1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
Head coach	Ray Perkins
Owner	Hugh Culverhouse
Home field	Tampa Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	2nd NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	CB Wayne Haddix
Team MVP	CB Wayne Haddix

The 1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on an embarrassing 5–11 season. Bucs fans were getting tired of head coach Ray Perkins and Bucs players were getting fed up with his 3 a day training camp practices. Leaving many players complaining of fatigue late in the year, and with injuries that never really healed themselves throughout the end of the season.

Still, after starting 4–2 including 4 wins against divisional opponents, the Buccaneers dropped two out of three games to a weak Dallas Cowboys team. Later in the year, quarterback Vinny Testaverde and receiver Willie Drewrey combined on an 89 yard touchdown pass in week 13 for the longest play in franchise history. Coach Perkins was fired after that game and the team fell short of a possible break even season with two losses to end the season.

Offensive coordinator Richard Williamson was made head coach for the 1991 season based on a 1–2 record. Tax records showed the Buccaneers were one of the most profitable teams during this time, even though owner Hugh Culverhouse announced the Bucs were losing money and needed to play games in Orlando, Florida to gain income.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Pick	Round	Player	Position	School
4	Round 1	Keith McCants	Linebacker	Alabama
30	Round 2	Reggie Cobb	Running Back	Tennessee
87	Round 4	Jess Anderson	Tight End	Mississippi State
108	Round 4	Tony Mayberry	Center	Wake Forest
114	Round 5	Ian Beckles	Guard	Indiana
141	Round 6	Derrick Douglas	Running Back	Louisiana Tech
171	Round 7	Donnie Gardner	Defensive End	Kentucky
224	Round 9	Terry Cook	Defensive End	Fresno State
254	Round 10	Mike Busch	Tight End	Iowa State
281	Round 11	Terry Anthony	Wide Receiver	Florida State
307	Round 12	Todd Hammel	Quarterback	Stephen F. Austin

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Regular season

Schedule

Regular season
Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Kickoff^[a]	Game site	TV	Attendance	Record
1	September 9, 1990	at Detroit Lions	W 38–21	1:00	Pontiac Silverdome	CBS	56,692	1–0
2	September 16, 1990	Los Angeles Rams	L 35–14	1:00	Tampa Stadium	CBS	59,705	1–1
3	September 23, 1990	Detroit Lions	W 23–20	8:00	Tampa Stadium	TNT	55,075	2–1
4	September 30, 1990	at Minnesota Vikings	W 23–20 OT	1:00	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	CBS	54,462	3–1
5	October 7, 1990	at Dallas Cowboys	L 14–10	1:00	Texas Stadium	CBS	60,076	3–2
6	October 14, 1990	Green Bay Packers	W 26–14	1:00	Tampa Stadium	CBS	67,472	4–2
7	October 21, 1990	Dallas Cowboys	L 17–13	1:00	Tampa Stadium	CBS	68,315	4–3
8	October 28, 1990	at San Diego Chargers	L 41–10	4:00	Jack Murphy Stadium	CBS	40,653	4–4
9	November 4, 1990	Chicago Bears	L 26–6	4:00	Tampa Stadium	CBS	68,555	4–5
10	November 11, 1990	at New Orleans Saints	L 35–7	1:00	Louisiana Superdome	CBS	67,865	4–6
11	November 18, 1990	at San Francisco 49ers	L 31–7	4:00	Candlestick Park	CBS	62,221	4–7
12	November 25, 1990	at Green Bay Packers	L 20–10	1:00	Milwaukee County Stadium	CBS	53,677	4–8
13	December 2, 1990	Atlanta Falcons	W 23–17	1:00	Tampa Stadium	CBS	42,839	5–8
14	Bye
15	December 16, 1990	Minnesota Vikings	W 26–13	1:00	Tampa Stadium	CBS	47,272	6–8
16	December 23, 1990	at Chicago Bears	L 27–14	1:00	Soldier Field	CBS	46,456	6–9
17	December 30, 1990	New York Jets	L 16–14	4:00	Tampa Stadium	NBC	46,543	6–10

Notes:

^a All times in North American Eastern Time. (UTC–4 and UTC–5 during Standard Time)

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

References

1. [http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=TAM&lg=nfl&yr=1990>]

• Buccaneers on Pro Football Reference