1990 Seattle Seahawks season
The 1990 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 15th season with the National Football League. The team improved on its 7-9 record from 1989, finishing 9-7. Despite the winning record, the Seahawks missed the postseason.
| 1990 Seattle Seahawks season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ken Behring |
| Head coach | Chuck Knox |
| General manager | Tom Flores |
| Home field | Kingdome |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | 3rd AFC West |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | FB John Williams |
| AP All-Pros | none |
Seattle would start the season 0-3 before abandoning the Run and Shoot Offense installed before the season and returning to the “Ground Chuck” Offense. Upon becoming a “run first” offense once again Running Back Derrick Fenner led the AFC in Rushing and Total Touchdowns with 14 (tied with Los Angeles Rams Running Back Cleveland Gary) and finishing second in the NFL in Total Touchdowns (leading the AFC in that category) with 15 (one behind Detroit Lions Running Back Barry Sanders 16 Total Touchdowns) The return to “Ground Chuck” led to them upsetting the Cincinnati Bengals at home on Monday Night Football 31-16 to pick up their first win of the season. After they traded wins and losses in their next 5 games, Seattle would win 3 straight to sit at 7-6. However, a loss to the Dolphins in Miami hurt the Seahawks hopes for a playoff berth. They won their final 2 games of the season against the Broncos and Lions to finish at 9-7 but were eliminated after the Houston Oilers (led by backup QB Cody Carlson subbing for an injured Warren Moon) defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers on the final Sunday Night Football game of 1990 due to conference record tiebreakers. The Oilers win sent Houston and the Cincinnati Bengals to the playoffs while a Pittsburgh win would’ve sent the Seahawks and Steelers to the postseason. This was the closest Seattle came to returning to the playoffs until missing them by a game in 1998 and was the last winning season by a Seattle team until their 1999 AFC West Championship team that also finished 9-7.
This was the first Seahawks season without original member Steve Largent, who retired at the end of the previous season. This season is also notable for Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas sacking Seahawks quarterback Dave Krieg an NFL record 7 times in a single game. Despite this the Seahawks managed to pull out the win when Krieg broke free of what would have been another Thomas sack to throw the game winning touchdown to receiver Paul Skansi.
Seattle's 1990 NFL Draft is notable in that they not only acquired a future Pro-Football Hall of Famer in Cortez Kennedy but they grabbed multiple time Pro Bowl RB Chris Warren in the 4th Round. Warren would play in Seattle until the end of the 1997 Season becoming Seattle's All-Time Leading Rusher on his final carry as a Seahawk passing Seahawks Ring of Honor Member Curt Warner with 6,706 to Warner's 6,705 (since broken by Shaun Alexander's 9,429 Rushing Yards as a Seahawk). As well as Pro Bowl Defensive Back Robert Blackmon and Defensive mainstay Terry Wooden.
1990 NFL Draft
| Round/Pick | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/3 | Cortez Kennedy | Defensive Tackle | Miami (FL) |
| 2/29 | Terry Wooden | Linebacker | Syracuse |
| 2/34 | Robert Blackmon | Defensive Back | Baylor |
| 4/89 | Chris Warren | Running Back | Ferrum |
| 5/119 | Eric Hayes | Defensive Tackle | Florida State |
| 6/146 | Ned Bolcar | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
| 7/175 | Bob Kula | Offensive Tackle | Michigan State |
| 8/202 | Bill Hitchcock | Offensive Tackle | Purdue |
| 10/257 | Robert Morris | Defensive End | Valdosta State |
| 11/286 | Daryl Reed | Defensive Back | Oregon |
| 12/312 | John Gromos | Quarterback | Vanderbilt |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
- Starters in bold.
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1991 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB | August 4 | Denver Broncos | L 10–14 | 0–1 |  Tokyo Dome |
Recap |
| 1 | August 11 | at Phoenix Cardinals | W 34–9 | 1–1 | Sun Devil Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 17 | Indianapolis Colts | W 13–10 | 2–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 3 | August 24 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 10–3 | 3–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 4 | August 31 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 30–10 | 4–1 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
Regular season
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 9 | at Chicago Bears | L 0–17 | 0–1 | Soldier Field | Recap | |||
| 2 | September 16 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 13–17 | 0–2 | Kingdome | Recap | |||
| 3 | September 23 | at Denver Broncos | L 31–34 (OT) | 0–3 | Mile High Stadium | Recap | |||
| 4 | October 1 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 31–16 | 1–3 | Kingdome | Recap | |||
| 5 | October 7 | at New England Patriots | W 33–20 | 2–3 | Foxboro Stadium | Recap | |||
| 6 | October 14 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 17–24 | 2–4 | Memorial Coliseum | Recap | |||
| 7 | October 21 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 19–7 | 3–4 | Kingdome | Recap | |||
| 8 | Bye | ||||||||
| 9 | November 4 | San Diego Chargers | L 14–31 | 3–5 | Kingdome | Recap | |||
| 10 | November 11 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 17–16 | 4–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap | |||
| 11 | November 18 | Minnesota Vikings | L 21–24 | 4–6 | Kingdome | Recap | |||
| 12 | November 25 | at San Diego Chargers | W 13–10 (OT) | 5–6 | Jack Murphy Stadium | Recap | |||
| 13 | December 2 | Houston Oilers | W 13–10 (OT) | 6–6 | Kingdome | Recap | |||
| 14 | December 9 | at Green Bay Packers | W 20–14 | 7–6 | Milwaukee County Stadium | Recap | |||
| 15 | December 16 | at Miami Dolphins | L 17–24 | 7–7 | Joe Robbie Stadium | Recap | |||
| 16 | December 23 | Denver Broncos | W 17–12 | 8–7 | Kingdome | Recap | |||
| 17 | December 30 | Detroit Lions | W 30–13 | 9–7 | Kingdome | Recap | |||
- Bold indicates division opponents.
- Source: 1990 NFL season results[4]
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 |
Game Summaries
Even though the Seahawks did not qualify for the playoffs, their most memorable moment during the season was in the final seconds against the Kansas City Chiefs when Dave Krieg threw a game-winning touchdown pass to Paul Skansi.
Week P1: vs. Denver Broncos
Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broncos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- Date: August 5
- Game time: 11:05am local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 48,827
- Referee: Jim Tunney
- Gamebook
Week P2: at Phoenix Cardinals
Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
- Date: August 11
- Game time: 7:35pm local
- Game weather: overcast, 99 °F (37 °C), 34% humidity, wind W 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
- Game attendance: 31,316
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- Gamebook
Week P3: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colts | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
- Date: August 17
- Game time: 7:35pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 52,475
- Referee: Jerry Seeman
- Gamebook
Week P4: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week P5: at San Francisco 49ers
Preseason Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
| 49ers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
- Date: August 31
- Game time: 6:06pm local
- Game weather: clear, 67 °F (19 °C), 49% humidity, wind N 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
- Game attendance: 54,269
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- Gamebook
Week 1: at Chicago Bears
Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: September 9
- Game time: 12:00pm local
- Game weather: hazy, 76 °F (24 °C), 67% humidity, wind S 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
- Game attendance: 64,400
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
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Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raiders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
- Date: September 16
- Game time: 1:02pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 61,889
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
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Week 3: at Denver Broncos
Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Broncos | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Date: September 23
- Game time: 1:00pm local
- Game weather: clear, 72 °F (22 °C), 30% humidity, wind E 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
- Game attendance: 75,290
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
|---|---|---|
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Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
- Date: October 1
- Game time: 6:00pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 60,135
- Referee: Jerry Seeman
- TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
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Week 5: at New England Patriots
Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 13 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 33 |
| Patriots | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: October 7
- Game time: 1:00pm local
- Game weather: clear, 81 °F (27 °C), 69% humidity, wind SW 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
- Game attendance: 39,735
- Referee: Tom Dooley
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
|---|---|---|
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Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders
Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Raiders | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
- Date: October 14
- Game time: 1:00pm local
- Game weather: hazy, 74 °F (23 °C), 64% humidity, wind SW 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
- Game attendance: 50,624
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
|---|---|---|
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Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| Game information | ||
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Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chargers | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
- Date: November 4
- Game time: 1:02pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 59,646
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
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Week 10: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: November 11
- Game time: 12:00pm local
- Game weather: clear, 63 °F (17 °C), 50% humidity, wind SW 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
- Game attendance: 71,285
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan & Paul Maguire
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
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Week 11: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
- Date: November 18
- Game time: 1:02pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 59,735
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV: CBS
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
|---|---|---|
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Week 12: at San Diego Chargers
Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Chargers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: November 25
- Game time: 1:00pm local
- Game weather: hazy, 67 °F (19 °C), 62% humidity, wind WNW 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
- Game attendance: 50,097
- Referee: Dale Hamer
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
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Week 13: vs. Houston Oilers
Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oilers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Game information | ||
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Week 14: at Green Bay Packers
Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Date: December 9
- Game time: 12:01pm local
- Game weather: clear, 45 °F (7 °C), 55% humidity, wind SW 19 miles per hour (31 km/h)
- Game attendance: 52,015
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
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Week 15: at Miami Dolphins
Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Dolphins | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
- Date: December 16
- Game time: 1:05pm local
- Game weather: partly cloudy, 77 °F (25 °C), 60% humidity, wind E 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
- Game attendance: 57,851
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
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Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos
Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broncos | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
- Date: December 23
- Game time: 5:05pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 55,845
- Referee: Jim Tunney
- TV: ESPN
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
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Week 17: vs. Detroit Lions
Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
- Date: December 30
- Game time: 1:03pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 50,681
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- TV: CBS
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
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References
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com
- 1990 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- 1991 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- 1990 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
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