1990 New Orleans Saints season

1990 New Orleans Saints season
1990 New Orleans Saints season
Owner	Tom Benson
General manager	Jim Finks
Head coach	Jim Mora
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoffs	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (at Bears) 6–16
Pro Bowlers	LB Pat Swilling; LB Vaughan Johnson; K Morten Andersen
	← 1989; Saints seasons; 1991 →;

The 1990 New Orleans Saints season was the franchise's 24th season in the National Football League, the 15th to host games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the fifth under head coach Jim Mora. The team looked to improve on its 9–7 record from 1989 and make the playoffs for the second time in franchise history. The Saints did not improve on their 9–7 record, as they finished the season 8–8. However, the Saints would unexpectedly make the postseason as the final seed in the NFC after getting a win and the Cowboys losing in the final week of the regular season.

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During the off-season, quarterback Bobby Hebert was involved in a contract dispute that ultimately resulted in Hebert sitting out the entire season; while at one point a rumor circulated that Hebert would be traded to the Los Angeles Raiders in exchange for running back Marcus Allen and a 2nd round draft pick. Instead, during the season New Orleans traded a 1st, 2nd and 3rd round draft pick for 1991 in exchange for Dallas Cowboys quarterback Steve Walsh.^[1]

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1990 New Orleans Saints draft
1	14	Renaldo Turnbull *	Defensive end	West Virginia
2	44	Vince Buck	Defensive back	Central State (OH)
3	71	Joel Smeenge	Defensive end	Western Michigan
4	98	DeMond Winston	Linebacker	Vanderbilt
5	125	Charles Arbuckle	Tight end	UCLA
6	156	Mike Buck	Quarterback	Maine
6	158	James Williams	Linebacker	Mississippi State
7	183	Scott Hough	Guard	Maine
8	207	Gerry Gdowski	Quarterback	Nebraska
8	210	Derrick Carr	Defensive end	Bowling Green
9	233	Broderick Graves	Running back	Winston-Salem State
9	236	Lonnie Brockman	Linebacker	West Virginia
10	260	Gary Cooper	Wide receiver	Clemson
10	267	Ernest Spears	Defensive back	USC
11	287	Webbie Burnett	Defensive tackle	Western Kentucky
12	320	Chris Port	Guard	Duke
Made roster

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1	September 10	San Francisco 49ers	L 12–13	0–1	Louisiana Superdome	68,629
2	September 16	at Minnesota Vikings	L 3–32	0–2	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	56,272
3	September 23	Phoenix Cardinals	W 28–7	1–2	Louisiana Superdome	61,110
4	Bye
5	October 7	at Atlanta Falcons	L 27–28	1–3	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	57,401
6	October 14	Cleveland Browns	W 25–20	2–3	Louisiana Superdome	68,608
7	October 21	at Houston Oilers	L 10–23	2–4	Houston Astrodome	57,908
8	October 28	Detroit Lions	L 10–27	2–5	Louisiana Superdome	64,368
9	November 4	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 21–7	3–5	Louisiana Superdome	60,067
10	November 11	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 35–7	4–5	Louisiana Superdome	67,865
11	November 18	at Washington Redskins	L 17–31	4–6	RFK Stadium	52,573
12	November 25	Atlanta Falcons	W 10–7	5–6	Louisiana Superdome	68,629
13	December 2	at Dallas Cowboys	L 13–17	5–7	Texas Stadium	60,087
14	December 9	at Los Angeles Rams	W 24–20	6–7	Anaheim Stadium	56,864
15	December 16	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 6–9	6–8	Louisiana Superdome	68,582
16	December 23	at San Francisco 49ers	W 13–10	7–8	Candlestick Park	60,112
17	December 31	Los Angeles Rams	W 20–17	8–8	Louisiana Superdome	68,647
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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

1990 New Orleans Saints season

The season

Offseason

NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

Playoffs

References

External links

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