1990 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Pittsburgh Steelers 58th US football season August 2023 March 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers 1990 9–7 3rd AFC Central Chuck Noll Joe Walton Dave Brazil Dick Haley The Rooney Family Three Rivers Stadium Did not qualify border:none; padding:0; 2 LB David Little CB Rod Woodson Rod Woodson (1st team) Rod Woodson Eric Green Steelers seasons The 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 58th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League. The Steelers did not score an offensive touchdown until the 5th game of the season, but did rebound to a 9–7 record (the same they posted the previous season). Unlike the previous season, 9–7 was not enough to gain a playoff berth. The Steelers continued to show improvement overcoming a 1–3 start to find themselves in a showdown with the Oilers in Houston for the AFC's final playoff spot in the final game of the season. However, the Steelers were never in the game as the Oilers beat the Steelers 34–14 ending their season without the playoffs. Offseason NFL draft 1990 NFL draft 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 21 Eric Green Tight end Liberty yes yes 2 43 Kenny Davidson Defensive end LSU yes 3 70 Neil O'Donnell Quarterback Maryland yes yes 3 81 Craig Veasey Defensive tackle Houston yes 4 97 Chris Calloway Wide receiver Michigan yes 5 128 Barry Foster Running back Arkansas yes yes 6 155 Ronald Heard Wide receiver Bowling Green no 7 182 Dan Grayson Linebacker Washington State no 8 209 Karl Dunbar Defensive end LSU no 9 239 Gary Jones Safety Texas A&M yes 10 266 Eddie Miles Linebacker Minnesota no 11 293 Justin Strzelczyk Guard Maine yes 12 319 Richard Bell Running back Nebraska yes yes no Undrafted free agents + 1990 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeKimble AndersRunning backHoustonLorenzo DavisWide receiverYoungstown StateRon FairWide receiverArizona StateBob GordonWide receiverNebraska-OmahaMitch LeeLinebackerCornellMike OberDefensive tackleSam Houston StateSkip PavlikGuardVirginia TechPete RutterPunterBaylor Personnel Coaches / Staff 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers #08214A white #EEC607 President – Daniel M. Rooney Vice president – John R. McGinley Vice president – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr. Director of communications – Joe Gordon Controller – Ralph Meacham Chief negotiator/travel – James A. Boston Business/stadium coordinator – Dan Ferens Public relations director – Dan Edwards Community relations coordinator – Pat Hanlon Ticket sales manager – Geraldine Glenn Office manager/computer – Jim Ellenberger Director of player personnel – Dick Haley Director of pro personnel and development – Tom Donahoe College scouting coordinator – Tom Modrak Talent scout – Bob Schmitz Talent scout – Max McCartney Talent scout – Charles Bailey Head coach – Chuck Noll Offensive coordinator – Joe Walton Offensive backfield – Dick Hoak Receivers – Dwain Painter Tight ends – Jon Kolb Offensive line – Ron Blackledge Defensive coordinator – Dave Brazil Defensive line – Joe Greene Linebackers – Bob Valesente Defensive backs – John Fox Special teams – George Stewart Conditioning coach – Jon Kolb Dentist – Dr. George P. Boucek Ophthalmologist – Dr. Phillip Buzzelli Physician, orthopedic – Dr. Thomas W. Cowan Neurological surgery consultant – Dr. Joseph C. Maroon Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze Physician, consultant – Dr. Abraham J.Twerski Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates Trainer – Ralph Berlin Trainer – Fran Feld Equipment manager – Anthony Parisi Field manager – Rodgers Freyvogel Video & film director – Bob McCartney Video assistant – Pat Dolan Photographers – Mike Fabus, Bill Amatucci 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide Final roster 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers 47 4 4  6 Bubby Brister 14 Neil O'Donnell y 11 Rick Strom American football 21 Richard Bell running back y 29 Barry Foster American football y 33 Merril Hoge FB 42 Warren Williams American football 38 Tim Worley 88 Chris Calloway y 82 Derek Hill gridiron football 83 Louis Lipps 20 Dwight Stone American football 86 Eric Green tight end y 84 Mike Mularkey 85 Terry O'Shea 60 Brian Blankenship G 63 Dermontti Dawson C 77 Carlton Haselrig G 62 Tunch Ilkin T 65 John Jackson offensive tackle T 74 Terry Long American football G 71 Tom Ricketts American football T 79 John Rienstra G 73 Justin Strzelczyk y T 64 Kenny Davidson American football y DE 66 Donald Evans American football DE 91 Craig Veasey y NT 98 Gerald Williams American football NT 93 Keith Willis DE 53 Bryan Hinkle OLB 99 A.J. Jenkins linebacker OLB 50 David Little linebacker ILB 95 Greg Lloyd OLB 54 Hardy Nickerson ILB 55 Jerry Olsavsky ILB 90 Tyronne Stowe ILB 57 Jerrol Williams OLB 27 Thomas Everett FS 22 Larry Griffin American football FS 35 Delton Hall CB 44 D. J. Johnson cornerback, born 1966 CB 25 Gary Jones American football y SS 37 Carnell Lake SS 49 Dwayne Woodruff CB 26 Rod Woodson CB  1 Gary Anderson placekicker K  4 Dan Stryzinski P 61 Gene Cullinane G 96 Karl Dunbar y DE IR 68 Lorenzo Freeman NT IR 97 Aaron Jones defensive end LB IR 51 Chuck Lanza C IR 89 Lorenzo Davis American football y WR 80 Ron Fair wide receiver y WR 24 Anthony Florence CB 94 Eddie Miles American football y LB 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide 1991 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/1990_roster.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com 2014-12-24 Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 9, 1990 vs. New England Patriots W 30–14 1–0 Olympic Stadium 2 August 17, 1990 at Washington Redskins L 24–27 1–1 RFK Stadium 3 August 25, 1990 at Dallas Cowboys L 9–20 1–2 Texas Stadium 4 September 1, 1990 Philadelphia Eagles W 20–10 2–2 Three Rivers Stadium Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 9 at Cleveland Browns L 3–13 0–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap 2 September 16 Houston Oilers W 20–9 1–1 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 3 September 23 at Los Angeles Raiders L 3–20 1–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap 4 September 30 Miami Dolphins L 6–28 1–3 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 5 October 7 San Diego Chargers W 36–14 2–3 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 6 October 14 at Denver Broncos W 34–17 3–3 Mile High Stadium Recap 7 October 21 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–27 3–4 Candlestick Park Recap 8 October 29, 1990 Los Angeles Rams W 41–10 4–4 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 9 November 4 Atlanta Falcons W 21–9 5–4 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 10 November 11 Bye 11 November 18 at Cincinnati Bengals L 3–27 5–5 Riverfront Stadium Recap 12 November 25 at New York Jets W 24–7 6–5 Giants Stadium Recap 13 December 2 Cincinnati Bengals L 12–16 6–6 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 14 December 9 New England Patriots W 24–3 7–6 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 15 December 16 at New Orleans Saints W 9–6 8–6 Louisiana Superdome Recap 16 December 23 Cleveland Browns W 35–0 9–6 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 17 December 30 at Houston Oilers L 14–34 9–7 Astrodome Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 (Sunday September 9, 1990): at Cleveland Browns Steelers 0 3 0 0 Browns 0 0 10 3 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Game time: 4:00 pm EDT Game weather: Game attendance: 78,298 Referee: Dick Hantak TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 19 Cleveland – Blaylock 30 fumble return (Kauric kick) Cleveland – FG Kauric 28 Cleveland – FG Kauric 47 Week 2 (Sunday September 16, 1990): vs. Houston Oilers Oilers 0 7 2 0 Steelers 7 3 0 10 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 8:00 pm EDT Game weather: 56 F (Cloudy) Game attendance: 54,814 Referee: Gene Barth TV announcers: (TNT) Skip Caray (play by play), Pat Haden (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – D. Johnson 26 interception return (Anderson kick) Houston – White 1 run (Zendejas kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31 Houston – Safety, Childress tackled Brister in end zone Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 27 Pittsburgh – Woodson 52 punt return (Anderson kick) Week 3 (Sunday September 23, 1990): at Los Angeles Raiders Steelers 3 0 0 0 Raiders 0 3 3 14 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California Game time: 4:00 pm EDT Game weather: Game attendance: 50,657 Referee: Howard Roe TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31 Los Angeles Raiders – FG Jaeger 40 Los Angeles Raiders – FG Jaeger 45 Los Angeles Raiders – Allen 1 run (Jaeger kick) Los Angeles Raiders – Fernandez 66 pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) Week 4 (Sunday September 30, 1990): vs. Miami Dolphins Dolphins 7 14 0 7 Steelers 0 3 3 0 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EDT Game weather: 57 F (Cloudy) Game attendance: 54,691 Referee: Gerald Austin TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator) Scoring drives: Miami – S. Smith 1 run (Stoyanovich kick) Miami – S. Smith 7 run (Stoyanovich kick) Clayton 35 pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 46 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 35 Miami – Paige 1 run (Stoyanovich kick) Week 5 (Sunday October 7, 1990): vs. San Diego Chargers Chargers 7 0 7 0 Steelers 3 14 7 12 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EDT Game weather: 75 F (Mostly Cloudy) Game attendance: 53,486 Referee: Tom White TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Ahmad Rashad (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 45 San Diego – Plummer 2 pass from Tolliver (Reveiz kick) Pittsburgh – Green 8 pass from Brister (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Green 1 pass from Brister (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – W. Williams 2 run (Anderson kick) San Diego – L. Miller fumble recovery in end zone (Reveiz kick) Pittsburgh – Safety, Stone blocked punt out of end zone Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 45 Pittsburgh – Foster 2 run (Anderson kick) Week 6 (Sunday October 14, 1990): at Denver Broncos Steelers 0 14 7 13 Broncos 10 7 0 0 at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado Game time: 4:00 pm EDT Game weather: Game attendance: 74,285 Referee: Jerry Markbreit TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Ahmad Rashad (color commentator) Scoring drives: Denver – Winder 1 run (Treadwell kick) Denver – FG Treadwell 24 Pittsburgh – Lipps 6 pass from Brister (Anderson kick) Denver – Sewell 2 run (Treadwell kick) Pittsburgh – Green 3 pass from Brister (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Hoge 6 run (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Green 10 pass from Brister (kick failed) Pittsburgh – Green 3 pass from Brister (Anderson kick) Week 7 (Sunday October 21, 1990): at San Francisco 49ers Steelers 7 0 0 0 49ers 0 10 10 7 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California Game time: 4:00 pm EDT Game weather: Game attendance: 64,301 Referee: Jim Tunney TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Bill Walsh (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Bell 2 pass from Brister (Anderson kick) San Francisco – FG Cofer 39 San Francisco – Sherrard 5 pass from Montana (Cofer kick) San Francisco – FG Cofer 20 San Francisco – Rathman 1 run (Cofer kick) San Francisco – Rathman 1 run (Cofer kick) Week 8 (Monday October 29, 1990): vs. Los Angeles Rams Rams 7 3 0 0 Steelers 14 3 10 14 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 9:00 pm EST Game weather: 39 F (Clear) Game attendance: 56,466 Referee: Dick Hantak TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators) Scoring drives: Los Angeles Rams – Greens 100 kickoff return (Lansford kick) Pittsburgh – Hoge 6 pass from Brister (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Green 17 pass from Brister (Anderson kick) Los Angeles Rams – FG Lansford 32 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30 Pittsburgh – Hoge 1 run (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Stone 8 pass from Brister (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Hoge 2 pass from Brister (Anderson kick) Week 9 (Sunday November 4, 1990): vs. Atlanta Falcons Falcons 6 3 0 0 Steelers 0 0 7 14 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game weather: 67 F (Mostly Cloudy) Game attendance: 57,093 Referee: Johnny Grier TV announcers: (CBS) Brad Nessler (play by play), Dan Jiggetts (color commentator) Scoring drives: Atlanta – FG Davis 41 Atlanta – FG Davis 43 Atlanta – FG Davis 38 Pittsburgh – Lipps 11 pass from Brister (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Mularkey 19 pass from Brister (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Williams 70 run (Anderson kick) Week 10 (Sunday November 11, 1990): Bye Week Week 11 (Sunday November 18, 1990): at Cincinnati Bengals Steelers 0 0 0 3 Bengals 7 3 14 3 at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio Game time: 8:00 pm EST Game weather: Game attendance: 60,064 Referee: Tom Dooley TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann (color commentator) Scoring drives: Cincinnati – Woods 5 run (Breech kick) Cincinnati – FG Breech 21 Cincinnati – Taylor 1 run (Breech kick) CIncinnati – Bussey 70 fumble return (Breech kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31 Cincinnati – FG Breech 33 Week 12 (Sunday November 25, 1990): at New York Jets Steelers 0 7 3 14 Jets 0 7 0 0 at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Game time: 4:00 pm EST Game weather: Game attendance: 57,806 Referee: Bob McElwee TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator) Scoring drives: New York Jets – Moore 53 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick) Pittsburgh – W. Williams 5 pass from Brister (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 33 Pittsburgh – Hoge 1 run (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Lipps 3 pass from Brister (Anderson kick) Week 13 (Sunday December 2, 1990): vs. Cincinnati Bengals Bengals 7 9 0 0 Steelers 6 0 3 3 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game weather: 45 F (Mostly Cloudy) Game attendance: 58,200 Referee: Jerry Markbreit TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 32 Cincinnati – Brown 50 pass from Esiason (Breech kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 36 Cincinnati – Safety, Francis tackled Brister in end zone Cincinnati – Brooks 7 run (Breech kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 48 Week 14 (Sunday December 9, 1990): vs. New England Patriots Patriots 0 3 0 0 Steelers 3 7 7 7 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game weather: 43 F (Partly Cloudy) Game attendance: 48,354 Referee: Dale Hamer TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Joe Namath (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42 Pittsburgh – Hoge 8 run (Anderson kick) New England – FG Staurovsky 49 Pittsburgh – Green 14 pass from Brister (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Hoge 41 run (Anderson kick) Week 15 (Sunday December 16, 1990): at New Orleans Saints Steelers 0 3 0 6 Saints 0 0 3 3 at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game weather: Dome Game attendance: 68,582 Referee: Howard Roe TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29 New Orleans – FG Andersen 50 New Orleans – FG Andersen 43 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 43 Week 16 (Sunday December 23, 1990): vs. Cleveland Browns Browns 0 0 0 0 Steelers 21 14 0 0 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game weather: 36 F (Fog) Game attendance: 51,665 Referee: Johnny Grier TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Ahmad Rashad (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Mularkey 20 pass from Brister (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Calloway 20 pass from Brister (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Mularkey 2 pass from Brister (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Hoge 20 pass from Brister (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – W. Williams 1 run (Anderson kick) Week 17 (Sunday December 30, 1990): at Houston Oilers Steelers 0 0 7 7 Oilers 7 17 7 3 at Astrodome, Houston, Texas Game time: 8:00 pm EST Game weather: Dome Game attendance: 56,906 Referee: Gerald Austin TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann (color commentator), Gary Danielson (sideline) Scoring drives: Houston – White 1 run (Garcia kick) Houston – Givins 14 pass from Carlson (Garcia kick) Houston – Hill 3 pass from Carlson (Garcia kick) Houston – FG Garcia 47 Pittsburgh – Hoge 4 run (Anderson kick) Houston – Jeffires 53 pass from Carlson (Garcia kick) Pittsburgh – Hoge 3 run (Anderson kick) Houston – FG Garcia 45 Standings References External links 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers season at Profootballreference.com 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at jt-sw.com Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Pittsburgh Steelers Pitts