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1990 Pittsburgh Steelers season
OwnerThe Rooney Family
General managerDick Haley
Head coachChuck Noll
Home fieldThree Rivers Stadium
Results
Record9–7
Division place3rd AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
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AP All-ProsRod Woodson (1st team)
Team MVPRod Woodson
Team ROYEric Green

The 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 58th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.

The Steelers did not score an offensive touchdown until the 5th game of the season, but did rebound to a 9–7 record (the same they posted the previous season).

Unlike the previous season, 9–7 was not enough to gain a playoff berth. The Steelers continued to show improvement overcoming a 1–3 start to find themselves in a showdown with the Oilers in Houston for the AFC's final playoff spot in the final game of the season. However, the Steelers were never in the game as the Oilers beat the Steelers 34–14 ending their season without the playoffs.

Offseason

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NFL draft

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Main article: 1990 NFL draft
1990 Pittsburgh Steelers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 21 Eric Green *  Tight end Liberty
2 43 Kenny Davidson  Defensive end LSU
3 70 Neil O'Donnell *  Quarterback Maryland
3 81 Craig Veasey  Defensive tackle Houston
4 97 Chris Calloway  Wide receiver Michigan
5 128 Barry Foster *  Running back Arkansas
6 155 Ronald Heard  Wide receiver Bowling Green
7 182 Dan Grayson  Linebacker Washington State
8 209 Karl Dunbar  Defensive end LSU
9 239 Gary Jones  Safety Texas A&M
10 266 Eddie Miles  Linebacker Minnesota
11 293 Justin Strzelczyk  Guard Maine
12 319 Richard Bell  Running back Nebraska
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

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1990 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Kimble Anders Running back Houston
Lorenzo Davis Wide receiver Youngstown State
Ron Fair Wide receiver Arizona State
Bob Gordon Wide receiver Nebraska-Omaha
Mitch Lee Linebacker Cornell
Mike Ober Defensive tackle Sam Houston State
Skip Pavlik Guard Virginia Tech
Pete Rutter Punter Baylor

Staff

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1990 Pittsburgh Steelers staff

Front office

  • President – Daniel M. Rooney
  • Vice president – John R. McGinley
  • Vice president – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr.
  • Director of communications – Joe Gordon
  • Controller – Ralph Meacham
  • Chief negotiator/travel – James A. Boston
  • Business/stadium coordinator – Dan Ferens
  • Public relations director – Dan Edwards
  • Community relations coordinator – Pat Hanlon
  • Ticket sales manager – Geraldine Glenn
  • Office manager/computer – Jim Ellenberger
  • Director of player personnel – Dick Haley
  • Director of pro personnel and development – Tom Donahoe
  • College scouting coordinator – Tom Modrak
  • Talent scout – Bob Schmitz
  • Talent scout – Max McCartney
  • Talent scout – Charles Bailey

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Conditioning coach – Jon Kolb
  • Dentist – Dr. George P. Boucek
  • Ophthalmologist – Dr. Phillip Buzzelli
  • Physician, orthopedic – Dr. Thomas W. Cowan
  • Neurological surgery consultant – Dr. Joseph C. Maroon
  • Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze
  • Physician, consultant – Dr. Abraham J.Twerski
  • Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates
  • Trainer – Ralph Berlin
  • Trainer – Fran Feld
  • Equipment manager – Anthony Parisi
  • Field manager – Rodgers Freyvogel
  • Video & film director – Bob McCartney
  • Video assistant – Pat Dolan
  • Photographers – Mike Fabus, Bill Amatucci

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Roster

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1990 Pittsburgh Steelers 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


[2] [3] [4] Reserve

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

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 August 9 vs. New England Patriots W 30–14 1–0 Olympic Stadium
2 August 17 at Washington Redskins L 24–27 1–1 RFK Stadium
3 August 25 at Dallas Cowboys L 9–20 1–2 Texas Stadium
4 September 1 Philadelphia Eagles W 20–10 2–2 Three Rivers Stadium

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 9 at Cleveland Browns L 3–13 0–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap
2 September 16 Houston Oilers W 20–9 1–1 Three Rivers Stadium Recap
3 September 23 at Los Angeles Raiders L 3–20 1–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
4 September 30 Miami Dolphins L 6–28 1–3 Three Rivers Stadium Recap
5 October 7 San Diego Chargers W 36–14 2–3 Three Rivers Stadium Recap
6 October 14 at Denver Broncos W 34–17 3–3 Mile High Stadium Recap
7 October 21 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–27 3–4 Candlestick Park Recap
8 October 29 Los Angeles Rams W 41–10 4–4 Three Rivers Stadium Recap
9 November 4 Atlanta Falcons W 21–9 5–4 Three Rivers Stadium Recap
10 November 11 Bye
11 November 18 at Cincinnati Bengals L 3–27 5–5 Riverfront Stadium Recap
12 November 25 at New York Jets W 24–7 6–5 Giants Stadium Recap
13 December 2 Cincinnati Bengals L 12–16 6–6 Three Rivers Stadium Recap
14 December 9 New England Patriots W 24–3 7–6 Three Rivers Stadium Recap
15 December 16 at New Orleans Saints W 9–6 8–6 Louisiana Superdome Recap
16 December 23 Cleveland Browns W 35–0 9–6 Three Rivers Stadium Recap
17 December 30 at Houston Oilers L 14–34 9–7 Astrodome Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1 (Sunday September 9, 1990): at Cleveland Browns

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1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 3 0 0 3
Browns 0 0 10 3 13

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 78,298
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 19
  • Cleveland – Blaylock 30 fumble return (Kauric kick)
  • Cleveland – FG Kauric 28
  • Cleveland – FG Kauric 47

Week 2 (Sunday September 16, 1990): vs. Houston Oilers

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1 2 3 4 Total
Oilers 0 7 2 0 9
Steelers 7 3 0 10 20

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C) (Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 54,814
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • TV announcers: (TNT) Skip Caray (play by play), Pat Haden (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – D. Johnson 26 interception return (Anderson kick)
  • Houston – White 1 run (Zendejas kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
  • Houston – Safety, Childress tackled Brister in end zone
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 27
  • Pittsburgh – Woodson 52 punt return (Anderson kick)

Week 3 (Sunday September 23, 1990): at Los Angeles Raiders

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1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 0 0 0 3
Raiders 0 3 3 14 20

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 50,657
  • Referee: Howard Roe
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
  • Los Angeles Raiders – FG Jaeger 40
  • Los Angeles Raiders – FG Jaeger 45
  • Los Angeles Raiders – Allen 1 run (Jaeger kick)
  • Los Angeles Raiders – Fernandez 66 pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick)

Week 4 (Sunday September 30, 1990): vs. Miami Dolphins

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1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 7 14 0 7 28
Steelers 0 3 3 0 6

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) (Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 54,691
  • Referee: Gerald Austin
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

  • Miami – S. Smith 1 run (Stoyanovich kick)
  • Miami – S. Smith 7 run (Stoyanovich kick)
  • Clayton 35 pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 46
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 35
  • Miami – Paige 1 run (Stoyanovich kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 7, 1990): vs. San Diego Chargers

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1 2 3 4 Total
Chargers 7 0 7 0 14
Steelers 3 14 7 12 36

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) (Mostly Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 53,486
  • Referee: Tom White
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Ahmad Rashad (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 45
  • San Diego – Plummer 2 pass from Tolliver (Reveiz kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Green 8 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Green 1 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – W. Williams 2 run (Anderson kick)
  • San Diego – L. Miller fumble recovery in end zone (Reveiz kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Safety, Stone blocked punt out of end zone
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 45
  • Pittsburgh – Foster 2 run (Anderson kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 14, 1990): at Denver Broncos

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1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 14 7 13 34
Broncos 10 7 0 0 17

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Scoring drives:

  • Denver – Winder 1 run (Treadwell kick)
  • Denver – FG Treadwell 24
  • Pittsburgh – Lipps 6 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
  • Denver – Sewell 2 run (Treadwell kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Green 3 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Hoge 6 run (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Green 10 pass from Brister (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh – Green 3 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 21, 1990): at San Francisco 49ers

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1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 0 0 0 7
49ers 0 10 10 7 27

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

  • Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 64,301
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Bill Walsh (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Bell 2 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
  • San Francisco – FG Cofer 39
  • San Francisco – Sherrard 5 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)
  • San Francisco – FG Cofer 20
  • San Francisco – Rathman 1 run (Cofer kick)
  • San Francisco – Rathman 1 run (Cofer kick)

Week 8 (Monday October 29, 1990): vs. Los Angeles Rams

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 3 0 0 10
Steelers 14 3 10 14 41

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring drives:

  • Los Angeles Rams – Greens 100 kickoff return (Lansford kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Hoge 6 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Green 17 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
  • Los Angeles Rams – FG Lansford 32
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30
  • Pittsburgh – Hoge 1 run (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Stone 8 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Hoge 2 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 4, 1990): vs. Atlanta Falcons

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 6 3 0 0 9
Steelers 0 0 7 14 21

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) (Mostly Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 57,093
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers: (CBS) Brad Nessler (play by play), Dan Jiggetts (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

  • Atlanta – FG Davis 41
  • Atlanta – FG Davis 43
  • Atlanta – FG Davis 38
  • Pittsburgh – Lipps 11 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Mularkey 19 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Williams 70 run (Anderson kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 11, 1990): Bye Week

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Week 11 (Sunday November 18, 1990): at Cincinnati Bengals

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1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 0 3 3
Bengals 7 3 14 3 27

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Scoring drives:

  • Cincinnati – Woods 5 run (Breech kick)
  • Cincinnati – FG Breech 21
  • Cincinnati – Taylor 1 run (Breech kick)
  • CIncinnati – Bussey 70 fumble return (Breech kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
  • Cincinnati – FG Breech 33

Week 12 (Sunday November 25, 1990): at New York Jets

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1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 7 3 14 24
Jets 0 7 0 0 7

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Scoring drives:

  • New York Jets – Moore 53 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
  • Pittsburgh – W. Williams 5 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 33
  • Pittsburgh – Hoge 1 run (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Lipps 3 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)

Week 13 (Sunday December 2, 1990): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 7 9 0 0 16
Steelers 6 0 3 3 12

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C) (Mostly Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 58,200
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 32
  • Cincinnati – Brown 50 pass from Esiason (Breech kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 36
  • Cincinnati – Safety, Francis tackled Brister in end zone
  • Cincinnati – Brooks 7 run (Breech kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 48

Week 14 (Sunday December 9, 1990): vs. New England Patriots

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1 2 3 4 Total
Patriots 0 3 0 0 3
Steelers 3 7 7 7 24

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C) (Partly Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 48,354
  • Referee: Dale Hamer
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Joe Namath (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
  • Pittsburgh – Hoge 8 run (Anderson kick)
  • New England – FG Staurovsky 49
  • Pittsburgh – Green 14 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Hoge 41 run (Anderson kick)

Week 15 (Sunday December 16, 1990): at New Orleans Saints

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1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 3 0 6 9
Saints 0 0 3 3 6

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather: Dome
  • Game attendance: 68,582
  • Referee: Howard Roe
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29
  • New Orleans – FG Andersen 50
  • New Orleans – FG Andersen 43
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 43

Week 16 (Sunday December 23, 1990): vs. Cleveland Browns

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1 2 3 4 Total
Browns 0 0 0 0 0
Steelers 21 14 0 0 35

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C) (Fog)
  • Game attendance: 51,665
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Ahmad Rashad (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Week 17 (Sunday December 30, 1990): at Houston Oilers

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1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 7 7 14
Oilers 7 17 7 3 34

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Scoring drives:

  • Houston – White 1 run (Garcia kick)
  • Houston – Givins 14 pass from Carlson (Garcia kick)
  • Houston – Hill 3 pass from Carlson (Garcia kick)
  • Houston – FG Garcia 47
  • Pittsburgh – Hoge 4 run (Anderson kick)
  • Houston – Jeffires 53 pass from Carlson (Garcia kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Hoge 3 run (Anderson kick)
  • Houston – FG Garcia 45

Standings

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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

References

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  1. ^ 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  2. ^ 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  3. ^ 1991 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  4. ^ "1990 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
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