1990 Detroit Lions season

1990 Detroit Lions season
Head coach Wayne Fontes
General manager Chuck Schmidt
Owner William Clay Ford, Sr.
Home field Pontiac Silverdome
Results
Record 6–10
Division place 3rd NFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers RB Barry Sanders
T Lomas Brown
DT Jerry Ball
LB Chris Spielman
PR Mel Gray

The 1990 Detroit Lions season was the 61st season in franchise history and their 57th in Detroit. Despite a stellar season from Barry Sanders who scored 16 touchdowns and led the league in rushing, the Lions took a step backward and finished in third place with a disappointing, seventh-consecutive losing record of 6–10, as they struggled to find a consistent quarterback.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1990 Detroit Lions draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 7 Andre Ware  Quarterback Houston
2 35 Dan Owens  Defensive end USC
3 62 Marc Spindler  Defensive end Pittsburgh
      Made roster  

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Personnel

Staff

1990 Detroit Lions staff
Front office

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Wayne Fontes
  • Off./Def. Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach – Dave Levy

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers – Woody Widenhofer
  • Defensive Line – Lamar Leachman
  • Inside Linebackers – Herb Paterra
  • Defensive Backs – Len Fontes
  • Defensive Assistant – Don Clemons

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Bert Hill

Roster

1990 Detroit Lions final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 9, 1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 38–21
56,692
2 September 16, 1990 Atlanta Falcons W 21–14
48,961
3 September 23, 1990 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 23–20
55,075
4 September 30, 1990 Green Bay Packers L 24–21
64,509
5 October 7, 1990 at Minnesota Vikings W 34–27
57,586
6 October 14, 1990 at Kansas City Chiefs L 43–24
74,312
7 Bye
8 October 28, 1990 at New Orleans Saints W 27–10
64,368
9 November 4, 1990 Washington Redskins L 41–38 OT
69,326
10 November 11, 1990 Minnesota Vikings L 17–7
68,264
11 November 18, 1990 at New York Giants L 20–0
76,109
12 November 22, 1990 Denver Broncos W 40–27
73,896
13 December 2, 1990 at Chicago Bears L 23–17 OT
62,313
14 December 10, 1990 Los Angeles Raiders L 38–31
72,190
15 December 16, 1990 Chicago Bears W 38–21
67,759
16 December 22, 1990 at Green Bay Packers W 24–17
46,700
17 December 30, 1990 at Seattle Seahawks L 30–10
50,681

Standings

NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Chicago Bears 11 5 0 .688 6–2 9–3 348 280 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 10 0 .375 5–3 6–8 264 367 L2
Detroit Lions 6 10 0 .375 3–5 5–7 373 413 L1
Green Bay Packers 6 10 0 .375 3–5 5–7 271 347 L5
Minnesota Vikings 6 10 0 .375 3–5 4–8 351 326 L4

Player stats

Rushing

PlayerAttemptsYardsAverageLongTouchdowns
Barry Sanders25513045.14513

Receiving

PlayerReceptionsYardsAverageLongTouchdowns
Barry Sanders3648013.3473

Awards and records

  • Barry Sanders, First-Team All-Pro selection

References

  1. ↑ "1990 Detroit Lions Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
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