1990 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Wayne Fontes (6-10)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1990 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 6-10
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Wayne Fontes (6-10)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1990 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1990 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
Detroit piled up points with 373 points, while the leaky defense surrendered 413. Rodney Peete passed for 1,974 yards, and Bob Gagliano spent time under center, too. Richard Johnson topped pass catchers, hauling in 64 balls, while Robert Clark added 914 receiving yards.
Barry Sanders rushed for a team-leading 1,304 yards for the Lions.
The opportunistic defense manufactured 35 turnovers. William White intercepted 5 opponent throws. Mike Cofer led pass rushers with 10 quarterback sacks.
Wayne Fontes coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Bruce Alexander | DB | September 17, 1965 | 5'9" | 170 | S.F. Austin | Lufkin, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Eric Andolsek | LG | August 22, 1966 | 6'2" | 254 | LSU | Thibodeaux, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 6 | Jim Arnold | P | January 31, 1961 | 6'2" | 215 | Vanderbilt | Dalton, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 93 | Jerry Ball | NT | December 15, 1964 | 6'1" | 330 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 36 | Bennie Blades | FS | September 3, 1966 | 6'0" | 221 | Miami (FL) | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 97 | Kevin Brooks | DT | February 9, 1963 | 6'6" | 277 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 6 | 4 |
| 75 | Lomas Brown | LT | March 30, 1963 | 6'4" | 282 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Mark Brown | LB | July 18, 1961 | 6'2" | 230 | Purdue | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 15 | 0 |
| 87 | Jeff Campbell | WR | March 26, 1968 | 5'8" | 167 | Colorado | Denver, CO USA | 16 | 8 |
| 27 | Darren Carrington | DB | October 10, 1966 | 6'2" | 200 | Pittsburgh | Bronx, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 50 | Toby Caston | LB | July 17, 1965 | 6'1" | 235 | LSU | Monroe, LA USA | 12 | 4 |
| 82 | Robert Clark | WR | August 6, 1965 | 5'11" | 175 | North Carolina Central | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 15 |
| 94 | Jackie Cline | DE-NT | March 13, 1960 | 6'5" | 279 | Alabama | Kansas City, KS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 55 | Mike Cofer | ROLB | April 7, 1960 | 6'5" | 245 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 39 | Ray Crockett | LCB | January 5, 1967 | 5'10" | 185 | Baylor | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 6 |
| 67 | Ken Dallafior | RG | August 26, 1959 | 6'4" | 276 | Minnesota | Royal Oak, MI USA | 16 | 15 |
| 91 | Mark Duckens | DE-DT | March 4, 1965 | 6'4" | 270 | Wichita St. | Wichita, KS USA | 15 | 0 |
| 81 | Mike Farr | WR | August 8, 1967 | 5'10" | 192 | UCLA | Santa Monica, CA USA | 12 | 8 |
| 77 | Keith Ferguson | RDE | April 3, 1959 | 6'5" | 252 | Ohio St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 14 | Bob Gagliano | QB | September 5, 1958 | 6'3" | 200 | U.S. International | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 4 |
| 98 | Dennis Gibson | RILB | February 8, 1964 | 6'2" | 240 | Iowa St. | Des Moines, IA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 53 | Kevin Glover | C | June 17, 1963 | 6'2" | 278 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Mel Gray | KR | March 16, 1961 | 5'9" | 167 | Purdue | Williamsburg, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 89 | Terry Greer | WR | September 27, 1957 | 6'1" | 192 | Alabama St. | Memphis, TN USA | 15 | 9 |
| 99 | Tracy Hayworth | LB | December 18, 1967 | 6'3" | 260 | Tennessee | Winchester, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 97 | Jeff Hunter | DE | April 12, 1966 | 6'5" | 286 | Albany State (GA) | Hampton, VA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 47 | LeRoy Irvin | RCB | September 15, 1957 | 5'11" | 184 | Kansas | Fort Dix, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | George Jamison | LOLB | September 30, 1962 | 6'1" | 232 | Cincinnati | Bridgeton, NJ USA | 14 | 7 |
| 84 | Richard Johnson | WR | October 19, 1961 | 5'7" | 182 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Victor Jones | RILB | October 19, 1966 | 6'2" | 250 | Virginia Tech | Rockville, MD USA | 16 | 5 |
| 1 | Rich Karlis | K | May 23, 1959 | 6'0" | 180 | Cincinnati | Salem, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 83 | Aubrey Matthews | WR | September 15, 1962 | 5'7" | 165 | Delta St. | Pascagoula, MS USA | 13 | 6 |
| 62 | Dennis McKnight | G-C | September 12, 1959 | 6'3" | 273 | Drake | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Bruce McNorton | LCB | February 28, 1959 | 5'11" | 175 | Georgetown (KY) | Daytona Beach, FL USA | 12 | 8 |
| 44 | John Miller | DB | June 22, 1966 | 6'1" | 195 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Eddie Murray | K | August 29, 1956 | 5'10" | 177 | Tulane | Halifax, NS Canada | 11 | 0 |
| 51 | Niko Noga | LB | March 1, 1962 | 6'1" | 234 | Hawaii | , American Samoa | 16 | 0 |
| 42 | Chris Oldham | DB | October 26, 1968 | 5'9" | 200 | Oregon | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 70 | Dan Owens | LDE | March 16, 1967 | 6'3" | 280 | USC | Whittier, CA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 9 | Rodney Peete | QB | March 16, 1966 | 6'0" | 230 | USC | Mesa, AZ USA | 11 | 11 |
| 96 | Lawrence Pete | NT | January 18, 1966 | 6'0" | 286 | Nebraska | Wichita, KS USA | 6 | 1 |
| 24 | Jason Phillips | WR | October 11, 1966 | 5'7" | 166 | Houston | Crowley, LA USA | 13 | 2 |
| 73 | Harvey Salem | RT | January 15, 1961 | 6'6" | 283 | California | Berkeley, CA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 20 | Barry Sanders | RB | July 16, 1968 | 5'8" | 203 | Oklahoma St. | Wichita, KS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Eric Sanders | T | October 22, 1958 | 6'6" | 277 | Nevada-Reno | Reno, NV USA | 16 | 2 |
| 54 | Chris Spielman | LILB | October 11, 1965 | 6'0" | 247 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 92 | Marc Spindler | DE | November 28, 1969 | 6'5" | 290 | Pittsburgh | Scranton, PA USA | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Terry Taylor | DB | July 18, 1961 | 5'10" | 188 | Southern Illinois | Warren, OH USA | 2 | 2 |
| 60 | Mike Utley | G | December 20, 1965 | 6'6" | 288 | Washington St. | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | Andre Ware | QB | July 31, 1968 | 6'2" | 205 | Houston | Galveston, TX USA | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | Herb Welch | DB | January 12, 1961 | 5'11" | 180 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 25 | Sheldon White | DB | March 1, 1965 | 5'11" | 188 | Miami (OH) | Dayton, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | William White | SS | February 19, 1966 | 5'10" | 199 | Ohio St. | Lima, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | James Wilder | RB | May 12, 1958 | 6'3" | 225 | Missouri | Sikeston, MO USA | 15 | 0 |
| 59 | Jimmy Williams | LOLB | November 15, 1960 | 6'3" | 228 | Nebraska | Washington, DC USA | 10 | 9 |
