1990 Houston Oilers season

1990 Houston Oilers season
Owner	Bud Adams
Head coach	Jack Pardee
General manager	Mike Holovak
Home field	Houston Astrodome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Bengals) 14–41
Uniform
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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 4th consecutive season. They finished tied for first in the AFC Central with the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers, as all 3 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. In the wild card game, they were embarrassed by the Bengals 41–14, ending Houston's season in a flash. This remains the last playoff win by Cincinnati.

Offseason[]

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

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Personnel[]

Staff[]

1990 Houston Oilers staff

	Front office Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams Executive Vice President/General Manager – Mike Holovak Assistant General Manager – Floyd Reese Head coaches Head Coach – Jack Pardee Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Kevin Gilbride Running Backs – Frank Novak Receivers – Chris Palmer Offensive Line – Bob Young			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jim Eddy Defensive Line – Jim Stanley Linebackers – Richard Smith Defensive Backs – Pat Thomas Quality Control – Gregg Williams Special teams coaches Special Teams – Richard Smith Strength and conditioning Strength and Rehabilitation – Steve Watterson

Roster[]

1990 Houston Oilers roster

	Quarterbacks 14 Cody Carlson  6 Don McPherson  1 Warren Moon Running backs 37 Victor Jones 20 Allen Pinkett KR 44 Lorenzo White Wide receivers 80 Curtis Duncan 88 Bernard Ford 81 Ernest Givins 83 Leonard Harris 85 Drew Hill 84 Haywood Jeffires 82 Tony Jones Tight ends		Offensive linemen 66 Doug Dawson G 78 Don Maggs T 74 Bruce Matthews G 63 Mike Munchak G 52 Jay Pennison C 70 Dean Steinkuhler T 73 David Williams T Defensive linemen 76 Jeff Alm DT 79 Ray Childress DT 95 William Fuller DE 90 Ezra Johnson DE 96 Sean Jones DE 94 Glenn Montgomery DT 72 Willis Peguese DE 99 Doug Smith DT		Linebackers 51 Eric Fairs MLB 56 Scott Kozak OLB 57 Lamar Lathon OLB 91 Johnny Meads OLB 53 Eugene Seale MLB 54 Al Smith MLB Defensive backs 24 Steve Brown CB 28 Cris Dishman CB 23 Richard Johnson CB 25 Bubba McDowell SS 26 Bo Orlando FS 36 Dee Thomas Special teams  9 Greg Montgomery P  7 Tony Zendejas K		Reserve lists 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	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
view talk	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[]

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