1990 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team 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
← 1989 Falcons seasons 1991 →

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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1990 Atlanta Falcons draft
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

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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 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 final roster**

	Quarterbacks 10 Scott Campbell 7 Hugh Millen 14 Gilbert Renfroe Running backs 34 Steve Broussard 43 Tracy Johnson 38 Keith Jones 24 Mike Pringle 30 Mike Rozier 44 John Settle Wide receivers 82 Stacey Bailey 85 Shawn Collins 86 Floyd Dixon 81 Michael Haynes 80 Andre Rison 89 George Thomas Tight ends 88 Troy Sadowski 87 Gary Wilkins		Offensive linemen 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 72 Oliver Barnett DE 77 Rick Bryan DT 74 Tory Epps NT 76 Mike Gann DE 99 Tim Green DE		Linebackers 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 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		Reserve lists 75 Tony Casillas DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 12 Chris Miller QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 84 James Milling WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 39 Roland Mitchell CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 95 Michael Reid LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 91 Donnie Salum LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 53 Galand Thaxton LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 27 William Evers CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 83 Pat Jackson WR 96 William Kirksey LB 70 Reggie Redding G/T 46 Ricky Royal CB Rookies in italics 47 active, 8 inactive, 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
view talk edit	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

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

External links

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

v t e Atlanta Falcons
Founded in 1966 Based in Atlanta, Georgia Headquartered in Flowery Branch, Georgia
Franchise	Franchise Team history Seasons Players Quarterbacks Head coaches Expansion draft Draft history First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Georgia Dome Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Culture	Rankin M. Smith Sr. Arthur Blank Freddie Falcon The "Dirty Bird" (dance) "2 Legit 2 Quit" Brian Banks Quarterback
Lore	Grits Blitz Gary Anderson's missed field goal Michael Vick dog fighting investigation Timeline 28–3
Rivalries	Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints Philadelphia Eagles
Wild card / First round berths (8)	1978 1982 1991 1995 2002 2008 2011 2017
Division championships (6)	1980 1998 2004 2010 2012 2016
Conference championships (2)	1998 2016
Ring of Honor	10 21 28 31 42 57 58 60 78 84 87
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: South Division
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1990 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay