1990 Houston Oilers season
OwnerBud Adams
General managerMike Holovak
Head coachJack Pardee
Home fieldHouston Astrodome
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd AFC Central
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(at Bengals) 14–41
Uniform

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 Givens, 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. The Oilers finished the season 9–7 and clinched a wild card spot. 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.[1] Cody Carlson was tapped to start in what became his only career playoff start. In the wild card game, they were embarrassed by the Bengals 41–14, ending Houston's season in a flash.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1990 NFL draft
1990 Houston Oilers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 15 Lamar Lathon *  Linebacker Houston
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[2]

Personnel

Staff

1990 Houston Oilers staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Richard Smith

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Rehabilitation – Steve Watterson

Roster

1990 Houston Oilers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends


Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 72 Willis Peguese DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- Willie Snead WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 68 Alex Stewart DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 22 Brett Tucker S (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness)
  •  7 Tony Zendejas K (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad

47 active, 5 inactive, 4 practice squad


Rookies in italics

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 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

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Cincinnati Bengals 9 7 0 .563 5–1 8–4 360 352 W2
(6) Houston Oilers 9 7 0 .563 4–2 8–4 405 307 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 292 240 L1
Cleveland Browns 3 13 0 .188 1–5 2–10 228 462 L2

Playoffs

AFC Wild Card

Cincinnati Bengals 41, Houston Oilers 14
Period 1 2 34Total
Oilers 0 0 7714
Bengals 10 10 14741

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati

Awards and records

Milestones

References

  1. ^ "Oilers' Carlson gets shot at stardom--just like Reich".
  2. ^ "1990 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.

External links

Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans seasons
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