1990 Washington Redskins season

National Football League team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1990 10–6 3rd NFC East Joe Gibbs Charley Casserly Jack Kent Cooke John Kent Cooke Joe Gibbs Richie Petitbon RFK Stadium Won Wild Card Playoffs(at Eagles) 20–6Lost Divisional Playoffs(at 49ers) 10–28 4 RB Earnest Byner WR Gary Clark OT Jim Lachey CB Darrell Green 2 OT Jim Lachey (1st team) CB Darrell Green (2nd team) Redskins seasons The 1990 season was the Washington Redskins' 59th in the National Football League, their 54th representing Washington, D.C., and the tenth under head coach Joe Gibbs. The team matched on their 10–6 record from 1989, this time it was enough to earn them' their first playoff appearance since 1987. The Redskins' season ended when they fell to the two-time defending Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers 28–10 in the divisional round of the playoffs. Offseason NFL draft 1990 NFL draft 1990 Washington Redskins 2 46 Andre Collins Linebacker Penn State yes 3 77 Mo Elewonibi Offensive tackle BYU yes 4 86 Cary Conklin Quarterback Washington yes 4 106 Rico Labbe Cornerback Boston College no 5 130 Brian Mitchell Running back Northeast Louisiana yes yes 6 160 Kent Wells Defensive tackle Nebraska no 9 243 Tim Moxley Guard Ohio State no 10 262 D'Juan Francisco Cornerback Notre Dame no 10 270 Thomas Rayam Guard Alabama no 11 297 Jon Leverenz Linebacker Minnesota no yes no Undrafted free agents + 1990 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeTim AdamsDefensive tackleBYUDan CrossmanDefensive backPittsburghJay FaganGuardMontanaByron ForsytheCenterHoustonDoug GlaserTackleNebraskaGeorge SearcyRunning backEast Tennessee StatePaul SmithWide receiverHoustonLarry ViadicCornerbackOregon StatePercy WaddieWide receiverTexas A&M Roster 1990 Washington Redskins 14 Gary Hogeboom 10 Jeff Rutledge 11 Mark Rypien 21 Earnest Byner 25 Reggie Dupard 30 Brian Mitchell running back y KR/PR 37 Gerald Riggs 84 Gary Clark American football 86 Stephen Hobbs 80 Joe Howard 81 Art Monk 83 Ricky Sanders 88 Jimmie Johnson American football 86 Ron Middleton American football 85 Don Warren 48 Ken Whisenhunt 61 Mark Adickes G 53 Jeff Bostic C 68 Russ Grimm G 66 Joe Jacoby T 79 Jim Lachey T 63 Raleigh McKenzie G 69 Mark Schlereth G 97 Jumpy Geathers DE 77 Darryl Grant DT 78 Tim Johnson defensive lineman DT 74 Markus Koch DE 71 Charles Mann DE American football 99 Tracy Rocker DT 60 Fred Stokes DE 76 Eric Williams defensive lineman DT 50 Ravin Caldwell OLB 51 Monte Coleman OLB 55 Andre Collins y OLB 54 Kurt Gouveia MLB 91 Greg Manusky MLB 58 Wilber Marshall OLB 23 Todd Bowles FS 27 Brad Edwards American football FS 28 Darrell Green CB 47 A. J. Johnson CB cornerback 35 Martin Mayhew CB 20 Alvoid Mays CB 40 Alvin Walton SS 82 John Brandes LS  2 Kelly Goodburn P  8 Chip Lohmiller K 67 Ray Brown offensive lineman G/T IR 24 Kelvin Bryant RB IR 12 Cary Conklin y QB IR 64 Mo Elewonibi y G IR 16 Stan Humphries QB IR 98 Jon Leverenz y LB IR 73 Mark May G PUP 76 Ed Simmons T IR 89 Walter Stanley WR IR 31 Clarence Vaughn S IR 47 active, 10 inactive, 1 practice squad 90 Carl Harry WR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 9 Phoenix Cardinals W 31–0 1–0 RFK Stadium 52,649 Recap 2 September 16 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–26 1–1 Candlestick Park 64,287 Recap 3 September 23 Dallas Cowboys W 19–15 2–1 RFK Stadium 53,804 Recap 4 September 30 at Phoenix Cardinals W 38–10 3–1 Sun Devil Stadium 49,303 Recap 5 Bye 6 October 14 New York Giants L 20–24 3–2 RFK Stadium 54,737 Recap 7 October 21 Philadelphia Eagles W 13–7 4–2 RFK Stadium 53,567 Recap 8 October 28 at New York Giants L 10–21 4–3 Giants Stadium 75,321 Recap 9 November 4 at Detroit Lions W 41–38 (OT) 5–3 Pontiac Silverdome 69,326 Recap 10 November 12 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–28 5–4 Veterans Stadium 65,857 Recap 11 November 18 New Orleans Saints W 31–17 6–4 RFK Stadium 52,573 Recap 12 November 22 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–27 6–5 Texas Stadium 60,355 Recap 13 December 2 Miami Dolphins W 42–20 7–5 RFK Stadium 53,599 Recap 14 December 9 Chicago Bears W 10–9 8–5 RFK Stadium 53,920 Recap 15 December 15 at New England Patriots W 25–10 9–5 Foxboro Stadium 22,286 Recap 16 December 22 at Indianapolis Colts L 28–35 9–6 RCA Dome 58,173 Recap 17 December 30 Buffalo Bills W 29–14 10–6 RFK Stadium 52,397 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Venue Attendance Gamerecap Wildcard January 5, 1991 at Philadelphia Eagles (4) W 20–6 Veterans Stadium 65,287 Recap Divisional January 12, 1991 at San Francisco 49ers (1) L 10–28 Candlestick Park 65,292 Recap References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Red Category:Long stubs with short prose