1990 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 3rd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 6-10-0 .375 |
| Head Coach: Wayne Fontes |
| Don Clemons | Administrative Assistant |
| Darrel Davis | Offensive Passing Assistant |
| Len Fontes | Defensive Backs |
| Frank Gansz | Special Teams |
| June Jones | Quarterbacks/Receivers |
| Lamar Leachman | Defensive Line |
| Dave Levy | Running Backs |
| Billie Matthews | Defensive Backs |
| Herb Paterra | Inside Linebackers |
| Charlie Sanders | Tight Ends |
| Jerry Wampfler | Offensive Line |
| Woody Widenhofer | Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Thu | 8/9/1990 | A | Houston Oilers | 34-10 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 48734 | |
| Fri | 8/17/1990 | H | Buffalo Bills | 24-13 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 49604 | |
| Fri | 8/24/1990 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 35-21 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 50293 | |
| Fri | 8/31/1990 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 26-24 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 56451 | |
| Sun | 9/9/1990 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 21-38 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 56692 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1990 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 21-14 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 48961 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1990 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20-23 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 55075 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1990 | H | Green Bay Packers | 21-24 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 64509 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1990 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 34-27 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 57586 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1990 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 24-43 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 74312 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1990 | A | New Orleans Saints | 27-10 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 64368 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1990 | H | Washington Redskins | 38-41 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 69326 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1990 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 7-17 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 68264 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1990 | A | New York Giants | 0-20 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 76109 | |
| Thu | 11/22/1990 | H | Denver Broncos | 40-27 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 73896 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1990 | A | Chicago Bears | 17-23 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 62313 | |
| Mon | 12/10/1990 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 31-38 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 72190 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1990 | H | Chicago Bears | 38-21 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 67759 | |
| Sat | 12/22/1990 | A | Green Bay Packers | 24-17 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 46700 | |
| Sun | 12/30/1990 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 10-30 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 50681 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
Click on Date to see boxscore.
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bruce Alexander | 32 | CB | 5-9 | 171 | 25 | Stephen F. Austin State | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Andolsek | 65 | LOG | 6-2 | 277 | 24 | Louisiana State | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Arnold | 6 | P | 6-3 | 211 | 29 | Vanderbilt | 16 | 0 |
| Jerry Ball | 93 | NT | 6-1 | 312 | 26 | Southern Methodist | 15 | 15 |
| Bennie Blades | 36 | FS | 6-1 | 221 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 12 |
| Kevin Brooks | 97 | RDE | 6-6 | 273 | 27 | Michigan | 6 | 4 |
| Lomas Brown | 75 | LOT | 6-4 | 284 | 27 | Florida | 16 | 16 |
| Mark Brown | 52 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 29 | Los Angeles Southwest JC; Purdue | 15 | 0 |
| Jeff Campbell | 87 | WR | 5-8 | 167 | 22 | Colorado | 16 | 8 |
| Darren Carrington | 27 | CB | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Pittsburgh; Northern Arizona | 12 | 0 |
| Toby Caston | 50 | LILB | 6-1 | 235 | 25 | Louisiana State | 12 | 4 |
| Robert Clark | 82 | WR | 5-11 | 176 | 25 | North Carolina Central | 16 | 15 |
| Jackie Cline | 94 | DE | 6-5 | 280 | 30 | Alabama | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Cofer | 55 | ROLB | 6-5 | 245 | 30 | Tennessee | 16 | 16 |
| Ray Crockett | 39 | LCB | 5-10 | 184 | 23 | Baylor | 16 | 6 |
| Ken Dallafior | 67 | ROG | 6-4 | 280 | 31 | Minnesota | 16 | 15 |
| Mark Duckens | 91 | DE | 6-4 | 270 | 25 | Wichita State; Arizona State | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Farr | 81 | WR | 5-10 | 192 | 23 | UCLA | 12 | 8 |
| Keith Ferguson | 77 | LDE | 6-5 | 260 | 31 | Ohio State | 16 | 14 |
| Bob Gagliano | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 32 | Glendale CC; U.S. International; Utah State | 9 | 4 |
| Dennis Gibson | 98 | RILB | 6-2 | 241 | 26 | Iowa State | 11 | 11 |
| Kevin Glover | 53 | C | 6-2 | 280 | 27 | Maryland | 16 | 16 |
| Mel Gray | 23 | WR | 5-9 | 166 | 29 | Coffeyville CC; Purdue | 16 | 0 |
| Terry Greer | 89 | WR | 6-1 | 192 | 33 | Alabama State | 15 | 9 |
| Tracy Hayworth | 99 | LB-DE | 6-3 | 260 | 23 | Tennessee | 16 | 0 |
| Jeff Hunter | 97 | DE | 6-5 | 285 | 24 | Albany State | 7 | 0 |
| LeRoy Irvin | 47 | RCB | 5-11 | 184 | 33 | Kansas | 16 | 16 |
| George Jamison | 58 | LOLB | 6-1 | 230 | 28 | Cincinnati | 14 | 7 |
| Richard Johnson | 84 | WR | 5-7 | 178 | 29 | Los Angeles Harbor JC; Colorado | 16 | 16 |
| Victor Jones | 57 | RILB | 6-2 | 247 | 24 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 5 |
| Rich Karlis | 1 | K | 6-0 | 180 | 31 | Cincinnati | 6 | 0 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 83 | WR | 5-7 | 165 | 28 | Gulf Coast JC; Delta State | 13 | 6 |
| Dennis McKnight | 62 | OT | 6-3 | 275 | 31 | Drake | 14 | 0 |
| Bruce McNorton | 29 | LCB | 5-11 | 175 | 31 | Georgetown (Kentucky) | 12 | 8 |
| John Miller | 44 | S | 6-1 | 192 | 24 | Michigan State | 4 | 0 |
| Eddie Murray | 3 | K | 5-11 | 188 | 34 | Tulane | 11 | 0 |
| Niko Noga | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 235 | 28 | Hawaii | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Oldham | 42 | CB | 5-9 | 197 | 22 | Oregon | 16 | 0 |
| Dan Owens | 70 | RDE | 6-3 | 282 | 23 | Southern California | 16 | 12 |
| Rodney Peete | 9 | QB | 6-0 | 228 | 24 | Southern California | 11 | 11 |
| Lawrence Pete | 96 | NT | 6-0 | 290 | 24 | Nebraska | 6 | 1 |
| Jason Phillips | 24 | WR | 5-7 | 166 | 24 | Taft JC; Houston | 13 | 2 |
| Harvey Salem | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 286 | 29 | California | 15 | 14 |
| Barry Sanders | 20 | RB | 5-8 | 202 | 22 | Oklahoma State | 16 | 16 |
| Eric Sanders | 64 | ROT | 6-7 | 282 | 32 | Nevada-Reno | 16 | 2 |
| Chris Spielman | 54 | LILB | 6-0 | 247 | 25 | Ohio State | 12 | 12 |
| Marc Spindler | 92 | LDE | 6-5 | 292 | 21 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 |
| Terry Taylor | 21 | LCB | 5-10 | 191 | 29 | Southern Illinois | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Utley | 60 | ROG | 6-6 | 288 | 25 | Washington State | 16 | 1 |
| Andre Ware | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 22 | Houston | 4 | 1 |
| Herb Welch | 28 | FS | 5-11 | 180 | 29 | Cerritos JC; UCLA | 16 | 4 |
| Sheldon White | 25 | CB | 5-11 | 188 | 25 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 0 |
| William White | 66 | SS | 5-10 | 198 | 24 | Ohio State | 16 | 16 |
| James Wilder | 34 | RB | 6-3 | 225 | 32 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Missouri | 15 | 0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 59 | LOLB | 6-3 | 230 | 30 | Nebraska | 10 | 9 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 7 | Andre Ware | QB | Houston |
| 2 | 35 | Dan Owens | DE | Southern California |
| 3 | 62 | Marc Spindler | DE | Pittsburgh |
| 4 | 90 | Rob Hinckley | LB | Stanford |
| 4 | 105 | Chris Oldham | DB | Oregon |
| 5 | 118 | Jeff Campbell | WR | Colorado |
| 6 | 147 | Maurice Henry | LB | Kansas State |
| 7 | 174 | Tracy Hayworth | LB | Tennessee |
| 8 | 194 | Willie Green | WR | Mississippi |
| 8 | 203 | Roman Fortin | G | San Diego State |
| 9 | 229 | Jack Linn | T | West Virginia |
| 10 | 258 | Bill Miller | WR | Illinois State |
| 11 | 285 | Reginald Warnsley | RB | Southern Mississippi |
| 12 | 313 | Robert Claiborne | WR | San Diego State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 111 | 102 | 65 | 95 | 0 | 373 |
| Opponents Totals | 86 | 122 | 83 | 113 | 9 | 413 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 25:33 | 278 | 112 | 152 | 14 | 55/164 33.5% | 7/14 50.0% | 88 | 711 |
| Opponents Totals | 34:27 | 334 | 142 | 173 | 19 | 106/222 47.7% | 12/18 66.7% | 97 | 788 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Sanders | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | ||
| Eddie Murray | 0 | 34 | 34 | 100.0 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 0 | 73 |
| Robert Clark | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Richard Johnson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Rodney Peete | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Rich Karlis | 0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 24 |
| Terry Greer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jeff Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ray Crockett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Aubrey Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| William White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| James Wilder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jimmy Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 46 | 46 | 46 | 100.0 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 0 | 373 |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 48 | 48 | 100.0 | 23 | 30 | 76.7 | 1 | 413 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murray | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 0 | 47 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 4/6 | 3/5 | 0/2 |
| Rich Karlis | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 39 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 0 | 47 | 0/0 | 9/9 | 5/9 | 3/5 | 0/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 30 | 76.7 | 1/1 | 9/9 | 8/11 | 4/7 | 1/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Sanders | 255 | 1304 | 5.1 | 45t | 13 |
| Rodney Peete | 47 | 363 | 7.7 | 37 | 6 |
| Bob Gagliano | 46 | 145 | 3.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Andre Ware | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 30 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 366 | 1927 | 5.3 | 45t | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 532 | 2388 | 4.5 | 55t | 22 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Peete | 271 | 142 | 52.4 | 121 | 1974 | 7.3 | 13.9 | 68t | 13 | 4.8 | 8 | 3.0 | 27 | 173 | 1801 | 79.8 |
| Bob Gagliano | 159 | 87 | 54.7 | 62 | 1190 | 7.5 | 13.7 | 47t | 10 | 6.3 | 10 | 6.3 | 13 | 83 | 1107 | 73.6 |
| Andre Ware | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 15 | 164 | 5.5 | 12.6 | 33 | 1 | 3.3 | 2 | 6.7 | 4 | 22 | 142 | 44.3 |
| Team Totals | 460 | 242 | 52.6 | 198 | 3328 | 7.2 | 13.8 | 68t | 24 | 5.2 | 20 | 4.3 | 44 | 278 | 3050 | 75.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 507 | 319 | 62.9 | 171 | 3625 | 7.1 | 11.4 | 68t | 21 | 4.1 | 17 | 3.4 | 41 | 279 | 3346 | 84.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Johnson | 64 | 727 | 11.4 | 44t | 6 |
| Robert Clark | 52 | 914 | 17.6 | 57 | 8 |
| Barry Sanders | 36 | 480 | 13.3 | 47t | 3 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 30 | 349 | 11.6 | 52 | 1 |
| Terry Greer | 20 | 332 | 16.6 | 68t | 3 |
| Jeff Campbell | 19 | 236 | 12.4 | 51 | 2 |
| Mike Farr | 12 | 170 | 14.2 | 44 | 0 |
| Jason Phillips | 8 | 112 | 14.0 | 29 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 242 | 3328 | 13.8 | 68t | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 319 | 3625 | 11.4 | 68t | 21 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William White | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 48 | 1 |
| Ray Crockett | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Bennie Blades | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Bruce McNorton | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Chris Oldham | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| LeRoy Irvin | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Herb Welch | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Spielman | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Cofer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 273 | 16.1 | 48 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 346 | 17.3 | 62t | 3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Arnold | 63 | 2560 | 40.6 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 233 | 2227 | 35.3 |
| Team Totals | 63 | 2560 | 40.6 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 233 | 2227 | 35.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 62 | 2530 | 40.8 | 57 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 361 | 2049 | 33.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Gray | 34 | 7 | 361 | 10.6 | 39 | 0 |
| Jeff Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 7 | 361 | 10.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 10 | 233 | 8.0 | 24 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Gray | 41 | 0 | 939 | 22.9 | 65 | 0 |
| Chris Oldham | 13 | 0 | 234 | 18.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Jeff Campbell | 12 | 0 | 238 | 19.8 | 38 | 0 |
| Jason Phillips | 2 | 0 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Eric Andolsek | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dennis McKnight | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 70 | 1 | 1466 | 20.9 | 65 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 70 | 1229 | 17.6 | 76t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Cofer | 10.0 | |
| Tracy Hayworth | 4.0 | |
| Mark Duckens | 3.0 | |
| Keith Ferguson | 3.0 | |
| Jeff Hunter | 3.0 | |
| Dan Owens | 3.0 | |
| Jimmy Williams | 3.0 | |
| Jerry Ball | 2.0 | |
| George Jamison | 2.0 | |
| Chris Spielman | 2.0 | |
| Bennie Blades | 1.0 | |
| Kevin Brooks | 1.0 | |
| Jackie Cline | 1.0 | |
| Ray Crockett | 1.0 | |
| Victor Jones | 1.0 | |
| Marc Spindler | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 41.0 | 279.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 44.0 | 278.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Andolsek | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennie Blades | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darren Carrington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Caston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Cline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cofer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 |
| Ken Dallafior | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Duckens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gagliano | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0 | |
| Dennis Gibson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Glover | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Greer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Hayworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Jamison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aubrey Matthews | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Oldham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rodney Peete | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry Sanders | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Spielman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Welch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 65 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 2 |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2024 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: September 10, 2024 |