1990 Indianapolis Colts season

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1990 Indianapolis Colts season
Owner Robert Irsay
President Jim Irsay
Head coach Ron Meyer
Home field Hoosier Dome
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers P Rohn Stark
KR Clarence Verdin
All-Pros P Rohn Stark (2nd team)

The 1990 Indianapolis Colts season was the 38th season for the team in the National Football League and seventh in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1990 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, and finished third in the AFC East division. Running back Eric Dickerson held out of training camp, during a contract dispute. The Colts suspended Dickerson four games for conduct detrimental to the team. He returned late in the season and rushed for 677 yards.

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The Colts were embarrassed at home in week two by the putrid Patriots, losing 16–14 for New England's lone win of 1990.

On December 22, 1990, Monday Night Football was played two days early, on Saturday night. The 6–8 Colts played at home as underdogs against the Washington Redskins. Trailing 25–14 in the 4th quarter, rookie quarterback Jeff George led an improbable and spectacular comeback which included two touchdowns to tie the game with little time left. The Colts then intercepted Mark Rypien and returned the ball for the go-ahead touchdown. The Colts pulled off the upset in dramatic fashion with one of George's most memorable games of his career. He threw three touchdowns and no interceptions.

Offseason

NFL Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team
11 Jeff George Quarterback Illinois
236 Anthony Johnson Running back Notre Dame
483 Stacey Simmons Wide receiver Florida
494 Bill Schultz Guard USC
4103 Alan Grant Defensive back Stanford
4106 Rick Cunningham Offensive tackle Texas A&M
6148 Tony Walker Linebacker Southeast Missouri State
7179James SingletaryLinebacker East Carolina
8206 Ken Clark Tight End Nebraska
8213Harvey WilsonDefensive back Southern
9232 Darvell Huffman Wide receiver Boston University
11290Carnel Smith Defensive end Pittsburgh
12311Gene BenhartQuarterback Western Illinois
12316Dean BrownGuard Notre Dame

Personnel

Staff

1990 Indianapolis Colts staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Brad Seely

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Tom Zupancic


Roster

1990 Indianapolis Colts roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
47 active, 6 reserve, 4 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame SiteAttendance
1September 9at Buffalo Bills L 10–260–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium 78,899
2September 16 New England Patriots L 14–160–2 Hoosier Dome 49,256
3September 23at Houston Oilers L 10–240–3 Astrodome 50,093
4September 30at Philadelphia Eagles W 24–231–3 Veterans Stadium 62,067
5October 7 Kansas City Chiefs W 23–192–3 Hoosier Dome 54,950
6 Bye
7October 21 Denver Broncos L 17–272–4 Hoosier Dome 59,850
8October 28 Miami Dolphins L 7–272–5 Hoosier Dome 59,213
9November 5 New York Giants L 7–242–6 Hoosier Dome 58,688
10November 11at New England Patriots W 13–103–6 Foxboro Stadium 28,924
11November 18 New York Jets W 17–144–6 Hoosier Dome 47,283
12November 25at Cincinnati Bengals W 34–205–6 Riverfront Stadium 60,051
13December 2at Phoenix Cardinals L 17–205–7 Sun Devil Stadium 38,043
14December 9 Buffalo Bills L 7–315–8 Hoosier Dome 53,268
15December 16at New York Jets W 29–216–8 Giants Stadium 41,423
16December 22 Washington Redskins W 35–287–8 Hoosier Dome 58,173
17December 30at Miami Dolphins L 17–237–9 Joe Robbie Stadium 59,547
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(1) Buffalo Bills 1330.8137–110–2428263L1
(4) Miami Dolphins 1240.7507–110–2336242W1
Indianapolis Colts 790.4383–55–7281353L1
New York Jets 6100.3752–64–10295345W2
New England Patriots 1150.0631–71–11181446L14

Season summary

Week 1 at Bills

Week One: Indianapolis Colts (0–0) at Buffalo Bills (0–0)
Quarter1234Total
Colts 307010
Bills 31301026

at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

See also