1990 San Diego Chargers season
Appearance
1990 San Diego Chargers season | |
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Owner | Alex Spanos |
General manager | Bobby Beathard |
Head coach | Dan Henning |
Home field | Jack Murphy Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 6–10 |
Division place | 4th AFC West |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1990 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 21st season in the National Football League (NFL) and its 31st overall. The team matched on their 6–10 record in 1989. San Diego would struggle from season's start, losing 4 of its first 5 games before winning 4 of its next 5 games to even their record at 5-5. The Chargers would then finish the season on a 1-5 losing streak and a disappointing 4th-place finish in the AFC West.
Offseason
NFL draft
1990 San Diego Chargers draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Junior Seau † | Linebacker | USC | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 9, 1990 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 17–14 | |
2 | September 16, 1990 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 21–16 | |
3 | September 23, 1990 | at Cleveland Browns | W 24–14 | |
4 | September 30, 1990 | Houston Oilers | L 17–7 | |
5 | October 7, 1990 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 36–14 | |
6 | October 14, 1990 | at New York Jets | W 39–3 | |
7 | October 21, 1990 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 24–9 | |
8 | October 28, 1990 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 41–10 | |
9 | November 4, 1990 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 31–14 | |
10 | November 11, 1990 | Denver Broncos | W 19–7 | |
11 | November 18, 1990 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 27–10 | |
12 | November 25, 1990 | Seattle Seahawks | L 13–10 | |
13 | December 2, 1990 | New York Jets | W 38–17 | |
14 | Bye | |||
15 | December 16, 1990 | at Denver Broncos | L 20–10 | |
16 | December 23, 1990 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 24–21 | |
17 | December 30, 1990 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 17–12 |
Standings
AFC West | |||||||||
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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 |