1990 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1990 Philadelphia Eagles season was the team's 58th in the National Football League (NFL).

1990 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerNorman Braman
Head coachBuddy Ryan
Home fieldVeterans Stadium
Results
Record10–6
Division place2nd NFC East
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Redskins) 6–20
Uniform

The team made the postseason yet again with a 10–6 overall record, despite beginning the season with disappointing early-season records of 1–3 and 2–4.

The Eagles ran for 2,556 rushing yards in 1990, which is the most of any team in a single season in the 1990s.[1]

Other season highlights were a 28–14 win at Veterans Stadium over the Washington Redskins on November 12, known as the Body Bag Game, since the defense managed to knock both Redskins quarterbacks from the contest plus several other key players. Against the Buffalo Bills in a 30–23 loss on December 2, Randall Cunningham made one of the signature plays of his career, eluding Bills Hall of Fame defensive end Bruce Smith in the end zone before launching the ball into the middle of the field to wide receiver Fred Barnett, who completed the 95-yard touchdown play.

One week prior, the Eagles avenged an opening-night loss at the Meadowlands, whipping the 10–0 New York Giants by a 31–13 score.

Following the season, the team fired head coach Buddy Ryan. Offensive coordinator Rich Kotite was promoted to replace Ryan as Eagles head coach, and would hold the position for the next four seasons.

Offseason

NFL draft

The 1990 NFL Draft was held April 22–23, 1990. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season. For the number 1 pick in the draft, the Indianapolis Colts traded with the Atlanta Falcons to select Jeff George a quarterback from Illinois

Under the rules of the draft at the time, the Eagles would pick 24th or 25th in each full round. Teams that went to Super Bowl XXIV would have last 2 picks and then teams sorted out by 1989 record in each round. The Eagles at 11–5 in the previous year tied with Los Angeles Rams. With the 22nd pick in the 1st round the Eagles selected Ben Smith a cornerback from Georgia The Eagles made 12 total picks in the 1990 draft.

1990 Philadelphia Eagles draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 22 Ben Smith  DB Georgia
2 50 Mike Bellamy  WR Illinois
3 77 Fred Barnett *  WR Arkansas State
5 133 Calvin Williams  WR Purdue
6 162 Kevin Thompson  DB Oklahoma
7 189 Terry Strouf  T Wisconsin–La Crosse
8 217 Curt Dykes  T Oregon
9 244 Cecil Gray  DE North Carolina
10 273 Orlando Adams  DT Jacksonville State
11 294 John Hudson  G Auburn Made roster in 1991; pick from New Orleans
11 300 Tyrone Watson  WR Tennessee State
12 327 Judd Garrett  RB Princeton
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Training camp

The Eagles held training camp at West Chester State University in West Chester, PA about 20 miles from Veterans Stadium where they play their home games.

Personnel

Staff
1990 Philadelphia Eagles staff

Front office

  • Owner – Norman Braman
  • President/Chief Operating Officer – Harry Gamble
  • Director of player personnel – Joe Woolley

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks – Rich Kotite
  • Running Backs – Dave Atkins
  • Receivers – Lew Carpenter
  • Offensive line – Dan Neal
  • Offensive line – Bill Walsh
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator/Linebackers – Jeff Fisher
  • Defensive line – Dale Haupt
  • Linebackers – Ronnie Jones
  • Defensive backs – Tom Bettis

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Al Roberts

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Ronnie Jones

Roster
1990 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 41 Keith Byars
  • 45 Thomas Sanders KR
  • 23 Heath Sherman
  • 25 Anthony Toney
  • 43 Roger Vick FB

Wide receivers

  • 86 Fred Barnett
  • 81 Mike Bellamy
  • 80 Rod Harris PR
  • 83 Kenny Jackson
  • 89 Calvin Williams

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen
  • 72 David Alexander C/LS
  • 75 Louis Cheek G/T
  • 69 Bruce Collie G
  • 73 Ron Heller T
  • 79 Mike Schad G
  • 68 Reggie Singletary T
  • 63 Daryle Smith T
  • 66 Ron Solt G
  • 61 Ben Tamburello C/G

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers
  • 56 Byron Evans MLB
  • 54 Britt Hager MLB
  • 95 Al Harris OLB
  • 59 Seth Joyner OLB
  • 55 Ken Rose OLB
  • 52 Jessie Small OLB

Defensive backs

  • 21 Eric Allen CB
  • 33 William Frizzell SS
  • 34 Terry Hoage FS
  • 48 Wes Hopkins FS
  • 46 Izel Jenkins CB
  • 26 Ben Smith CB
  • 20 Andre Waters SS

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 78 Matt Darwin T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 76 John Hudson C/G (PUPTooltip Physically unable to perform)
  • 82 Mike Quick WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 30 Otis Smith CB (PUPTooltip Physically unable to perform)
  • 10 John Teltschik P (PUPTooltip Physically unable to perform)
  • -- Eric Wainwright LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad

  • 36 Robert Drummond RB
  • -- Maurice Johnson TE
  • -- Horacio Moronta DT
  • 51 Ricky Shaw LB
  • -- Kevin Thompson S

47 active, 6 inactive, 5 practice squad


Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 9 at New York Giants L 20–27 0–1 Giants Stadium 76,202
2 September 16 Phoenix Cardinals L 21–23 0–2 Veterans Stadium 64,396
3 September 23 at Los Angeles Rams W 27–21 1–2 Anaheim Stadium 63,644
4 September 30 Indianapolis Colts L 23–24 1–3 Veterans Stadium 62,067
5 Bye
6 October 15 Minnesota Vikings W 32–24 2–3 Veterans Stadium 66,296
7 October 21 at Washington Redskins L 7–13 2–4 RFK Stadium 53,567
8 October 28 at Dallas Cowboys W 21–20 3–4 Texas Stadium 62,605
9 November 4 New England Patriots W 48–20 4–4 Veterans Stadium 65,514
10 November 12 Washington Redskins W 28–14 5–4 Veterans Stadium 65,857
11 November 18 at Atlanta Falcons W 24–23 6–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 53,755
12 November 25 New York Giants W 31–13 7–4 Veterans Stadium 66,706
13 December 2 at Buffalo Bills L 23–30 7–5 Rich Stadium 79,320
14 December 9 at Miami Dolphins L 20–23 (OT) 7–6 Joe Robbie Stadium 67,034
15 December 16 Green Bay Packers W 31–0 8–6 Veterans Stadium 65,627
16 December 23 Dallas Cowboys W 17–3 9–6 Veterans Stadium 63,895
17 December 29 at Phoenix Cardinals W 23–21 10–6 Sun Devil Stadium 31,796

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1
1 234Total
Eagles 3 7010 20
• Giants 6 0147 27
  • Date: September 9
  • Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • TV announcers (TNT): Skip Caray and Pat Haden

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Week 2
1 234Total
• Cardinals 0 779 23
Eagles 14 070 21

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Week 3
1 234Total
• Eagles 3 1437 27
Rams 7 707 21

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Week 4
1 234Total
• Colts 7 377 24
Eagles 3 1433 23

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Week 6
1 234Total
Vikings 7 1403 24
• Eagles 9 0617 32
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) (Clear) • Wind 12 mph (19 km/h)
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf

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Week 7
1 234Total
Eagles 0 007 7
• Redskins 0 706 13
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind 9 mph (14 km/h)
  • Referee: Dale Hamer
  • TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

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Week 8
Philadelphia Eagles (2–4) at Dallas Cowboys (3–4)
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 7 0 01421
Cowboys 0 3 31420

at Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas

Game information

The Porkchop Bowl

Week 9
1 234Total
Patriots 3 737 20
• Eagles 10 10721 48
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) (Cloudy) • Wind 8 mph (13 km/h)
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV announcers (NBC): Joel Meyers and Ahmad Rashad

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Week 10
Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
1 234Total
Redskins 0 707 14
• Eagles 7 0210 28
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C) (Cloudy) • Wind 26 mph (42 km/h)
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
Scoring summary
1PHIWilliam Frizzell 30 yard interception return (Roger Ruzek kick)Eagles 7–0
2WSHDon Warren 8 yard pass from Jeff Rutledge (Chip Lohmiller kick)Tie 7–7
3PHIHeath Sherman 9 yard pass from Keith Byars (Roger Ruzek kick)Eagles 14–7
3PHIClyde Simmons 18 yard fumble return (Roger Ruzek kick)Eagles 21–7
3PHIHeath Sherman 2 yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek kick)Eagles 28–7
4WSHBrian Mitchell 1 yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick)Eagles 28–14

This game came to be known as The Body Bag Game.

Week 11
1 234Total
• Eagles 0 7017 24
Falcons 0 10310 23

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Week 12
New York Giants (10–0) at Philadelphia Eagles (6–4)
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 7 6 0013
Eagles 7 7 31431

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 13
1 234Total
Eagles 0 1670 23
• Bills 24 033 30
  • Date: December 2
  • Location: Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind 16 mph (26 km/h)
  • Referee: Tom Dooley
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts

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Week 14
1 234OTTotal
Eagles 0 10370 20
• Dolphins 10 00103 23
  • Date: December 9
  • Location: Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida
  • Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind 11 mph (18 km/h)
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann

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Week 15
1 234Total
Packers 0 000 0
• Eagles 7 10014 31
  • Date: December 16
  • Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C) (Cloudy) • Wind 15 mph (24 km/h)
  • Referee: Dale Hamer
  • TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and John Madden

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Week 16
1 234Total
Cowboys 0 300 3
• Eagles 7 307 17
  • Date: December 23
  • Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) (Light Rain) • Wind 15 mph (24 km/h)
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Irv Cross

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Week 17 at Cardinals
Week Seventeen: Philadelphia Eagles (9–6) at Phoenix Cardinals (5–10)
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 7 6 7323
Cardinals 0 7 01421

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: December 29, 1990
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 31,796
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jack Buck and Dan Fouts
  • Box score

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

Playoffs
Main article: 1990–91 NFL playoffs
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance
Wildcard January 5, 1991 Washington Redskins (5) L 6–20 0–1 Veterans Stadium 65,287

Wild card
1 234Total
• Redskins 0 10100 20
Eagles 3 300 6

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Awards and honors
  • Randall Cunningham, Bert Bell Award[17]

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