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1990 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1990 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 15th season with the National Football League (NFL). The team improved on its 7–9 record from 1989, finishing 9–7. Despite the winning record, the team missed the postseason.

1990 Seattle Seahawks season
OwnerKen Behring
General managerTom Flores
Head coachChuck Knox
Home fieldKingdome
Results
Record9–7
Division place3rd AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersFB John Williams
AP All-ProsNone

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 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 trading wins and losses in their next 5 games, Seattle won 3 straight to sit at 7–6. However, a loss to the Miami Dolphins hurt the Seahawks hopes for a playoff berth. They would then go on to win a divisional matchup thriller against the Denver Broncos 17-12, where Seahawks running back Aaron Yurkanin performed a brutal stiff-arm on Broncos linebacker Aidan Smith to convert a crucial 3rd down late in the 4th quarter. The Seahawks would then defeat the Lions to finish 9–7, but were eliminated after the Houston Oilers (led by backup quarterback 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, Houston's win sent the Oilers and 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 they won the AFC West in 1999, also with a 9–7 record.

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 Hall of Famer in Cortez Kennedy but they grabbed multiple time Pro Bowl running back 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). In addition, they got Pro Bowl defensive back Robert Blackmon and defensive mainstay Terry Wooden.

Offseason

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Draft

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Main article: 1990 NFL draft
1990 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 3 Cortez Kennedy * †  Defensive tackle Miami (FL)
2 29 Terry Wooden  Linebacker Syracuse
2 34 Robert Blackmon  Safety 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
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

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1990 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Blake Bednarz Guard Syracuse
Lavent Blaylock Cornerback Indiana State
Dedrick Dodge Safety Florida State
Dewayne Fletcher Cornerback Toledo
Derek Horton Cornerback Oregon
Xavier Jordan Linebacker Western Kentucky
Alvin Lee Wide receiver LSU
Mike Lindsay Tackle Gardner–Webb
Derek Loville Running back Oregon
Donald Miller Linebacker Idaho State
Dave Murphy Safety Holy Cross
Terry Obee Wide receiver Oregon
Todd Oberdorf Tackle Indiana

Personnel

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Staff

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1990 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

  • Owner – Ken Behring
  • President/general manager – Tom Flores
  • Vice president/assistant general manager – Chuck Allen
  • Player personnel director – Mike Allman
  • Assistant player personnel director – Rick Thompson
  • Pro personnel director – Randy Mueller

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator/receivers – John Becker
  • Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer
  • Offensive backs – Chick Harris
  • Tight ends – Russ Purnell
  • Offensive line – Kent Stephenson
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Tom Catlin
  • Defensive line – George Dyer
  • Assistant linebackers – Rusty Tillman
  • Defensive backs – Rod Perry
  • Special assignments – Joe Vitt
  • Staff assistant – Paul Moyer

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Rusty Tillman
  • Assistant special teams – Russ Purnell

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Frank Raines


Final roster

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1990 Seattle Seahawks 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 

LS
Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
47 active, 12 reserve, 3 practice squad

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  • Starters in bold.
  • (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1991 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

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Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
AB August 4 Denver Broncos L 10–14 0–1   Tokyo Dome (Tokyo) 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
Source: Seahawks Media Guides[2][3]

Regular season

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Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site 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 Los Angeles 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

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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

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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.

Preseason

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Week P1: vs. Denver Broncos

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Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 7 0714
Seahawks 0 0 10010

at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan

Week P2: at Phoenix Cardinals

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Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 14 71334
Cardinals 0 9 009

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: August 11
  • Game time: 7:35 pm 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

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Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 7 3010
Seahawks 0 3 01013

at Kingdome, Seattle

Week P4: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 3 003
Seahawks 7 0 0310

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 24
  • Game time: 6:05 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 52,301
  • Referee: Howard Roe
  • Gamebook

Week P5: at San Francisco 49ers

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Preseason Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 20 01030
49ers 0 7 3010

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

  • Date: August 31
  • Game time: 6:06 pm 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

Regular season

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Week 1: at Chicago Bears

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Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 000
Bears 3 7 0717

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

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Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 3 0 01417
Seahawks 0 3 7313

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 3: at Denver Broncos

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Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Seahawks 7 7 107031
Broncos 14 14 30334

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 1:00 pm 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 announcers (NBC): Fred Roggin & Todd Christensen
  • Gamebook
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Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 6 3716
Seahawks 3 7 71431

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 6:00 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 60,135
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf
  • Gamebook
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Week 5: at New England Patriots

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Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 13 6 01433
Patriots 3 7 7320

at Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders

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Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 14 3017
Raiders 7 14 0324

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 1:00 pm 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 announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Todd Christensen
  • Gamebook
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Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 7 007
Seahawks 0 3 31319

at Kingdome, Seattle

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Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers

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Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 7 17031
Seahawks 0 7 0714

at Kingdome, Seattle

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Week 10: at Kansas City Chiefs

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Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 7717
Chiefs 0 6 10016

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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Week 11: vs. Minnesota Vikings

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Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 7 01024
Seahawks 7 7 0721

at Kingdome, Seattle

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Week 12: at San Diego Chargers

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Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Seahawks 0 3 07313
Chargers 0 3 70010

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

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Week 13: vs. Houston Oilers

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Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Oilers 0 3 07010
Seahawks 0 7 30313

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: December 2
  • Game time: 1:02 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 57,592
  • Referee: Howard Roe
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Todd Christensen
  • Gamebook
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Week 14: at Green Bay Packers

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Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 10 3020
Packers 0 0 01414

at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Week 15: at Miami Dolphins

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Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 7 0717
Dolphins 3 14 7024

at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami

  • Date: December 16
  • Game time: 1:05 pm 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 announcers (NBC): Joel Meyers & Ahmad Rashad
  • Gamebook
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Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

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Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 3 7 2012
Seahawks 3 7 7017

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: December 23
  • Game time: 5:05 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 55,845
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick & Joe Theismann
  • Gamebook
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Week 17: vs. Detroit Lions

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Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 10 0010
Seahawks 7 3 101030

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

References

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  1. ^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
  2. ^ 1990 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  3. ^ 1991 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  4. ^ 1990 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
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