1990 Phoenix Cardinals season

The 1990 Phoenix Cardinals season was the franchise's 92nd season, 71st season in the National Football League and the 3rd in Arizona. Despite rookie running back Johnny Johnson creating a good enough impression to make the Pro Bowl, the Cardinals did not improve upon their 5–11 record from 1989.

1990 Phoenix Cardinals season
OwnerBill Bidwill
General managerLarry Wilson
Head coachJoe Bugel
Home fieldSun Devil Stadium
Results
Record5–11
Division place5th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersRB Johnny Johnson

Offseason

NFL draft
Main article: 1990 NFL draft
1990 Phoenix Cardinals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 31 Anthony Thompson  Running back Indiana
3 58 Ricky Proehl  Wide receiver Wake Forest
4 85 Travis Davis  Nose tackle Michigan State
5 115 Larry Centers *  Fullback Stephen F. Austin
6 142 Tyrone Shavers  Wide receiver Lamar
7 169 Johnny Johnson *  Running back San Jose State
8 199 Mickey Washington  Cornerback Texas A&M
9 225 David Bavaro  Linebacker Syracuse
10 252 Dave Elle  Tight end South Dakota
11 282 Dempsey Norman  Wide receiver St. Francis (IL)
12 308 Donnie Riley  Running back Central Michigan
12 330 Ken McMichel  Defensive back Oklahoma
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff
1990 Phoenix Cardinals staff
Front office
  • President – Bill Bidwill
  • Vice-president and general manager – Larry Wilson
  • Director of pro personnel – Erik Widmark
  • Director of player personnel – George Boone

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki

Roster
1990 Phoenix Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 79 Bob Clasby DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 21 Tracey Eaton S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 20 Darren Flutie WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 83 Don Holmes WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 30 David Little TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 90 Eldonta Osborne LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 50 Jeroy Robinson LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 60 Jeff Walker T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad

47 active, 8 inactive, 5 practice squad


Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 9 at Washington Redskins L 0–31 0–1 RFK Stadium 52,649 Recap
2 September 16 at Philadelphia Eagles W 23–21 1–1 Veterans Stadium 64,396 Recap
3 September 23 at New Orleans Saints L 7–28 1–2 Louisiana Superdome 61,110 Recap
4 September 30 Washington Redskins L 10–38 1–3 Sun Devil Stadium 49,303 Recap
5 Bye
6 October 14 Dallas Cowboys W 20–3 2–3 Sun Devil Stadium 45,235 Recap
7 October 21 at New York Giants L 19–20 2–4 Giants Stadium 76,518 Recap
8 October 28 Chicago Bears L 21–31 2–5 Sun Devil Stadium 71,233 Recap
9 November 4 at Miami Dolphins L 3–23 2–6 Joe Robbie Stadium 54,294 Recap
10 November 11 at Buffalo Bills L 14–45 2–7 Rich Stadium 74,904 Recap
11 November 18 Green Bay Packers L 21–24 2–8 Sun Devil Stadium 46,878 Recap
12 November 25 New England Patriots W 34–14 3–8 Sun Devil Stadium 30,110 Recap
13 December 2 Indianapolis Colts W 20–17 4–8 Sun Devil Stadium 31,885 Recap
14 December 9 at Atlanta Falcons W 24–13 5–8 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 36,222 Recap
15 December 16 at Dallas Cowboys L 10–41 5–9 Texas Stadium 60,190 Recap
16 December 23 New York Giants L 21–24 5–10 Sun Devil Stadium 41,212 Recap
17 December 29 Philadelphia Eagles L 21–23 5–11 Sun Devil Stadium 31,796 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) New York Giants 13 3 0 .813 7–1 10–2 335 211 W2
(4) Philadelphia Eagles 10 6 0 .625 5–3 9–3 396 299 W3
(5) Washington Redskins 10 6 0 .625 4–4 7–5 381 301 W1
Dallas Cowboys 7 9 0 .438 2–6 6–8 244 308 L2
Phoenix Cardinals 5 11 0 .313 2–6 3–9 268 396 L3

References
  1. "1990 Phoenix Cardinals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  2. "1990 Phoenix Cardinals starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
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