1990 Houston Oilers

1990 Houston Oilers season
Owner	Bud Adams
Head Coach	Jack Pardee
Home Field	Astrodome
Results
Record	9–7
Place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff Finish	Lost AFC Wild Card
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1989	1991

The 1990 Houston Oilers season was the franchise's 31st season and their 21st in the NFL. The Oilers scored 405 points which ranked second in the AFC and second overall in the NFL. Their defense gave up 307 points. During the season, the Oilers appeared once on Monday Night Football and defeated the Buffalo Bills. On December 19, 1990, Warren Moon threw for 527 yards in a game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Moon was part of the Oilers "Run & Shoot" era. The Run & Shoot also incorporated teammates Ernest Givens, Drew Hill, Haywood Jeffires and Curtis Duncan.

Offseason

NFL draft

• Main article: 1989 NFL draft

1989 Houston Oilers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	23	David Williams	Offensive tackle	Florida
Made roster

Personnel

Staff

1990 Houston Oilers final staff
	Front Office Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams Executive Vice President/General Manager – Mike Holovak Assistant General Manager – Floyd Reese Head Coaches Head Coach – Jack Pardee Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Kevin Gilbride Running Backs – Frank Novak Receivers – Chris Palmer Offensive Line – Bob Young			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jim Eddy Defensive Line – Jim Stanley Linebackers – Richard Smith Defensive Backs – Pat Thomas Quality Control – Gregg Williams Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Richard Smith Strength and Conditioning Strength and Rehabilitation – Steve Watterson

Roster

1989 Houston Oilers roster
	Quarterbacks 14 Cody Carlson  1 Warren Moon Running backs 32 Alonzo Highsmith FB 20 Allen Pinkett KR 30 Mike Rozier 44 Lorenzo White Wide receivers 80 Curtis Duncan 81 Ernest Givins 83 Leonard Harris 85 Drew Hill 86 Kenny Jackson 84 Haywood Jeffires Tight ends 87 Bob Mrosko 88 Chris Verhulst		Offensive linemen 77 Bruce Davis T 78 Don Maggs T 74 Bruce Matthews G 63 Mike Munchak G 52 Jay Pennison C 70 Dean Steinkuhler T 73 David Williams T Defensive linemen 71 Richard Byrd DE 79 Ray Childress DT 95 William Fuller DE 96 Sean Jones DE 94 Glenn Montgomery DT 99 Doug Smith DT		Linebackers 51 Eric Fairs MLB 59 John Grimsley OLB 56 Scott Kozak OLB 91 Johnny Meads OLB 53 Eugene Seale MLB 54 Al Smith MLB Defensive backs 29 Patrick Allen CB 24 Steve Brown CB 28 Cris Dishman CB 31 Jeff Donaldson S 21 Tracey Eaton S 23 Richard Johnson CB 25 Bubba McDowell SS Special teams  9 Greg Montgomery P  7 Tony Zendejas K		Reserve lists Practice/Taxi Squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 9, 1990	at Atlanta Falcons	L 47–27	0-1	56,222
2	September 16, 1990	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–9	0-2	54,814
3	September 23, 1990	Indianapolis Colts	W 24–10	1-2	50,093
4	September 30, 1990	at San Diego Chargers	W 17–7	2-2	48,762
5	October 7, 1990	San Francisco 49ers	L 24–21	2-3	59,931
6	October 14, 1990	Cincinnati Bengals	W 48–17	3-3	53,501
7	October 21, 1990	New Orleans Saints	W 23–10	4-3	57,908
8	October 28, 1990	New York Jets	L 17–12	4-4	56,337
9	November 4, 1990	at Los Angeles Rams	L 17–13	4-5	52,628
10	Bye week
11	November 18, 1990	at Cleveland Browns	W 35–23	5-5	76,726
12	November 26, 1990	Buffalo Bills	W 27–24	6-5	60,130
13	December 2, 1990	at Seattle Seahawks	L 13–10	6-6	57,592
14	December 9, 1990	Cleveland Browns	W 58–14	7-6	54,469
15	December 16, 1990	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 27–10	8-6	61,756
16	December 23, 1990	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 40–20	8-7	60,044
17	December 30, 1990	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 34–14	9-7	56,906

Standings

Template:1990 AFC Central standings

Playoffs

AFC Wild Card

Cincinnati Bengals 41, Houston Oilers 14 1 2 3 4 Total Oilers 0 0 7 7 14 Bengals 10 10 14 7 41 at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST Game weather: Template:Convert/°F, rain Game attendance: 60,012 Referee: Dale Hamer TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy

Awards and records

• Ray Childress, 1990 AFC Pro Bowl selection
• Ernest Givins, Pro Bowl Selection
• Drew Hill, Ranked second in AFC in receptions
• Haywood Jeffires, Led AFC in Receptions
• Warren Moon, NFL Leader, Passing Yards (4,689)
• Warren Moon, Pro Bowl Selection
• Warren Moon, All-Pro selection (1990)
• Warren Moon, NEA NFL MVP
• Warren Moon, NFL Offensive Player of the Year
• Warren Moon, UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year
• Warren Moon, Houston Oilers record, Most Passing Yards in One Game (527)

Milestones

• Haywood Jeffires – 1st 1,000 Yard Receiving Season (1,048 yards)
• Drew Hill – 4th 1,000 Yard Receiving Season (1,019 yards)
• Warren Moon, 2nd 400 Yard Passing Game (527)

External links

• 1990 Houston Oilers season article at Wikipedia
• 1990 Houston Oilers at Pro Football Reference
• 1990 Houston Oilers at jt-sw.com