1990 New York Jets season

The 1990 New York Jets season was the 31st season for the team and the 21st in the National Football League. It began with the team, under new head coach Bruce Coslet, trying to improve from winning only four games in 1989 under Joe Walton. The Jets finished the season at 6–10.

1990 New York Jets season
OwnerLeon Hess
General managerDick Steinberg
Head coachBruce Coslet
Home fieldGiants Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

Offseason

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The Jets modified their uniforms for the 1990 season, adding a thin black outline to the numerals, striping and helmet decals and changing the facemask color from white to black. The team also added a set of green pants, to be worn with its white jerseys. The green pants had a single white stripe with thin black borders from hip to knee on each side.

Coaching change

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After finishing the 1989 season with a 4–12 record, the Jets fired head coach Joe Walton after seven seasons. The team hired Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Bruce Coslet to replace him. Walton’s entire coaching staff was also not retained; among Coslet’s hires was Minnesota Vikings defensive backs coach Pete Carroll, who became his defensive coordinator.

NFL Draft

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Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 2 Blair Thomas Running Back Penn State
2 28 Reggie Rembert Wide Receiver West Virginia
3 56 Tony Stargell Defensive Back Tennessee State
4 84 Troy Taylor Quarterback California
5 112 Tony Savage Defensive Tackle Washington State
6 140 Terance Mathis Wide Receiver New Mexico
7 167 Dwayne White Guard Alcorn State
7 168 Basil Proctor Linebacker West Virginia
8 196 Roger Duffy Guard Penn State
9 223 Dale Dawkins Wide Receiver Miami (FL)
10 251 Brad Quast Linebacker Iowa
11 278 Derrick Kelson Defensive Back Purdue
12 306 Darrell Davis Defensive End TCU

Personnel

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Staff

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1990 New York Jets staff

Front office

  • Chairman of the board – Susan Hess
  • President – Steve Gutman
  • Vice president/general manager – Dick Steinberg
  • Director of player personnel – Ron Wolf
  • Director of pro personnel – Jim Royer

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Greg Mackrides
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning - Lee Brandon


Roster

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1990 New York Jets roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
47 active, 12 reserve, 1 practice squad

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 9 at Cincinnati Bengals L 20–25 0–1 Riverfront Stadium 56,467
2 September 16 Cleveland Browns W 24–21 1–1 Giants Stadium 67,354
3 September 24 Buffalo Bills L 7–30 1–2 Giants Stadium 69,927
4 September 30 at New England Patriots W 37–13 2–2 Foxboro Stadium 36,724
5 October 7 at Miami Dolphins L 16–20 2–3 Joe Robbie Stadium 69,678
6 October 14 San Diego Chargers L 3–39 2–4 Giants Stadium 63,311
7 October 21 at Buffalo Bills L 27–30 2–5 Rich Stadium 79,002
8 October 28 at Houston Oilers W 17–12 3–5 Houston Astrodome 56,337
9 November 4 Dallas Cowboys W 24–9 4–5 Giants Stadium 68,086
10 November 11 Miami Dolphins L 3–17 4–6 Giants Stadium 68,362
11 November 18 at Indianapolis Colts L 14–17 4–7 Hoosier Dome 47,283
12 November 25 Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–24 4–8 Giants Stadium 57,806
13 December 2 at San Diego Chargers L 17–38 4–9 Jack Murphy Stadium 40,877
14 Bye
15 December 16 Indianapolis Colts L 21–29 4–10 Giants Stadium 41,423
16 December 23 New England Patriots W 42–7 5–10 Giants Stadium 30,250
17 December 30 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 16–14 6–10 Tampa Stadium 46,543
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 2

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Cleveland Browns (1–0) at New York Jets (0–1)
1 234Total
Browns 7 077 21
• Jets 14 1000 24
  • Date: September 16
  • Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19.4 °C); wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Paul Maguire

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Standings

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AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Buffalo Bills 13 3 0 .813 7–1 10–2 428 263 L1
(4) Miami Dolphins 12 4 0 .750 7–1 10–2 336 242 W1
Indianapolis Colts 7 9 0 .438 3–5 5–7 281 353 L1
New York Jets 6 10 0 .375 2–6 4–10 295 345 W2
New England Patriots 1 15 0 .063 1–7 1–11 181 446 L14

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