1990 San Diego Chargers season

1990 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach	Dan Henning
General manager	Bobby Beathard
Owner	Alex Spanos
Home field	Jack Murphy Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1990 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 6–10 record in 1989. It was the third straight year they won six games.

Personnel

Staff

1990 San Diego Chargers staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board and President – Alex Spanos Vice Chairman – Dean Spanos General Manager – Bobby Beathard Assistant General Manager – Dick Daniels Director of Player Personnel – Billy Devaney Director of Pro Personnel – Rudy Feldman Director of College Scouting – John Hinek Coordinator of Football Operations – Marty Hurney Head coaches Head Coach – Dan Henning Offensive coaches Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks – Ted Tollner Offensive Backs – Bobby Jackson Receivers – Charlie Joiner Tight Ends – Ed White Offensive Line – Alex Gibbs Offensive Assistant – Jack Reilly			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ron Lynn Defensive Line – Gunther Cunningham Linebackers – Mike Haluchak Secondary – Jim L. Mora Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Larry Pasquale Special Teams Assistant – LeCharls McDaniel Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – John Dunn

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 9, 1990	at Dallas Cowboys	L 17–14	48,063
2	September 16, 1990	Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–16	48,098
3	September 23, 1990	at Cleveland Browns	W 24–14	77,429
4	September 30, 1990	Houston Oilers	L 17–7	48,762
5	October 7, 1990	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 36–14	53,486
6	October 14, 1990	at New York Jets	W 39–3	63,311
7	October 21, 1990	Los Angeles Raiders	L 24–9	60,569
8	October 28, 1990	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 41–10	40,653
9	November 4, 1990	at Seattle Seahawks	W 31–14	59,646
10	November 11, 1990	Denver Broncos	W 19–7	59,557
11	November 18, 1990	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 27–10	63,717
12	November 25, 1990	Seattle Seahawks	L 13–10	50,097
13	December 2, 1990	New York Jets	W 38–17	40,877
14	Bye
15	December 16, 1990	at Denver Broncos	L 20–10	64,919
16	December 23, 1990	Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–21	45,135
17	December 30, 1990	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 17–12	62,593

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(2) Los Angeles Raiders	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	337	268	W5
^(5) Kansas City Chiefs	11	5	0	.688	5–3	7–5	369	257	W2
Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	4–4	7–5	306	286	W2
San Diego Chargers	6	10	0	.375	2–6	5–9	315	281	L3
Denver Broncos	5	11	0	.313	3–5	4–8	331	374	W1