# 1990 Los Angeles Rams season

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, temporarily playing in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 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

1990 Los Angeles Rams draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 23 | Bern Brostek | Center | Washington |
| 2 | 49 | Pat Terrell | Defensive back | Notre Dame |
| 3 | 78 | Latin Berry | Running back | Oregon |
| 6 | 161 | Tim Stallworth | Wide receiver | Washington State |
| 7 | 190 | Kent Elmore | Punter | Tennessee–Chattanooga |
| 8 | 198 | Ray Savage | Linebacker | Virginia |
| 8 | 216 | Elbert Crawford | Center | Arkansas |
| 9 | 245 | Tony Lomack | Wide receiver | Florida |
| 10 | 272 | Steve Bates | Defensive end | James Madison |
| 11 | 301 | Bill Goldberg | Defensive tackle | Georgia |
| 12 | 328 | David Lang | Running back | Northern Arizona |
| Made 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 | October 29 | 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 | December 17 | 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. |||||||

### Standings

NFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(1)}$ San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 4–2 | 10–2 | 353 | 239 | W1 |
| $^{(6)}$ New Orleans Saints | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 6–6 | 274 | 275 | W2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 3–9 | 345 | 412 | L4 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 3–9 | 348 | 365 | W2 |