The 1990 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 53rd year with the National Football League and 45th season in Los Angeles. On November 11, 1990, Marcus Dupree made his NFL debut against the New York Giants. The Rams, playing in Anaheim Stadium, looked to improve on their 11–5 season from 1989 and make the playoffs for the third consecutive season and be possible contenders for the Super Bowl. However, the Rams would struggle all season, starting 1–4 before winning two of their next three games before losing their next two as they dipped to a 3–7 record. After a win over Cleveland, the Rams upset the 49ers 28–17 in San Francisco to improve to 5–7. However, this would be perhaps the only good highlight of the season for the Rams. After defeating the 49ers, they ended the season on a 4 game losing streak and finished with a disappointing 5–11 record, missing the playoffs for the first time since 1987 and only the fourth time since 1972. This would however be their last win over the 49ers until the 1999 season.
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1990 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeTheo AdamsTackleHawaiiGeneral BrownDefensive tackleSavannah StateAnthony BrunoDefensive tackleCal State HaywardDavid CaylorKickerLong Beach StateDavid EldridgeRunning backArizonaRick JohnsonQuarterbackSouthern IllinoisDwayne JonesDefensive BackCaliforniaTony ManuLinebackerIdaho StateDavid OrtegaLinebackerCaliforniaWilliam Pellum Wide receiverWashington StateJames PriceTight endStanfordFred WhittinghamRunning backBYU
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 9 at Green Bay Packers L 24–36 0–1 Lambeau Field 57,685 2 September 16 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 35–14 1–1 Tampa Stadium 59,705 3 September 23 Philadelphia Eagles L 21–27 1–2 Anaheim Stadium 63,644 4 Bye 5 October 7 Cincinnati Bengals L 31–34 1–3 Anaheim Stadium 62,619 6 October 14 at Chicago Bears L 9–38 1–4 Soldier Field 59,383 7 October 21 Atlanta Falcons W 44–24 2–4 Anaheim Stadium 54,761 8 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–41 2–5 Three Rivers Stadium 56,466 9 November 4 Houston Oilers W 17–13 3–5 Anaheim Stadium 52,628 10 November 11 New York Giants L 7–31 3–6 Anaheim Stadium 64,632 11 November 18 Dallas Cowboys L 21–24 3–7 Anaheim Stadium 58,589 12 November 25 at San Francisco 49ers W 28–17 4–7 Candlestick Park 62,633 13 December 2 at Cleveland Browns W 38–23 5–7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 61,981 14 December 9 New Orleans Saints L 20–24 5–8 Anaheim Stadium 56,864 15 San Francisco 49ers L 10–26 5–9 Anaheim Stadium 65,619 16 December 23 at Atlanta Falcons L 13–20 5–10 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 30,021 17 December 31 at New Orleans Saints L 17–20 5–11 Louisiana Superdome 68,647 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: at Green Bay Packers
Standings
See also Other Anaheim–based teams in 1990 California Angels (Anaheim Stadium) 1990 California Angels season
External links 1990 Los Angeles Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com
References