quarterback Maine yes 6 158 James Williams Linebacker Mississippi State yes 7 183 Scott Hough Guard Maine 8 207 Gerry Gdowski Quarterback Nebraska 8 210 Derrick Carr Defensive end Bowling Green 9 233 Broderick Graves Running back Winston-Salem State 9 236 Lonnie Brockman Linebacker West Virginia 10 260 Gary Cooper Wide receiver Clemson 10 267 Ernest Spears Defensive back USC yes 11 287 Webbie Burnett Defensive tackle Western Kentucky 12 320 Chris Port Guard Duke yes no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/1990_draft.htm 1990 New Orleans Saints draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 5, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1990 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRobert BradyWide receiverVillanovaMichael FordWide receiverCaliforniaWillie GriffinNose TackleNebraskaJerome McIntoshWide receiverTulane Personnel Staff 1990 New Orleans Saints Owner/general partner – Tom Benson President/general manager – Jim Finks Vice president of administration – Jim Miller Director of player personnel – Bill Kuharich Head coach – Jim Mora Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Carl Smith Running backs – Jim Skipper Wide receivers – Steve Walters Offensive line – Paul Boudreau Defensive coordinator – Steve Sidwell Defensive line – John Pease Linebackers – Vic Fangio Defensive backs – Dom Capers Special teams/tight ends – Joe Marciano Strength and conditioning – Russell Paternostro All-Time Roster http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/history/all-time-roster.html NewOrleansSaints.com February 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120618110940/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/history/all-time-roster.html 2012-06-18 dead Roster 1990 New Orleans Saints 47 4 2 16 Mike Buck American football y 11 John Fourcade  4 Steve Walsh American football 22 Gill Fenerty KR 34 Craig Heyward 21 Dalton Hilliard RB 23 Buford Jordan 36 Rueben Mayes 86 Gerald Alphin 87 Lonzell Hill 84 Eric Martin wide receiver 80 Brett Perriman 88 Floyd Turner 85 Hoby Brenner 83 Greg Scales 82 John Tice 67 Stan Brock American football T 71 Richard Cooper American football T 79 Glenn Derby T 72 Jim Dombrowski G 74 Kevin Haverdink T 61 Joel Hilgenberg C/LS 62 Brad Leggett y C 65 Steve Trapilo G 95 Travis Davis defensive lineman y NT 91 Robert Goff American football NT 96 Michael Simmons defensive lineman DE 99 Joel Smeenge y DE 97 Renaldo Turnbull y DE 94 Jim Wilks DE/NT 52 Brian Forde OLB 51 Sam Mills ILB 57 Rickey Jackson OLB 53 Vaughan Johnson ILB 56 Pat Swilling OLB 90 James Williams linebacker, born 1968 y ILB 92 DeMond Winston y OLB 28 Gene Atkins FS 26 Vince Buck y CB/PR 41 Toi Cook CB 24 Milton Mack CB 40 Robert Massey CB 39 Brett Maxie SS 33 Ernest Spears y FS 37 Bennie Thompson gridiron football SS  7 Morten Andersen K  6 Tommy Barnhardt P 93 Wayne Martin American football DE IR 35 Bobby Morse RB/PR IR 38 Calvin Nicholson CB IR 73 Frank Warren American football DE Susp. 81 Charles Arbuckle y TE 70 Chris Port y G Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 10, 1990 San Francisco 49ers L 12–13 0–1 Louisiana Superdome 68,629 2 September 16 at Minnesota Vikings L 3–32 0–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 56,272 3 September 23 Phoenix Cardinals W 28–7 1–2 Louisiana Superdome 61,110 4 Bye 5 October 7 at Atlanta Falcons L 27–28 1–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 57,401 6 October 14 Cleveland Browns W 25–20 2–3 Louisiana Superdome 68,608 7 October 21 at Houston Oilers L 10–23 2–4 Houston Astrodome 57,908 8 October 28 Detroit Lions L 10–27 2–5 Louisiana Superdome 64,368 9 November 4 at Cincinnati Bengals W 21–7 3–5 Louisiana Superdome 60,067 10 November 11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 35–7 4–5 Louisiana Superdome 67,865 11 November 18 at Washington Redskins L 17–31 4–6 RFK Stadium 52,573 12 November 25 Atlanta Falcons W 10–7 5–6 Louisiana Superdome 68,629 13 December 2 at Dallas Cowboys L 13–17 5–7 Texas Stadium 60,087 14 December 9 at Los Angeles Rams W 24–20 6–7 Anaheim Stadium 56,864 15 December 16 Pittsburgh Steelers L 6–9 6–8 Louisiana Superdome 68,582 16 December 23 at San Francisco 49ers W 13–10 7–8 Candlestick Park 60,112 17 December 31, 1990 Los Angeles Rams W 20–17 8–8 Louisiana Superdome 68,647 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance Wildcard January 6, 1991 at Chicago Bears (3) L 6–16 0–1 Soldier Field 60,767 References External links Saints on Pro Football Reference Saints on jt-sw.com New Orleans Category:New Orleans Saints seasons New