1990 New York Jets season
1990 New York Jets season | |
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Head coach | Bruce Coslet |
General manager | Dick Steinberg |
Owner | Leon Hess |
Home field | Giants Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 6–10 |
Division place | 4th AFC East |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | none |
The 1990 New York Jets season was the 31st season for the team and the 21st in the National Football League. It began with the team, under new head coach Bruce Coslet, trying to improve from winning only four games in 1989 under Joe Walton. The Jets finished the season at 6–10.
Offseason
The Jets modified their uniforms for the 1990 season, adding a thin black outline to the numerals, striping and helmet decals and changing the facemask color from white to black. The team also added a set of green pants, to be worn with its white jerseys. The green pants had a single white stripe with thin black borders from hip to knee on each side.
NFL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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1 | 2 | Blair Thomas | Running Back | Penn State |
2 | 28 | Reggie Rembert | Wide Receiver | West Virginia |
3 | 56 | Tony Stargell | Defensive Back | Tennessee State |
4 | 84 | Troy Taylor | Quarterback | California |
5 | 112 | Tony Savage | Defensive Tackle | Washington State |
6 | 140 | Terance Mathis | Wide Receiver | New Mexico |
7 | 167 | Dwayne White | Guard | Alcorn State |
7 | 168 | Basil Proctor | Linebacker | West Virginia |
8 | 196 | Roger Duffy | Guard | Penn State |
9 | 223 | Dale Dawkins | Wide Receiver | Miami (FL) |
10 | 251 | Brad Quast | Linebacker | Iowa |
11 | 278 | Derrick Kelson | Defensive Back | Purdue |
12 | 306 | Darrell Davis | Defensive End | TCU |
Personnel
Staff
1990 New York Jets staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
1990 New York Jets final roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | Attendance | |
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1 | September 9, 1990 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 25–20 | Riverfront Stadium | ||
2 | September 16, 1990 | Cleveland Browns | W 24–21 | The Meadowlands | ||
3 | September 24, 1990 | Buffalo Bills | L 30–7 | The Meadowlands | ||
4 | September 30, 1990 | at New England Patriots | W 37–13 | Foxboro Stadium | ||
5 | October 7, 1990 | at Miami Dolphins | L 20–16 | Joe Robbie Stadium | ||
6 | October 14, 1990 | San Diego Chargers | L 39–3 | The Meadowlands | ||
7 | October 21, 1990 | at Buffalo Bills | L 30–27 | Rich Stadium | ||
8 | October 28, 1990 | at Houston Oilers | W 17–12 | Houston Astrodome | ||
9 | November 4, 1990 | Dallas Cowboys | W 24–9 | The Meadowlands | ||
10 | November 11, 1990 | Miami Dolphins | L 17–3 | The Meadowlands | ||
11 | November 18, 1990 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 17–14 | Hoosier Dome | ||
12 | November 25, 1990 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 24–7 | The Meadowlands | ||
13 | December 2, 1990 | at San Diego Chargers | L 38–17 | Jack Murphy Stadium | ||
14 | Bye | |||||
15 | December 16, 1990 | Indianapolis Colts | L 29–21 | The Meadowlands | ||
16 | December 23, 1990 | New England Patriots | W 42–7 | The Meadowlands | ||
17 | December 30, 1990 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 16–14 | Tampa Stadium |
Game summaries
Week 2
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Standings
AFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(1) Buffalo Bills | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 7–1 | 10–2 | 428 | 263 | L1 |
(4) Miami Dolphins | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 7–1 | 10–2 | 336 | 242 | W1 |
Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–5 | 5–7 | 281 | 353 | L1 |
New York Jets | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–6 | 4–10 | 295 | 345 | W2 |
New England Patriots | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 1–7 | 1–11 | 181 | 446 | L14 |