1990 Los Angeles Rams season

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1990 Los Angeles Rams season
Owner Georgia Frontiere
Head coach John Robinson
Home field Anaheim Stadium
Results
Record5–11
Division place3rd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Uniform
LA Rams Uniforms.png

The 1990 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 53rd year with the National Football League and 45th season in Los Angeles. On November 11, 1990, Marcus Dupree made his NFL debut against the New York Giants. The Rams, temporarily playing in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, looked to improve on their 11–5 season from 1989 and make the playoffs for the third consecutive season and be possible contenders for the Super Bowl. However, the Rams would struggle all season, starting 1–4 before winning two of their next three games before losing their next two as they dipped to a 3–7 record. After a win over Cleveland, the Rams upset the 49ers 28–17 in San Francisco to improve to 5–7. However, this would be perhaps the only good highlight of the season for the Rams. After defeating the 49ers, they ended the season on a 4 game losing streak and finished with a disappointing 5–11 record, missing the playoffs for the first time since 1987 and only the fourth time since 1972.

Contents

Offseason

NFL Draft

1990 Los Angeles Rams draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
123 Bern Brostek   Center Washington
      Made roster  

[1]

Personnel

Staff

1990 Los Angeles Rams staff
Front office
  • Owner/President – Georgia Frontiere
  • Executive Vice President – John Shaw
  • Senior Vice President – Jay Zygmunt
  • Administrator of Football Operations – Jack Faulkner
  • Director of Player Personnel – John Math

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Roster

1990 Los Angeles Rams roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 9at Green Bay Packers L 24–360–1 Lambeau Field 57,685
2September 16at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 35–141–1 Tampa Stadium 59,705
3September 23 Philadelphia Eagles L 21–271–2 Anaheim Stadium 63,644
4 Bye
5October 7 Cincinnati Bengals L 31–341–3Anaheim Stadium62,619
6October 14at Chicago Bears L 9–381–4 Soldier Field 59,383
7October 21 Atlanta Falcons W 44–242–4Anaheim Stadium54,761
8October 29at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–412–5 Three Rivers Stadium 56,466
9November 4 Houston Oilers W 17–133–5Anaheim Stadium52,628
10November 11 New York Giants L 7–313–6Anaheim Stadium64,632
11November 18 Dallas Cowboys L 21–243–7Anaheim Stadium58,589
12November 25at San Francisco 49ers W 28–174–7 Candlestick Park 62,633
13December 2at Cleveland Browns W 38–235–7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 61,981
14December 9 New Orleans Saints L 20–245–8Anaheim Stadium56,864
15December 17 San Francisco 49ers L 10–265–9Anaheim Stadium65,619
16December 23at Atlanta Falcons L 13–205–10 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 30,021
17December 31at New Orleans Saints L 17–205–11 Louisiana Superdome 68,647
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(1) San Francisco 49ers 1420.8754–210–2353239W1
(6) New Orleans Saints 880.5004–26–6274275W2
Los Angeles Rams 5110.3132–43–9345412L4
Atlanta Falcons 5110.3132–43–9348365W2

See also

Other Anaheim–based teams in 1990

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