1990 Los Angeles Rams season

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. This would however be their last win over the 49ers until the 1999 season.

1990 Los Angeles Rams season
Owner	Georgia Frontiere
Head coach	John Robinson
Home stadium	Anaheim Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Uniform
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Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1990 NFL draft

1990 Los Angeles Rams draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	23	Bern Brostek	Center	Washington
2	49	Pat Terrell	Defensive back	Notre Dame
3	78	Latin Berry	Running back	Oregon
6	161	Tim Stallworth	Wide receiver	Washington State
7	190	Kent Elmore	Punter	Tennessee–Chattanooga
8	198	Ray Savage	Linebacker	Virginia
8	216	Elbert Crawford	Center	Arkansas
9	245	Tony Lomack	Wide receiver	Florida
10	272	Steve Bates	Defensive end	James Madison
11	301	Bill Goldberg	Defensive tackle	Georgia
12	328	David Lang	Running back	Northern Arizona
Made roster

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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 Head Coach – John Robinson Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Ernie Zampese Quarterbacks – Dick Coury Running Backs – Gil Haskell Tight Ends/Wide Receivers – Norv Turner Offensive Line – Hudson Houck

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Fritz Shurmur Defensive Line – Marv Goux Assistant Defensive Line – Larry Brooks Linebackers – Fred Whittingham Assistant Linebackers – Artie Gigantino Defensive Secondary – Steve Shafer Special teams coaches Special Teams – Jairo Penaranda Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Garrett Giemont

Roster

1990 Los Angeles Rams roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 11 Jim Everett 16 Chuck Long Running backs (RB) 39 Robert Delpino KR 34 Marcus Dupree 43 Cleveland Gary 44 Gaston Green KR 24 Buford McGee FB Wide receivers (WR) 83 Flipper Anderson 84 Aaron Cox 80 Henry Ellard 89 Derrick Faison Tight ends (TE) 88 Pat Carter 81 Pete Holohan 86 Damone Johnson

Offensive linemen (OL) 61 Bern Brostek C/G 72 Robert Jenkins T 67 Duval Love G 71 Joe Milinichik G 66 Tom Newberry G 75 Irv Pankey T 78 Jackie Slater T 56 Doug Smith C Defensive linemen (DL) 70 Bill Hawkins DE 95 Mike Piel DE 93 Doug Reed DE 96 Brian Smith DE 99 Alvin Wright NT

Linebackers (LB) 57 George Bethune OLB 59 Paul Butcher ILB 51 Brett Faryniarz OLB 91 Kevin Greene OLB 52 Larry Kelm ILB 97 Bruce Klosterman ILB 50 Frank Stams ILB 54 Mike Wilcher OLB Defensive backs (DB) 42 Latin Berry 25 Jerry Gray CB 20 Darryl Henley 48 Bobby Humphery CB 26 Anthony Newman FS 22 Vince Newsome FS 23 Michael Stewart SS 37 Pat Terrell SS Special teams (ST)  8 Keith English P  1 Mike Lansford K 90 Mike McDonald LS

Practice squad 87 Richard Ashe TE 98 Derrick Carr DE 82 Tony Lomack WR -- Jim Price TE -- Fred Whittingham RB 46 active, 4 inactive, 5 practice squad Reserve 92 Greg Clark LB (IR) -- Rodney Lossow C (IR) 53 Fred Strickland LB (IR) 30 Mickey Sutton (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 9	at Green Bay Packers	L 24–36	0–1	Lambeau Field	57,685
2	September 16	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 35–14	1–1	Tampa Stadium	59,705
3	September 23	Philadelphia Eagles	L 21–27	1–2	Anaheim Stadium	63,644
4	Bye
5	October 7	Cincinnati Bengals	L 31–34	1–3	Anaheim Stadium	62,619
6	October 14	at Chicago Bears	L 9–38	1–4	Soldier Field	59,383
7	October 21	Atlanta Falcons	W 44–24	2–4	Anaheim Stadium	54,761
8	October 29	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–41	2–5	Three Rivers Stadium	56,466
9	November 4	Houston Oilers	W 17–13	3–5	Anaheim Stadium	52,628
10	November 11	New York Giants	L 7–31	3–6	Anaheim Stadium	64,632
11	November 18	Dallas Cowboys	L 21–24	3–7	Anaheim Stadium	58,589
12	November 25	at San Francisco 49ers	W 28–17	4–7	Candlestick Park	62,633
13	December 2	at Cleveland Browns	W 38–23	5–7	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	61,981
14	December 9	New Orleans Saints	L 20–24	5–8	Anaheim Stadium	56,864
15	December 17	San Francisco 49ers	L 10–26	5–9	Anaheim Stadium	65,619
16	December 23	at Atlanta Falcons	L 13–20	5–10	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	30,021
17	December 31	at New Orleans Saints	L 17–20	5–11	Louisiana Superdome	68,647
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(1) San Francisco 49ers	14	2	0	.875	4–2	10–2	353	239	W1
(6) New Orleans Saints	8	8	0	.500	4–2	6–6	274	275	W2
Los Angeles Rams	5	11	0	.313	2–4	3–9	345	412	L4
Atlanta Falcons	5	11	0	.313	2–4	3–9	348	365	W2

See also

Other Anaheim–based teams in 1990

• California Angels (Anaheim Stadium)
  • 1990 California Angels season

External links

• 1990 Los Angeles Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com