1990 Washington Redskins season

1990 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Joe Gibbs
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Eagles) 20–6 Lost Divisional Playoffs (49ers) 28–10

The 1990 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 10–6 record from 1989. While the Redskins finished with the same record as the previous year, this time it was enough to earn them' their first playoff appearance since 1987. The Redskins season ended when they fell to the San Francisco 49ers 28–10 in the Divisional Playoffs.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 9, 1990	Phoenix Cardinals	W 31–0	52,649
2	September 16, 1990	at San Francisco 49ers	L 26–13	64,287
3	September 23, 1990	Dallas Cowboys	W 19–15	53,804
4	September 30, 1990	at Phoenix Cardinals	W 38–10	49,303
5	Bye
6	October 14, 1990	New York Giants	L 24–20	54,737
7	October 21, 1990	Philadelphia Eagles	W 13–7	53,567
8	October 28, 1990	at New York Giants	L 21–10	75,321
9	November 4, 1990	at Detroit Lions	W 41–38	69,326
10	November 12, 1990	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 28–14	65,857
11	November 18, 1990	New Orleans Saints	W 31–17	52,573
12	November 22, 1990	at Dallas Cowboys	L 27–17	60,355
13	December 2, 1990	Miami Dolphins	W 42–20	53,599
14	December 9, 1990	Chicago Bears	W 10–9	53,920
15	December 15, 1990	at New England Patriots	W 25–10	22,286
16	December 22, 1990	at Indianapolis Colts	L 35–28	58,173
17	December 30, 1990	Buffalo Bills	W 29–14	52,397

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ New York Giants	13	3	0	.813	7–1	10–2	335	211	W2
⁽⁴⁾ Philadelphia Eagles	10	6	0	.625	5–3	9–3	396	299	W3
⁽⁵⁾ Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	4–4	7–5	381	301	W1
Dallas Cowboys	7	9	0	.438	2–6	6–8	244	308	L2
Phoenix Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	2–6	3–9	268	396	L3

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	January 5, 1991	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–6	65,287
Division	January 12, 1991	at San Francisco 49ers	L 28–10	65,292

References

Washington Redskins

Founded in 1932 Formerly the Boston Braves and Boston Redskins Based in Landover, Maryland Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Draft Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field Fenway Park Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium FedExField

Culture	Redskins Band "Hail to the Redskins" Hogettes Cheerleaders Chief Zee Joe Gibbs Team name controversy Name change advocates Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation "Go Fund Yourself" (South Park episode)

Lore	Redskins 0, Bears 73 The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang The Body Bag Game Redskins Rule

Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles

Division championships (14)	1936 1937 1940 1942 1943 1945 1972 1983 1984 1987 1991 1999 2012 2015

Conference championships (5)	1972 1982 1983 1987 1991

League championships (5)	1937 1942 1982 (XVII) 1987 (XXII) 1991 (XXVI)

Hall of Fame players	Battles Baugh Dudley Edwards Green Grimm Hanburger Houston Huff D. Jones S. Jones Jurgensen Krause Millner Mitchell Monk Riggins Smith Taylor

All-time leaders	Passing Receiving Rushing Kick and punt returning

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (84)	1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Washington Redskins seasons

Boston Braves 1932 Boston 1933 1934 1935 1936 Washington 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1990 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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