1990 Los Angeles Raiders

1990 Record: 12-4 (Regular Season), 1-1 (Playoffs)

Head Coach: Art Shell

Points Scored: 337 (13th out of 28 NFL teams)

Points Allowed: 268 (7th out of 28 NFL teams)

Home Stadium: L.A. Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA

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Long Time Coming 

After the Raiders lost to New England in the 1985 AFC Divisional Playoff game, Raider fans were expecting a quick return to the playoffs, since they had a lot of talent and Al Davis' teams had a track record of being consistent playoff participants.  Well, surprisingly, the L.A. Raider faithful had to wait 5 seasons to see their beloved Raiders take command of the AFC West and return to the playoffs.

The month of September was kind to the Raiders as the Raiders started strong with wins over Denver, Seattle, Pittsburgh, and Chicago.  After falling to the Bills in a nationally televised Sunday night contest, the Raiders would win over division rivals San Diego and Seattle.  The bye week came at a bad time for the Raiders as they lost the momentum they had built early in the season.  The Raiders would lose back-to-back games against Kansas City and Green Bay.  The Raiders were now 6-3 going into a Monday Night showdown with Miami.  Bo Jackson would return to join the Silver and Black attack after the baseball season ended and he helped lead the Raiders to a hard fought 13-10 victory over the Dolphins. Bruised and battered after their tussle with Miami, the Raiders would return to action 6 days later and lose a 9-7 defensive struggle with rival Kansas City.  The Raiders ended the regular season as they opened it, with a winning streak.  L.A. would win all 5 December contests as they laid waste to Denver, Detroit, Cincinnati, Minnesota, and San Diego.

Quarterback Jay Schroeder enjoyed his best season since 1986 as he threw for 2,849 yards and 19 TD's and 8 ints.  His 90.8 passer rating was 6th in the NFL.  Bo Jackson led the Raiders in rushing in spite of the fact he only played 9 games as he ran for 698 yards and averaged an amazing 5.6 yards per rush.  Marcus Allen gained 612 yards and had 13 total TD's to lead the team.  Willie Gault enjoyed his best season as he caught 50 balls and had 19.7 yards per reception.  His 985 yards led the squad.  Mervyn Fernandez was Schroeder's leading pass target as he caught 52 balls for 839 yards and 5 TD's.  Tim Brown overcame injuries in his first two seasons to return punts for an 8.5 yard average and catch 18 passes for 3 scores as the team's number 3 wideout.

In his 8th season, Howie Long was still the stalwart of the Silver and Black defensive unit.  He registered 6 sacks, but his presence enabled ends Greg Townsend and Scott Davis to tally 12.5 and 10 sacks respectively.  First round pick Aaron Wallace registered 9 sacks as a pass rush specialist off the bench.  Middle linebacker Riki Ellison arrived from across the bay and gave the Raiders a presence in the middle. He was flanked by veterans Jerry Robinson and Thomas Benson.  Terry McDaniel established himself as a 2nd-year cornerback with 3 interceptions and 2 sacks.  Lionel Washington was the team's top cover corner.  The Raiders also had excellent contributions from their starting safeties, Mike Harden in his final NFL campaign and Eddie Anderson.  Each player picked off 3 passes. 

The Raiders played very well in their opening playoff contest against the Bengals.  For the second time in 5 weeks, the Raider defense held Boomer Esiason's no huddle offense in check and the offense provided enough firepower to win 20-10.  The win came at price, however, as Bo Jackson suffered a career ending hip injury.  Without Bo, the Raiders fell apart in Buffalo the next week as the Bills blitzed Los Angeles 51-3.

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                             1990 Results

                          Regular Season

   Date        Opponent           Result 

  9/  9/90    Denver               W 14-  9

  9/16/90    at Seattle           W 17-13

  9/23/90    Pittsburgh          W 20-  3

  9/30/90    Chicago             W 24-10

10/ 7/90     at Buffalo           L  24-38

10/14/90    Seattle                W 24-17

10/21/90    at San Diego       W 24-  9

10/28/90    Bye Week

11/  4/90    at Kansas City     L    7-  9

11/11/90    Green Bay           L  16-29            

11/19/90    at Miami             W 13-10

11/25/90    Kansas City         L  24-27

12/  2/90    at Denver           W 23-20

12/10/90    at Detroit           W 38-31

12/16/90    Cincinnati           W 24-  7

12/22/90    at Minnesota       W 28-24

12/30/90    San Diego            W 17-12

                                    Playoffs

                                    Playoffs

Round                      Opponent         Result

AFC Div. Playoff       Cincinnati       W 20-10

AFC Championship    at Buffalo       L   3-51

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1990 Los Angeles Raiders Depth Chart / Roster:

 

      # Player                           Ht Wt Age Exp College                 Face Shape Hair              Equipment

Quarterbacks

1. 13 Jay Schroeder            6-4   215 29   6 UCLA                          91   8 blo crop             style 2 helmet, 3 bar qb, qb wristbands, wt sleeves

2. 11 Vince Evans               6-2   210 35 10 USC                            19   3 blk crop             3 bar qb, left wt wrist double, right turf tape (turf), bk wristbands (turf)

3. n/a (switch position to TE)

Halfbacks

1. 32 Marcus Allen             6-2   210 30   8 USC                            64   3 blk crop              style 2 helmet, 3 bar, wt elbowpads, wt sleeves

2. 34 Bo Jackson                6-1   230 28   3 Auburn                     196   4 blk fade              3 bar qb, bk elbowpads, qb wristbands

3. 28 Greg Bell                    5-10 210 28   6 Notre Dame                82 14 blk crop             style 3 helmet, 3 bar, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands

4. 41 Napoleon McCallum   6-2   220 27   1 Navy                           41   4 blk crop            half cage, tc mouthpiece, bk elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt gloves, bk sleeves

Fullbacks

1. 35 Steve Smith                6-1   235 26   3 Penn State                 63 14 blk crop            style 3 helmet, half cage, neck roll, bk elbowpads, wt wristbands, bk sleeves

2. n/a (switch position to MLB)

#  42 Vance Mueller            6-0   220 26   4 N/A                              80   6 brn crop           style 3 helmet, 3 bar rb, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt gloves, bk sleeves

Wide Receivers

1. 83 Willie Gault                 6-1   180 30   7 Tennessee                158   7 blk fade            style 2 helmet, 2 bar, qb wristbands, fingers taped, bk sleeves, wt elbowpads (turf)

2. 86 Mervyn Fernandez      6-3   200 30   3 San Jose St.               62   3 blk crop           3 bar, wt wrist double, wt elbowpads (turf)

3. 85 Sam Graddy                 5-10 175 26   2 Tennessee                                                    2 bar, wt elbowpads, wt gloves, bk sleeves, wt wristbands (turf)

4. 81 Tim Brown                    6-0   195 24   2 Notre Dame                30   4 blk fade           3 bar, wt wristbands, bk sleeves, wt elbowpads (turf)

5. 82 Jamie Holland              6-1   200 26   3 Ohio State                  76   5 blk fade           style 2 helmet, 3 bar, wt wrist double, wt gloves

Tight Ends

1. 88 Ethan Horton               6-4   240 27   5 N. Carolina               175   6 blk flat top        3 bar qb, eye paint, wt wrist double, bk sleeves, wt elbowpads (turf)

2. 84 Mike Dyal                     6-2  240 24   1 N/A                                                                half cage, bk wristbands, wt elbowpads (turf)

#  89 Andy Parker                 6-5   245 29   6 Utah                           55      brn crop           half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wrist double

#  87 Rich Bartlewski           6-5   250 23   R Fresno State                                                style 3 helmet, half cage, wt wristbands

Left Tackles

1. 60 Rory Graves               6-6   295 27   2 Ohio State                                                      full cage, neck roll, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt tc elbowpads (turf)

2. 73 James Fitzpatrick       6-7   320 26   4 USC                                                                half cage, neck roll, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt elbowpads (turf)

Left Guards

1. 76 Steve Wisniewski      6-4   285 23   1 Penn State                  94   8 brn crop            style 3 helmet, half cage, bk mouthpiece, tc extended, rubber pads, wt wristbands, wt gloves

2. 68 Bruce Wilkerson         6-5   295 26   3 Tennessee                  42   8 blk crop            half cage, neck roll, rubber pads, wt gloves

Centers

1. 72 Don Mosebar              6-6   280 29   7 USC                             17 14 l. brn crop        style 3 helmet, half cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves, bk elbowpads (turf)

2. 67 Dan Turk                      6-4   275 28   4 Wisconsin                  15 10 brn crop            half cage, bk wristbands, fingers taped, bk sleeves

Right Guards

1. 65 Max Montoya              6-5   290 34 11 UCLA                          14 12 blk crop            half cage, wt gloves

2. 64 Todd Peat                    6-2   315 26   4 N. Illinois     dk skin 259 13 blk buzz            half cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves

Right Tackles

1. 66 Steve Wright               6-6   280 31   7 Northern Iowa          100 15 brn crop            style 3 helmet, half cage, neck roll, wt wristbands, wt gloves, rubber pads (turf)

2. n/a (switch position to DT)

3. 78 Tim Rother                   6-7   285 25   2 Nebraska                                                       style 3 helmet, tc extended,

Left Defensive Ends

1. 75 Howie Long                6-5   270 30   7 Villanova                    24 15 brn buzz            3 bar qb, tc extended, wt wristbands

2. 90 Mike Wise                  6-7   271 26   4 N/A                                                                  style 2 helmet, full cage, tc extended, bk gloves, wt sleeves

Right Defensive Ends

1. 93 Greg Townsend          6-3   265 29   7 TCU                           181 13 blk bald             half cage, qb wristbands, fingers taped, bk wrist double (turf)

2. n/a (switch position to TE)

Defensive Tackles

1. 79 Bob Golic                    6-2   275 33 10 Notre Dame                77 14 l. brn long         half cage, wt wristbands, fingers taped, wt ankles taped, wt half sleeves (turf)

2. 70 Scott Davis                 6-7   280 25   2 Ilinois                         12 17 l. brn crop         style 3 helmet, half cage, tc extended, wt wristbands, wt elbowpads (turf)

3. 71 Bill Pickel                    6-5   260 31   7 Rutgers      lt skin      94 17 blk crop            half cage, wt wristbands, wt sleeves

#  95 Mike Charles               6-4   315 28   7 Syracuse   dk skin  249 13 blk crop            half cage, tc extended, wt wristbands, wt gloves, rubber pads (turf)

Left Outside Linebackers

1. 57 Jerry Robinson           6-2   230 34 11 UCLA                        252   9 blk crop             full cage, bk elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt gloves

2. 98 Ricky Hunley               6-2   250 29   6 Arizona                    113   9 blk crop             half cage, neck roll, bk elbowpads, wt gloves

Middle Linebackers

1. 50 Riki Ellison                 6-3   230 30   6 USC                            44   6 brn crop            half cage, wt wrist double

2. 51 Aaron Wallace            6-3   240 23   R Texas A&M              196 13 blk fade             half cage, wt elbowpads, wt gloves, bk sleeves, rubber pads (turf), wt wristbands (turf)

#  59 Ron Burton                  6-1   245 26   2 N. Carolina   dk skin                                      full cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves

Right Outside Linebackers

1. 54 Thomas Benson          6-2   240 29   6 Oklahoma                156 14 blk fade             style 3 helmet, half cage, tc mouthpiece, rubber pads, wt wrist double, wt gloves, wt wristbands (turf)

2. 55 Alex Gordon                6-5   245 26   3 Cincinnati                231 11 blk buzz             style 3 helmet, full cage, rubber pads, wt wrist double, bk gloves, bk sleeves

3. 58 A.J. Jimerson              6-2   230 22   R Norfolk State  dk skin                                    full cage, tc extended, wt wristbands, wt gloves

Cornerbacks

1. 48 Lionel Washington      6-0   185 30   7 Tulane                        63   1 blk buzz             3 bar rb, tc mouthpiece, wt wristbands, wt rb gloves, bk sleeves, wt tc elbowpads (turf)

2. 36 Terry McDaniel            5-10 180 25   1 Tennessee              109   4 blk fade              3 bar qb, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, bk rb gloves, bk sleeves

3. 24 Ron Brown                  5-11 190 29   6 Arizona St.                46   9 blk fade (2)          3 bar, eye paint, wt wristbands, bk gloves (grass), wt gloves (turf)

4. 21 Garry Lewis                5-11 180 23   1 Alcorn St.               149   3 blk bald               style 3 helmet, half cage, wt mouthpiece, wt wrist double, wt gloves, bk sleeves

#  46 Torin Dorn                   6-0   195 22   R N. Carolina dk skin 112   9 blk fade (2)         half cage, wt wrist double, bk sleeves, bk wrist double (turf)

Free Safeties

1. 33 Eddie Anderson          6-1   205 27   4 N/A                           263   7 blk flat top         2 bar, qb wristbands, wt gloves, tc sleeves, turf tape (turf), wt wrist double (turf), bk gloves (turf)

2. 25 Dan Land                     6-0   195 25   3 N/A                           116 14 blk fade             style 3 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, bk gloves, wt sleeves, wt gloves (turf)

3. n/a (switch position to CB)

Strong Safeties

1. 45 Mike Harden               6-1   200 32 10 Michigan                  126   4 blk crop             2 bar, wt gloves, wt half sleeves, bk gloves (turf)

2. 43 Elvis Patterson          5-11 195 30   7 Kansas                     205   4 blk crop             half cage, tc extended, bk elbowpads, wt wrist double, fingers taped, wt half sleeves (grass), wt gloves (turf)

3. n/a (switch position to ROLB)

Kicker

1. 18 Jeff Jaeger                 5-11 195 26   2 Washington                 71   3 l. brn crop        2 bar, wt sleeves

Punter

1.   6 Jeff Gossett                6-2   195 33   8 E. Illinois                   40   5 l. brn crop          style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), right wt wristband, wt sleeves

Player Ratings      spd-str-awr-agi-acl-cth-car-jmp-bkt-tak-thp-tha-pbk-rbk-kpr-kac-ret-stm-inj-tgh

J. Schroeder         57-65-84-67-62-29-45-49-45-21-98-84-25-27-71-55-0-87-79-71

V. Evans               77-55-86-74-68-33-55-62-47-21-84-78-22-25-27-23-10-75-78-71

M. Allen                 93-73-93-96-96-82-85-72-84-23-70-54-46-55-37-23-10-87-84-71

B. Jackson            98-75-83-96-99-67-90-73-93-23-47-30-40-36-42-29-10-90-83-82

G. Bell                    87-70-87-84-88-66-87-64-92-23-44-26-44-37-34-28-10-86-71-76

McCallum               85-59-76-82-87-70-76-65-79-26-35-24-37-35-27-24-65-82-83-73

S. Smith                 74-74-77-72-82-66-74-58-78-25-46-28-60-65-29-26-10-86-91-74

V. Mueller              84-69-72-80-76-74-77-58-61-23-35-27-56-51-30-26-68-84-85-81

Gault                      98-62-88-97-97-87-83-85-75-25-27-26-34-35-32-24-82-86-89-74

M. Fernandez         90-61-83-95-93-90-79-92-74-22-32-24-33-38-28-22-10-87-83-65

T. Brown                90-57-68-95-97-86-74-86-69-12-18-23-22-42-18-29-94-91-85-90

Graddy                   95-51-62-96-92-71-66-86-51-18-23-25-23-24-27-24-66-77-66-63

J. Holland              85-55-72-86-83-78-77-79-58-24-34-28-25-28-25-22-77-77-86-67

E. Horton               76-72-82-76-73-78-72-63-70-23-43-33-71-62-34-28-10-86-69-79

Dyal                       80-69-72-73-86-68-73-62-63-25-36-32-58-55-28-25-8-79-63-65

A. Parker               69-63-68-69-68-72-63-65-62-24-30-27-56-54-29-26-8-77-76-74

Bartlewski             67-76-51-66-70-55-51-54-71-27-32-23-62-66-27-23-8-70-67-66

R. Graves              68-91-76-67-66-23-22-61-25-23-25-22-86-86-27-21-0-67-68-66

J. Fitzpatrick          53-87-76-54-69-22-20-52-26-26-26-22-81-85-26-25-0-64-70-62

S. Wisniewski        60-94-81-62-78-24-24-45-28-27-37-22-94-94-26-21-0-81-83-81

B. Wilkerson           54-88-77-53-73-22-19-48-28-24-33-18-87-85-28-21-0-66-84-81

Mosebar                 59-91-92-60-60-19-21-52-21-22-26-23-92-92-24-22-0-73-76-74

D. Turk                    55-87-71-53-62-23-22-47-26-23-27-23-78-70-26-21-0-65-93-78

Montoya                  56-91-96-59-56-24-22-47-35-26-27-23-92-92-32-23-0-70-75-84

Peat                        46-93-73-46-67-24-23-44-34-24-36-15-83-87-27-17-0-61-72-80

S. Wright                 54-94-79-57-60-20-19-52-27-26-30-21-88-88-25-21-0-67-79-76

Rother                     61-85-61-60-63-22-22-53-23-22-28-24-76-72-23-21-0-61-69-67

H. Long                   77-96-94-75-72-27-25-57-26-83-26-22-26-36-28-22-0-89-90-82

M. Wise                  75-75-74-74-70-24-23-57-24-74-24-22-23-27-25-22-0-77-68-76

G. Townsend          79-79-90-79-77-25-24-58-24-84-26-20-23-26-26-20-0-86-92-82

B. Golic                   59-91-95-57-69-22-21-41-26-88-26-24-26-44-32-16-0-81-84-86

S. Davis                  76-88-76-78-70-48-44-46-27-79-24-20-53-59-28-19-0-80-76-84

Pickel                      63-85-85-72-66-22-20-54-24-83-26-21-25-33-28-23-0-78-80-73

M. Charles               57-89-86-54-62-27-23-44-34-74-33-19-31-55-33-18-0-73-64-78

J. Robinson              77-77-92-75-72-45-41-69-27-84-26-21-22-35-26-25-0-90-87-83

R. Hunley                  75-77-77-75-73-42-38-57-28-85-28-22-27-49-29-23-0-77-69-83

R. Ellison                 75-74-87-75-74-42-38-54-32-91-27-23-26-42-27-21-0-82-60-77

A. Wallace               86-77-68-83-84-39-38-76-32-83-31-26-26-43-29-22-0-85-87-66

R. Burton                 73-79-67-72-76-47-41-56-28-87-28-25-30-49-31-20-0-79-78-82

T. Benson                76-82-83-76-72-45-43-56-27-88-28-22-29-47-30-22-0-77-80-81

A. Gordon               82-72-76-82-76-42-40-66-27-80-24-24-24-41-30-27-0-83-73-73

Jimerson                73-74-52-75-73-40-36-59-28-82-26-23-25-38-29-22-0-76-70-75

L. Washington         93-59-89-92-92-60-47-74-28-73-25-22-23-28-26-24-10-83-79-83

T. McDaniel             94-56-82-96-93-63-51-79-28-71-25-23-19-26-22-21-10-87-76-77

G. Lewis                 96-55-64-95-95-50-44-87-27-63-22-21-17-22-26-25-10-86-71-74

R. Brown                 95-49-55-92-90-73-68-79-63-51-34-27-28-30-26-24-79-74-81-69

Dorn                        90-62-59-92-92-54-47-76-28-72-24-22-20-26-28-24-10-82-86-82

E. Anderson            90-62-81-88-90-57-45-76-30-92-28-25-25-30-27-23-10-89-86-83

D. Land                   89-51-64-89-87-52-47-80-27-71-24-22-19-24-25-23-20-76-81-71

M. Harden               87-57-90-86-84-61-46-74-28-76-25-21-18-25-23-22-53-84-81-76

E. Patterson           88-50-82-86-85-53-40-74-28-64-26-22-18-24-23-21-10-72-83-77

Jaeger                    53-37-78-52-52-37-36-59-23-20-36-26-14-18-93-87-0-57-78-54

Gossett                   48-42-84-46-45-43-36-54-17-21-62-45-16-19-85-91-0-49-85-53

 

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1990 Los Angeles Raiders Individual Leaders

Passing: Jay Schroeder, 2849 yds., 54.5 comp. pct, 19 TDs, 90.8 rating

Rushing: Bo Jackson, 698 yds., 5 TDs, 5.6 yds./carry

Receiving: Willie Gault, 50 rec., 985 yds., 3 TDs

Touchdowns: Marcus Allen, 13 (12 rush., 1 rec.)

QB Sacks: Greg Townsend, 12.5

Interceptions: Eddie Anderson, Terry McDaniel, & Mike Harden, 3

Scoring: Jeff Jaeger, 85 pts. (15 FG’s, 40 PAT’s)

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1990 AFC WEST STANDINGS

1^st Place – L.A. Raiders (12-4)

2^nd Place – Kansas City (11-5)

3^rd Place – Seattle (9-7)

4^th Place – San Diego (6-10)

5^th Place – Denver (5-11)