1990 Denver Broncos season

The 1990 Denver Broncos season was the team's 31st year in professional football and its 21st with the National Football League (NFL). After reaching Super Bowl XXIV, the Broncos struggled and finished with their worst post-merger record in a 16-game season, 5-11. This mark would be eclipsed by the 2010 edition of the team, which finished 4-12.

1990 Denver Broncos season
Head coachDan Reeves
General managerJohn Beake
OwnerPat Bowlen
Home fieldMile High Stadium
Results
Record5–11
Division place5th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersRB Bobby Humphrey
S Steve Atwater
S Dennis Smith

Off Season

NFL Draft
1990 Denver Broncos draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 52 Alton Montgomery  Safety Houston
4 82 Jeroy Robinson  ILB Texas A&M
5 111 Jeff Davidson  G Ohio State
5 136 Le-Lo Lang  CB Washington
6 164 Ronnie Haliburton  OLB LSU
7 192 Shannon Sharpe * †  TE Savannah State
8 219 Brad Leggett  C USC
9 247 Todd Ellis  QB South Carolina
10 275 Anthony Thompson  OLB East Carolina
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff
1990 Denver Broncos staff
Front office
  • President and Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen
  • General Manager – John Beake
  • Director of Football Operations – Lide Huggins
  • Director of Player Personnel – Reed Johnson

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers – Mike Nolan
  • Special Teams – Harold Richardson

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Al Miller

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Roster


1990 Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 9, 1990 at Los Angeles Raiders L 14–9
54,206
2 September 17, 1990 Kansas City Chiefs W 24–23
75,277
3 September 23, 1990 Seattle Seahawks W 34–31 (OT)
75,290
4 September 30, 1990 at Buffalo Bills L 29–28
74,393
5 October 8, 1990 Cleveland Browns L 30–29
74,814
6 October 14, 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers L 34–17
74,285
7 October 21, 1990 at Indianapolis Colts W 27–17
59,850
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9 November 4, 1990 at Minnesota Vikings L 27–22
57,331
10 November 11, 1990 at San Diego Chargers L 19–7
59,557
11 November 18, 1990 Chicago Bears L 16–13
75,013
12 November 22, 1990 at Detroit Lions L 40–27
73,896
13 December 2, 1990 Los Angeles Raiders L 23–20
74,162
14 December 9, 1990 at Kansas City Chiefs L 31–20
74,347
15 December 16, 1990 San Diego Chargers W 20–10
64,919
16 December 23, 1990 at Seattle Seahawks L 17–12
55,845
17 December 30, 1990 Green Bay Packers W 22–13
46,943

Game summaries

Week 2
1 234Total
Chiefs 3 6014 23
• Broncos 7 773 24
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 62°F, wind 12
  • Television network: ABC

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Standings
AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Los Angeles Raiders 12 4 0 .750 6–2 9–3 337 268 W5
(5) Kansas City Chiefs 11 5 0 .688 5–3 7–5 369 257 W2
Seattle Seahawks 9 7 0 .563 4–4 7–5 306 286 W2
San Diego Chargers 6 10 0 .375 2–6 5–9 315 281 L3
Denver Broncos 5 11 0 .313 3–5 4–8 331 374 W1
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References
  1. 2010 Denver Broncos Media Guide. p. 347. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  2. "1990 Denver Broncos starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  3. Pro-Football-Reference.com
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