1990 Atlanta Falcons season

The 1990 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Football League (NFL). Jerry Glanville was hired to be the team’s new coach. The franchise changed their helmets from red to black. Atlanta looked to improve on its 3–13 record from 1989. The team did improve by finishing 5–11, but the Falcons still suffered an eighth consecutive losing season. 1990 started out pretty well for Atlanta, as they beat playoff contenders Houston, New Orleans, and Cincinnati at home. The team sat at 3–4 after their win against Cincinnati. It then lost seven games in a row before winning its last two to end the season. Atlanta went 5–3 at home, but winless on the road, which cost the Falcons a trip to the postseason.

1990 Atlanta Falcons season
OwnerRankin Smith
Head coachJerry Glanville
Home fieldFulton County Stadium
Results
Record5–11
Division place4th NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersWR Andre Rison

Offseason

NFL draft
Main article: 1990 NFL draft
1990 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 20 Steve Broussard  Running back Washington State
2 27 Darion Conner  Linebacker Jackson State
3 55 Oliver Barnett  Defensive end Kentucky
5 121 Reggie Redding  Guard Cal State Fullerton
6 139 Mike Pringle  Running back Cal State Fullerton
8 195 Tory Epps  Defensive tackle Memphis
9 222 Darrell Jordan  Linebacker Northern Arizona
10 250 Donnie Salum  Linebacker Arizona
11 278 Chris Ellison  Defensive back Houston
12 305 Shawn McCarthy  Punter Purdue
      Made roster  

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Personnel

Staff
1990 Atlanta Falcons staff
Front office
  • Chairman of the Board – Rankin M. Smith Sr.
  • President – Taylor Smith
  • Vice President of Player Personnel – Ken Herock
  • Director of Pro Scouting – Chuck Connor

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Keith Rowen

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Tim Jorgensen

Roster
1990 Atlanta Falcons final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Results Announcers Team Record Game site Attendance
Final score TV/Time (EST)
1 September 9 Houston Oilers W 47–27 NBC 4:00pm Charlie Jones & Todd Christensen 1–0 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
56,222
2 September 16 at Detroit Lions L 14–21 CBS 1:00pm Jim Henderson & Hank Stram 1–1 Pontiac Silverdome
48,691
3 September 23 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–19 CBS 4:00pm Verne Lundquist & Dan Fouts 1–2 Candlestick Park
62,858
4 Bye
5 October 7 New Orleans Saints W 28–27 CBS 1:00pm Tim Ryan & Irv Cross 2–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
57,401
6 October 14 San Francisco 49ers L 35–45 CBS 1:00pm Verne Lundquist & Dan Fouts 2–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
57,921
7 October 21 at Los Angeles Rams L 24–44 CBS 4:00pm Jim Henderson & Hank Stram 2–4 Anaheim Stadium
54,761
8 October 28 Cincinnati Bengals W 38–17 TNT 8:00pm Skip Caray & Pat Haden 3–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
53,214
9 November 4 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 9–21 CBS 1:00pm Brad Nessler & Dan Jiggetts 3–5 Three Rivers Stadium
57,093
10 November 11 at Chicago Bears L 24–30 CBS 1:00pm Verne Lundquist & Dan Fouts 3–6 Soldier Field
62,855
11 November 18 Philadelphia Eagles L 23–24 CBS 1:00pm Jim Nantz & Tim Brant 3–7 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
53,755
12 November 25 at New Orleans Saints L 7–10 CBS 1:00pm James Brown & Randy Cross 3–8 Louisiana Superdome
68,629
13 December 2 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–23 CBS 1:00pm Jim Henderson & Hank Stram 3–9 Tampa Stadium
42,839
14 December 9 Phoenix Cardinals L 13–24 CBS 1:00pm Jim Henderson & Hank Stram 3–10 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
36,222
15 December 16 at Cleveland Browns L 10–13 CBS 1:00pm Brad Nessler & Dan Jiggetts 3–11 Cleveland Stadium
46,536
16 December 23 Los Angeles Rams W 20–13 CBS 1:00pm Brad Nessler & Dan Jiggetts 4–11 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
30,021
17 December 30 Dallas Cowboys W 26–7 CBS 1:00pm Jim Henderson & Hank Stram 5–11 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
50,097

Standings
NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) San Francisco 49ers 14 2 0 .875 4–2 10–2 353 239 W1
(6) New Orleans Saints 8 8 0 .500 4–2 6–6 274 275 W2
Los Angeles Rams 5 11 0 .313 2–4 3–9 345 412 L4
Atlanta Falcons 5 11 0 .313 2–4 3–9 348 365 W2

References
  1. "1990 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
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