1990 Houston Oilers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Houston Oilers 1990 9–7 2nd AFC Central Jack Pardee Kevin Gilbride Jim Eddy Mike Holovak Bud Adams Houston Astrodome Lost Wild Card Playoffs(at Bengals) 14–41 180px Oilers seasons The 1990 Houston Oilers season was the 31st season and their 21st in the National Football League (NFL). The Oilers scored 405 points which ranked second in the AFC and second overall in the NFL. Their defense gave up 307 points. During the season, the Oilers appeared once on Monday Night Football and defeated the Buffalo Bills. On December 16, 1990, Warren Moon threw for 527 yards in a game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Moon was part of the Oilers "Run and shoot" era. The run and shoot offense also incorporated teammates Ernest Givins, Drew Hill, Haywood Jeffires and Curtis Duncan. The 1990 season saw the Oilers appear in the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. They finished tied for first in the AFC Central with the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers, as all three teams finished with identical 9–7 records. The Bengals would be awarded the division title by having a better division record than Houston or Pittsburgh. The Oilers would win the tiebreaker over the Steelers by having a better division record than them. This placed them in second place behind Cincinnati, who would turn out to be their playoff opponent. However, they would have to play their playoff game without Moon, who dislocated his thumb two weeks before the season ended when he hit his thumb on the helmet of defender James Francis.https://www.baltimoresun.com/1990/12/30/oilers-carlson-gets-shot-at-stardom-just-like-reich/ Oilers' Carlson gets shot at stardom--just like Reich Cody Carlson was tapped to start in what became his only career playoff start. As a result, the Oilers were embarrassed by the Bengals 41–14 in the wild card game, in what was Cincinnati's last playoff win until 2021, being outgained 349–226 in total yards and committing 2 turnovers in the defeat. Offseason NFL draft 1990 NFL draft 1990 Houston Oilers 1 15 Lamar Lathon Linebacker Houston yes yes 2 41 Jeff Alm Defensive tackle Notre Dame yes 3 72 Willis Peguese Defensive end Miami (FL) yes 4 99 Eric Still Guard Tennessee no 5 126 Richard Newbill Linebacker Miami (FL) no 6 153 Tony Jones Wide receiver Texas yes 7 184 Andy Murray Running back Kentucky no 8 211 Brett Tucker Safety Northern Illinois no 9 237 Pat Coleman Wide receiver Ole Miss yes 10 264 Dee Thomas Cornerback Nicholls State yes 11 295 Joey Banes Tackle Houston no 12 321 Reggie Slack Quarterback Auburn no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1990_draft.htm 1990 Houston Oilers draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 12, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1990 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeVictor JonesRunning backLSU Personnel 1990 Houston Oilers Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams Executive Vice President/General Manager – Mike Holovak Assistant General Manager – Floyd Reese Head Coach – Jack Pardee Offensive Coordinator – Kevin Gilbride Running Backs – Frank Novak Receivers – Chris Palmer Offensive Line – Bob Young Defensive Coordinator – Jim Eddy Defensive Line – Jim Stanley Linebackers – Richard Smith Defensive Backs – Pat Thomas Quality Control – Gregg Williams Special Teams – Richard Smith Strength and Rehabilitation – Steve Watterson Roster 1990 Houston Oilers 14 Cody Carlson  1 Warren Moon 10 Reggie Slack y 37 Victor Jones running back y 20 Allen Pinkett 44 Lorenzo White 80 Curtis Duncan 88 Bernard Ford American football KR 81 Ernest Givins 83 Leonard Harris American football 85 Drew Hill 84 Haywood Jeffires 82 Tony Jones wide receiver y 89 Gerald McNeil KR/PR 66 Doug Dawson G 78 Don Maggs T 74 Bruce Matthews G 63 Mike Munchak G 64 Erik Norgard C/G 52 Jay Pennison C 70 Dean Steinkuhler T 73 David Williams offensive lineman T 76 Jeff Alm y DT 79 Ray Childress DT 95 William Fuller American football DE 90 Ezra Johnson DE/DT 96 Sean Jones defensive end DE 94 Glenn Montgomery DT 99 Doug Smith defensive lineman DT 51 Eric Fairs OLB 59 John Grimsley OLB 56 Scott Kozak OLB 57 Lamar Lathon y OLB 91 Johnny Meads OLB 53 Eugene Seale MLB 54 Al Smith American football MLB 29 Patrick Allen American football CB 24 Steve Brown American football CB 28 Cris Dishman CB 23 Richard Johnson defensive back CB 27 Terry Kinard FS 21 Leander Knight CB/S 25 Bubba McDowell SS 26 Bo Orlando FS 36 Dee Thomas y CB/S  8 Teddy Garcia K  9 Greg Montgomery P 72 Willis Peguese y DE IR -- Willie Snead wide receiver WR IR 68 Alex Stewart American football DE IR 22 Brett Tucker American football y S NF-Inj.  7 Tony Zendejas K IR 47 active, 5 inactive, 4 practice squad 17 Pat Coleman y WR 98 Keith Friberg y DE 30 Doug Lloyd RB  6 Tom Muecke QB Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 9 at Atlanta Falcons L 27–47 0–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 56,222 2 September 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 9–20 0–2 Three Rivers Stadium 54,814 3 September 23 Indianapolis Colts W 24–10 1–2 Astrodome 50,093 4 September 30 at San Diego Chargers W 17–7 2–2 Jack Murphy Stadium 48,762 5 October 7 San Francisco 49ers L 21–24 2–3 Astrodome 59,931 6 October 14 Cincinnati Bengals W 48–17 3–3 Astrodome 53,501 7 October 21 New Orleans Saints W 23–10 4–3 Astrodome 57,908 8 October 28 New York Jets L 12–17 4–4 Astrodome 56,337 9 November 4 at Los Angeles Rams L 13–17 4–5 Anaheim Stadium 52,628 10 Bye 11 November 18 at Cleveland Browns W 35–23 5–5 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 76,726 12 November 26, 1990 Buffalo Bills W 27–24 6–5 Astrodome 60,130 13 December 2 at Seattle Seahawks L 10–13 (OT) 6–6 Kingdome 57,592 14 December 9 Cleveland Browns W 58–14 7–6 Astrodome 54,469 15 December 16 at Kansas City Chiefs W 27–10 8–6 Arrowhead Stadium 61,756 16 December 23 at Cincinnati Bengals L 20–40 8–7 Riverfront Stadium 60,044 17 December 30 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–14 9–7 Astrodome 56,906 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Playoffs AFC Wild Card Cincinnati Bengals 41, Houston Oilers 14 Oilers 0 0 7 7 Bengals 10 10 14 7 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati 12:30 p.m. EST 40 °F °C, rain NBC Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy Dale Hamer 60,012 Awards and records Ray Childress, 1990 AFC Pro Bowl selection Ernest Givins, Pro Bowl selection Drew Hill, Ranked second in AFC in receptions Haywood Jeffires, Led AFC in Receptions Warren Moon, NFL leader, passing yards (4,689) Warren Moon, Pro Bowl selection Warren Moon, All-Pro selection (1990) Warren Moon, NEA NFL MVP Warren Moon, NFL Offensive Player of the Year Warren Moon, UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year Warren Moon, Houston Oilers record, most passing yards in one game (527) Milestones Haywood Jeffires – 1st 1,000 Yard Receiving Season (1,048 yards) Drew Hill – 4th 1,000 Yard Receiving Season (1,019 yards) Warren Moon, 2nd 400 Yard Passing Game (527) References External links 1990 Houston Oilers at Pro-Football-Reference.com Houston Oilers Category:Houston Oilers seasons Houston Category:Long stubs with short prose