1990 San Francisco 49ers season

1990 San Francisco 49ers season
Head Coach	George Seifert
Home Field	Candlestick Park
Results
Record	14-2
Place	1st NFC West
Playoff Finish	Lost NFC Championship (New York Giants)
Uniform
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1989	1991

The San Francisco 49ers entered the 1990 season heavily favoured to win their third consecutive Super Bowl. The season was highlighted by their defeat of the New York Giants on Monday Night Football. Throughout the season, the 49ers and the Giants were the two best teams in the NFL. The 49ers would face off against the Giants in the NFC Championship Game. Between 1988 and 1990, the 49ers set a league record with 18 consecutive road victories. Jerry Rice had a career year by becoming the fourth receiver in the history of American football to have at least 100 receptions in one season.

The 49ers won their fifth consecutive NFC West Division Title. Dating back to 1989, the 49ers completed a fifteen game unbeaten streak in the regular season (5 victories in the last 5 games of 1989 and 10 victories in the first ten games of 1990). Following the 1990 season, the 49ers left team stalwarts Roger Craig and Ronnie Lott unprotected and let them go to the Los Angeles Raiders via Plan B free agency.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round #	Pick #	Player	Position	College
25	San Francisco 49ers	Dexter Carter	Running Back	Florida State
48	San Francisco 49ers	Dennis Brown	Defensive End	Washington
54	San Francisco 49ers	Eric Davis	Cornerback	Jacksonville State
69	San Francisco 49ers	Ronald Lewis	Wide Receiver	Florida State
93	San Francisco 49ers	Dean Caliguire	Center	Pittsburgh
166	San Francisco 49ers	Frank Pollack	Tackle	Northern Arizona
221	San Francisco 49ers	Dwight Pickens	Wide Receiver	Fresno State
249	San Francisco 49ers	Odell Haggins	Defensive Tackle	Florida State
277	San Francisco 49ers	Martin Harrison	Defensive End	Washington
290	San Francisco 49ers	Anthony Shelton	Safety	Tennessee State

Personnel

Staff

1990 San Francisco 49ers staff
	Front office Owner/President – Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. Executive Vice President/General Counsel – Carmen Policy Vice President of Football Administration – John McVay Administrator of Football Operations – Neal Dahlen Administrator of College Scouting – Tony Razzano Administrator of Pro Personnel – Allan Webb Head coaches Head Coach – George Seifert Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Mike Holmgren Running Backs – Al Lavan Receivers – Sherman Lewis Tight Ends – Lynn Stiles Offensive Line – Bobb McKittrick			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Bill McPherson Defensive Line – John Marshall Linebackers – Bob Zeman Defensive Backs – Ray Rhodes Defensive Assistant – Dwaine Board Defensive Assistant – Tommy Hart Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Lynn Stiles Strength and conditioning Physical Development Coordinator – Jerry Attaway

Roster

1990 San Francisco 49ers roster
	Quarterbacks 13 Steve Bono 16 Joe Montana  8 Steve Young Running backs 35 Dexter Carter 33 Roger Craig 44 Tom Rathman FB Wide receivers 83 Ron Lewis 80 Jerry Rice 88 Mike Sherrard 82 John Taylor 85 Mike Wilson Tight ends 84 Brent Jones 89 Wesley Walls 81 Jamie Williams		Offensive linemen 79 Harris Barton G 62 Guy McIntyre G 77 Bubba Paris T 61 Jesse Sapolu C 74 Steve Wallace T Defensive linemen 96 Dennis Brown DE 64 Jim Burt NT 95 Michael Carter NT 75 Kevin Fagan DE 78 Pierce Holt DE 91 Larry Roberts DE		Linebackers 59 Keith DeLong ILB 50 LeRoy Etienne ILB 94 Charles Haley OLB 54 Matt Millen ILB 53 Bill Romanowski OLB 99 Michael Walter ILB Defensive backs 31 Chet Brooks S 29 Don Griffin CB 40 Johnnie Jackson S 45 Kevin Lewis CB 42 Ronnie Lott S 26 Darryl Pollard CB 43 Dave Waymer S 21 Eric Wright CB Special teams 6 Mike Cofer K 9 Barry Helton P		Reserve lists 38 Greg Cox S (IR) 64 Dean Caliguire C (PUP) 56 Martin Harrison LB (IR) 57 Wayne Radloff C (IR) Practice squad 80 Sanjay Beach WR 51 Brett Wiese C/G Rookies in italics Active, 4 Inactive, 2 Practice squad

Regular season

• October 14, 1990 - Joe Montana set a 49ers record by throwing for 476 yards in one game and throwing six touchdown passes.

• October 14, 1990 – Jerry Rice set a 49ers record with 5 touchdown receptions and 30 points in one game.

• November 4, 1990 - In a game versus the Green Bay Packers, Joe Montana threw for 411 yards and 3 touchdown passes.

• December 3, 1990 – The 10-1 49ers played the 10-1 New York Giants on Monday Night Football. It was the second highest rated Monday Night game ever at the time. The game had a 42% share and a 26.9 rating.

• December 9, 1990 – The 49ers beat the Cincinnati Bengals in overtime. Mike Cofer kicked a 23-yard field goal to give the 49ers a 20-17 victory.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 10, 1990 (Mon)	at New Orleans Saints	W 13-12	68,629
2	September 16, 1990	Washington Redskins	W 26-13	64,287
3	September 23, 1990	Atlanta Falcons	W 19-13	62,858
4		BYE WEEK
5	October 7, 1990	at Houston Oilers	W 24-21	59,931
6	October 14, 1990	at Atlanta Falcons	W 45-35	57,921
7	October 21, 1990	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27-7	64,301
8	October 28, 1990	Cleveland Browns	W 20-17	63,672
9	November 4, 1990	at Green Bay Packers	W 24-20	58,835
10	November 11, 1990	at Dallas Cowboys	W 24-6	62,966
11	November 18, 1990	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31-7	62,221
12	November 25, 1990	Los Angeles Rams	L 17-28	62,633
13	December 3, 1990 (Mon)	New York Giants	W 7-3	66,092
14	December 9, 1990	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 20-17 (OT)	60,084
15	December 17, 1990 (Mon)	at Los Angeles Rams	W 26-10	65,619
16	December 23, 1990	New Orleans Saints	L 10-13	60,112
17	December 30, 1990	at Minnesota Vikings	W 20-17	51,590

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Francisco 49ers	14	2	0	.875	4–2	10–2	353	239	W1
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

Postseason

NFC Divisional Playoff

San Francisco 49ers 28, Washington Redskins 10 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 10 0 0 0 10 49ers 7 14 0 7 28 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco Date: January 12, 1991 (Sat) Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), light rain Game attendance: 65,292 Referee: Red Cashion TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Merlin Olsen

NFC Championship Game

New York Giants 15, San Francisco 49ers 13 1 2 3 4 Total Giants 3 3 3 6 15 49ers 3 3 7 0 13 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco Date: January 20, 1991 Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), passing clouds Game attendance: 65,750 Referee: Jerry Markbreit TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

In a mostly defensive battle, 49ers running back Roger Craig's fumble with 2:36 left in the game led to Giants kicker Matt Bahr's 42-yard game-winning field goal as time ran out. Bahr was New York's only scorer, as he made 5 out of 6 field goals.

Awards and Records

• Led NFC with 353 points scored
• Charles Haley, Led NFC, Sacks (16)
• Charles Haley, NFC Pro Bowl
• Ronnie Lott, NFC Pro Bowl
• Joe Montana, AP NFL MVP
• Joe Montana, Associated Press Athlete of the Year
• Joe Montana, NFC Pro Bowl Selection, Injured, did not play
• Joe Montana, Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
• Guy McIntyre, NFC Pro Bowl
• Jerry Rice, NFL Leader, Receptions (100)
• Jerry Rice, NFL Leader, Receiving Yards (1,502)
• Jerry Rice, NFL Leader, Receiving Touchdowns (13)
• Jerry Rice, NFC Pro Bowl

Milestones

• Jerry Rice, First 100 reception season

External links

• 49ers on Pro Football Reference
• 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com