1990 Denver Broncos season

1990 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	Dan Reeves
General manager	John Beake
Owner	Pat Bowlen
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	5th AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1990 Denver Broncos season was the team's 31st year in professional football and its 21st with the National Football League (NFL).

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

Head Coach – Dan Reeves

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers – Chan Gailey
Quarterbacks – Mike Shanahan
Running Backs – Mo Forte
Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Pete Mangurian
Offensive Line – George Henshaw
Special Assistant – Marvin Bass

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Wade Phillips
Defensive Line – Earl Leggett
Linebackers – Mike Nolan
Defensive Backs – Charlie Waters
Defensive Assistant – Barney Chavous

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Harold Richardson

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Al Miller

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Roster

1990 Denver Broncos roster

Quarterbacks

7 John Elway
8 Gary Kubiak

Running backs

32 Mel Bratton FB
35 Blake Ezor
26 Bobby Humphrey
31 Kerry Porter
30 Steve Sewell FB
23 Sammy Winder

Wide receivers

80 Mark Jackson
82 Vance Johnson
84 Ricky Nattiel
85 Tim Stallworth
83 Michael Young

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

64 Scott Beavers G
62 Jeff Davidson G
63 Sean Farrell G
69 Darrell Hamilton T
66 Jim Juriga G/T
72 Keith Kartz C
76 Ken Lanier T
60 Gerald Perry T
79 Dave Widell G/C
67 Doug Widell G

Defensive linemen

99 David Galloway DE
90 Ron Holmes DE
71 Greg Kragen NT
96 Jake McCullough DE
91 Warren Powers DE
94 Jim Szymanski DE
61 Andre Townsend DE/NT

Linebackers

57 Ty Allert OLB
56 Michael Brooks ILB
58 Scott Curtis ILB
55 Rick Dennison ILB
73 Simon Fletcher OLB
93 Ronnie Haliburton OLB
59 Tim Lucas OLB
77 Karl Mecklenburg ILB/OLB
52 Jeff Mills OLB
51 Marc Munford ILB
95 Jeroy Robinson ILB
53 Anthony Thompson ILB/OLB

Defensive backs

27 Steve Atwater FS
34 Tyrone Braxton CB
20 Kevin Clark CB/KR/PR
25 Kip Corrington FS
24 Wymon Henderson CB
21 Le-Lo Lang CB
22 Alton Montgomery CB
38 Bruce Plummer CB
48 Randy Robbins CB/SS
49 Dennis Smith SS
28 Elliot Smith CB

Special teams

2 Mike Horan P
9 David Treadwell K

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	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
8	Bye
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	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	6	0	14	23
• Broncos	7	7	7	3	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

Scoring summary

1	KC	Nick Lowery 39 yard field goal	Chiefs 3–0

1	DEN	Bobby Humphrey 37 yard run (David Treadwell kick)	Broncos 7–3

2	KC	Nick Lowery 29 yard field goal	Broncos 7–6

2	DEN	Bobby Humphrey 6 yard run (David Treadwell kick)	Broncos 14–6

2	KC	Nick Lowery 31 yard field goal	Broncos 14–9

3	DEN	John Elway 2 yard run (David Treadwell kick)	Broncos 21–9

4	KC	Stephone Paige 16 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick)	Broncos 21–16

4	KC	Stephone Paige 83 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick)	Chiefs 23–21

4	DEN	David Treadwell 22 yard field goal	Broncos 24–23

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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

References

↑ 2010 Denver Broncos Media Guide. p. 347. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
↑ "1990 Denver Broncos starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

External links

1990 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Denver Broncos

Founded in 1960 Based in Denver, Colorado Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado

Franchise	History Players Starting quarterbacks Coaches Seasons First-round draft picks Broadcasters

Stadiums	Mile High Stadium Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Key personnel	Owner Pat Bowlen President/CEO Joe Ellis Executive Vice President/General Manager John Elway Head Coach Gary Kubiak

Culture	Miles Thunder Orange Crush Defense No Fly Zone The Barrel Man Cheerleaders "You Only Move Twice" (The Simpsons episode) South Park Mork & Mindy

Lore	Snowball Game The Drive The Fumble The Helicopter Mile High Miracle

Rivalries	Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers Manning vs. Brady

Retired numbers	7 18 44

Ring of Fame	Steve Atwater Pat Bowlen Terrell Davis John Elway Goose Gonsoulin Randy Gradishar Rich Jackson Tom Jackson Charley Johnson Floyd Little Karl Mecklenburg Gene Mingo Craig Morton Haven Moses Tom Nalen Gerald Phipps Dan Reeves Shannon Sharpe Dennis Smith Paul Smith Rod Smith Lionel Taylor Billy Thompson Frank Tripucka Jim Turner Rick Upchurch Louis Wright Gary Zimmerman

Division titles	1977 1978 1984 1986 1987 1989 1991 1996 1998 2005 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Conference titles	1977 1986 1987 1989 1997 1998 2013 2015

League titles	1997 (XXXII) 1998 (XXXIII) 2015 (50)

Media	Broadcasters Dave Logan Brian Griese Scott Hastings Ed McCaffrey Alan Roach TV: KUSA 9News Radio: 850 KOA (AM)

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Denver Broncos seasons

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1990 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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