1990 Atlanta Falcons season

1990 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach	Jerry Glanville
Home field	Fulton County Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

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.

Offseason

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 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 12 Chris Miller Running backs Wide receivers Tight ends		Offensive linemen Defensive linemen		Linebackers Defensive backs Special teams 17 Scott Fulhage		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
			Final score	Team record
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

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.

External links

• 1990 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com