1990 Cleveland Browns

1990 Cleveland Browns season
Head Coach	Bud Carson Jim Shofner (interim)
Home Field	Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record	3–13
Place	4th AFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
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Timeline
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1989	1991

The 1990 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 41st season with the National Football League.

The season was the second for head coach Bud Carson, but the Browns started the season 2-7. Carson was fired one day after a Week Nine shutout loss to the eventual AFC Champion Buffalo Bills. He was replaced by former Browns quarterback Jim Shofner, who finished the season with only one additional win.

The 1990 Browns surrendered 462 points, the most points of any NFL team in the 1990s. Their -234 point differential is the third-worst total of any team in the '90s, even worse than the 1999 Browns expansion team.

Personnel

Staff

1990 Cleveland Browns staff
	Head Coaches Head Coach – Bud Carson Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Dan Radakovich Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Jim Shofner Quarterbacks – Zeke Bratkowski Run Coordinator/Running Backs – George Sefcik Receivers – Richard Mann Pass Coordinator/Tight Ends – Lionel Taylor			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jim Vechiarella Defensive Line – John Teerlinck Secondary – Mike Faulkiner Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Paul Lanham Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Stan Jones Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Gary Wroblewski

Final roster

1990 Cleveland Browns roster
	Quarterbacks 13 Jeff Francis 19 Bernie Kosar 10 Mike Pagel Running backs 27 Derrick Gainer 33 Leroy Hoard 34 Kevin Mack FB 21 Eric Metcalf KR Wide receivers 86 Brian Brennan PR 80 Vernon Joines 88 Reggie Langhorne 83 Eugene Rowell 84 Webster Slaughter Tight ends 81 Scott Galbraith 82 Ozzie Newsome 87 John Talley		Offensive linemen 61 Mike Baab C 74 Paul Farren T 69 Dan Fike G 66 Tony Jones T 73 Gregg Rakoczy G 77 Ken Reeves T 65 Ralph Tamm G Defensive linemen 97 Robert Banks DE 94 Bob Buczkowski DE 90 Rob Burnett DE 71 Tom Gibson DT 92 Michael Dean Perry DT 98 Anthony Pleasant DE		Linebackers 58 Marcus Cotton OLB 56 David Grayson OLB 51 Eddie Johnson MLB 59 Mike Johnson MLB 55 Jock Jones ILB 57 Clay Matthews, Jr. OLB 50 Van Waiters OLB Defensive backs 37 Harlon Barnett S 24 Anthony Blaylock CB 36 Stephen Braggs CB 26 Raymond Clayborn CB 30 Thane Gash FS 23 Mark Harper CB 39 Randy Hilliard CB 31 Frank Minnifield CB 22 Felix Wright SS Special teams 2 Jerry Kauric K 67 Mike Morris LS 15 Bryan Wagner P		Reserve lists 60 Al Baker DE 68 Ted Banker G (IR) 62 Ben Jefferson G (IR) 95 Marlon Jones DE (IR) 40 Kyle Kramer S (IR) 42 Tim Manoa FB (IR) 89 Mike Oliphant WR (IR) 75 Chris Pike DT (IR) 72 Kevin Robbins T (IR) 85 Lawyer Tillman TE (IR) -- Rhondy Weston DE (IR) Practice/Taxi Squad -- Shawn Bouwens G -- Tyrone Shavers WR Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 9, 1990	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 13–3	78,298
2	September 16, 1990	at New York Jets	L 21–24	67,354
3	September 23, 1990	San Diego Chargers	L 24–14	77,429
4	September 30, 1990	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 34–0	75,462
5	October 8, 1990	at Denver Broncos	W 30–29	74,814
6	October 14, 1990	at New Orleans Saints	L 25–20	68,608
7	October 22, 1990	Cincinnati Bengals	L 34–13	78,567
8	October 28, 1990	at San Francisco 49ers	L 20–17	63,672
9	November 4, 1990	Buffalo Bills	L 42–0	78,331
10	Bye week
11	November 18, 1990	Houston Oilers	L 35–23	76,726
12	November 25, 1990	Miami Dolphins	L 30–13	70,225
13	December 2, 1990	Los Angeles Rams	L 38–23	61,981
14	December 9, 1990	at Houston Oilers	L 58–14	54,469
15	December 16, 1990	Atlanta Falcons	W 13–10	46,536
16	December 23, 1990	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 0–35	51,665
17	December 30, 1990	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–14	60,041

Standings

1990 AFC Central Standings

Team	Wins	Losses	Ties	Win Pct(%)	Division	Conf.	PF	PA	Win Streak
Cincinnati Bengals	9	7	0	.563	5–1	8–4	360	352	W2
Houston Oilers	9	7	0	.563	4-2	8-4	405	307	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	292	240	L1
Cleveland Browns	3	13	0	.188	1-5	2–10	228	462	L2

External links

• 1990 Cleveland Browns season article at Wikipedia
• 1990 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com)
• 1990 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com
• 1990 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com
• 1990 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com