1990 Houston Oilers season

1990 Houston Oilers season
Head coach	Jack Pardee
General manager	Mike Holovak
Owner	Bud Adams
Home field	Astrodome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish	Lost AFC Wild Card

The 1990 season was the Houston Oilers 31st season and their 21st in the National Football League (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 16, 1990, Warren Moon threw for 527 yards in a game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Moon was part of the Oilers "Run and shoot" era. The run and shoot offense also incorporated teammates Ernest Givens, Drew Hill, Haywood Jeffires and Curtis Duncan.

Offseason

NFL draft

1990 Houston Oilers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	15	Lamar Lathon *	Linebacker	Houston
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1990 Houston Oilers 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

Regular season

Schedule

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

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(3) Cincinnati Bengals	9	7	0	.563	5–1	8–4	360	352	W2
^(6) 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

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: 40 °F (4 °C), 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)

References

1. "1990 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.

External links

• 1990 Houston Oilers at Pro-Football-Reference.com