1990 Atlanta Falcons season

1990 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner	Rankin Smith
Head coach	Jerry Glanville
Home field	Fulton County Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	1 WR Andre Rison

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. They 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.

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 State
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

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 Head coach – Jerry Glanville Offensive coaches Assistant head coach/offense – Ray Sherman Quarterbacks – Tom Rossley Wide receivers – Jimmy Robinson Tight ends – Keith Rowen Offensive line – Wayne McDuffie

Defensive coaches Assistant head coach/defense – Doug Shively Defensive line – Bill Kollar Secondary – Jimmy Carr Special teams coaches Special teams – Keith Rowen Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Tim Jorgensen

Roster

1990 Atlanta Falcons roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 10 Scott Campbell  7 Hugh Millen 14 Gilbert Renfroe Running backs (RB) 34 Steve Broussard 43 Tracy Johnson 38 Keith Jones 24 Mike Pringle 30 Mike Rozier 44 John Settle Wide receivers (WR) 82 Stacey Bailey 85 Shawn Collins 86 Floyd Dixon 81 Michael Haynes 80 Andre Rison 89 George Thomas Tight ends (TE) 88 Troy Sadowski 87 Gary Wilkins

Offensive linemen (OL) 64 Jamie Dukes C 79 Bill Fralic G 71 Chris Hinton T 69 Houston Hoover G 68 John Hunter T 78 Mike Kenn T 55 Mike Ruether G 61 John Scully G Defensive linemen (DL) 72 Oliver Barnett DE 77 Rick Bryan DT 74 Tory Epps NT 76 Mike Gann DE 99 Tim Green DE

Linebackers (LB) 93 Aundray Bruce OLB 56 Darion Conner OLB 51 Bobby Houston OLB 54 Robert Lyles OLB 59 John Rade ILB 52 Ken Tippins ILB 58 Jessie Tuggle ILB Defensive backs (DB) 36 Eric Bergeson CB 23 Bobby Butler CB 25 Scott Case FS 22 Charles Dimry CB 40 Brian Jordan SS 21 Deion Sanders CB 37 Elbert Shelley CB/S Special teams 65 Guy Bingham LS  5 Greg Davis K 17 Scott Fulhage P

Practice squad 27 William Evers CB (IR) 83 Pat Jackson WR 96 William Kirksey LB 70 Reggie Redding G/T 46 Ricky Royal CB Reserve 75 Tony Casillas DT (IR) 12 Chris Miller QB (IR) 84 James Milling WR (IR) 39 Roland Mitchell CB (IR) 95 Michael Reid LB (IR) 91 Donnie Salum LB (IR) 53 Galand Thaxton LB (IR) Rookies in italics 47 active, 8 reserve, 4 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 9	Houston Oilers	W 47–27	1–0	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	56,222
2	September 16	at Detroit Lions	L 14–21	1–1	Pontiac Silverdome	48,691
3	September 23	at San Francisco 49ers	L 13–19	1–2	Candlestick Park	62,858
4	Bye
5	October 7	New Orleans Saints	W 28–27	2–2	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	57,401
6	October 14	San Francisco 49ers	L 35–45	2–3	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	57,921
7	October 21	at Los Angeles Rams	L 24–44	2–4	Anaheim Stadium	54,761
8	October 28	Cincinnati Bengals	W 38–17	3–4	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	53,214
9	November 4	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 9–21	3–5	Three Rivers Stadium	57,093
10	November 11	at Chicago Bears	L 24–30	3–6	Soldier Field	62,855
11	November 18	Philadelphia Eagles	L 23–24	3–7	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	53,755
12	November 25	at New Orleans Saints	L 7–10	3–8	Louisiana Superdome	68,629
13	December 2	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 17–23	3–9	Tampa Stadium	42,839
14	December 9	Phoenix Cardinals	L 13–24	3–10	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	36,222
15	December 16	at Cleveland Browns	L 10–13	3–11	Cleveland Stadium	46,536
16	December 23	Los Angeles Rams	W 20–13	4–11	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	30,021
17	December 30	Dallas Cowboys	W 26–7	5–11	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	50,097
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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

External links

"1990 Atlanta Falcons". Pro-Football-Reference.com.