1990 San Francisco 49ers season

Infobox NFL season
team = San Francisco 49ers
year = 1990
record = 14-2
division_place = 1st NFC West
coach = George Seifert
stadium = Candlestick Park
playoffs = NFC Championship Game AppearanceThe San Francisco 49ers entered the 1990 season heavily favoured to win their third consecutive Super Bowl. The season was highlighted by their defeat of the New York Giants on Monday Night Football. Throughout the season, the 49ers and the Giants were the two best teams in the NFL. The 49ers would face off against the Giants in the NFC Championship Game. Between 1988 and 1990, the 49ers set a league record with 18 consecutive road victories. Jerry Rice had a career year by becoming the fourth receiver in the history of American football to have at least 100 receptions in one season.

The 49ers won their fifth consecutive NFC West Division Title. Dating back to 1989, the 49ers completed a fifteen game unbeaten streak in the regular season (5 victories in the last 5 games of 1989 and 10 victories in the first ten games of 1990). Following the 1990 season, the 49ers left team stalwarts Roger Craig and Ronnie Lott unprotected and let them go to the Los Angeles Raiders via Plan B free agency.

NFL Draft

Regular Season Schedule

Postseason

NFC Divisional Playoff

* San Francisco 49ers 28, Washington Redskins 10Linescore Amfootball
Road=Redskins
R1=10
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
RT=10
Home=49ers
H1=7
H2=14
H3=0
H4=7
HT=28

"January 12 1991 (Sat) at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA"

*Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
*Game weather: convert|51|°F|°C, light rain
*TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Merlin Olsen
*Referee: Red Cashion
*Game attendance: 65,292

NFC Championship Game

* New York Giants 15, San Francisco 49ers 13Linescore Amfootball
Road=Giants
R1=3
R2=3
R3=3
R4=6
RT=15
Home=49ers
H1=3
H2=3
H3=7
H4=0
HT=13

"January 20 1991 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA"

*Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
*Game weather: convert|51|°F|°C, passing clouds
*TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden
*Referee: Jerry Markbreit
*Game attendance: 65,750

In a mostly defensive battle, 49ers running back Roger Craig's fumble with 2:36 left in the game led to Giants kicker Matt Bahr's 42-yard game-winning field goal as time ran out. Bahr was New York's only scorer, as he made 5 out of 6 field goals.

Roster

Awards and Records

* Led NFC with 353 points scored
* Charles Haley, Led NFC, Sacks (16)
* Charles Haley, NFC Pro Bowl
* Ronnie Lott, NFC Pro Bowl
* Joe Montana, AP NFL MVP
* Joe Montana, Associated Press Athlete of the Year [ [http://www.nndb.com/honors/906/000166408/ Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male) ] ]
* Joe Montana, NFC Pro Bowl Selection, "Injured, did not play"
* Joe Montana, Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
* Guy McIntyre, NFC Pro Bowl
* Jerry Rice, NFL Leader, Receptions (100)
* Jerry Rice, NFL Leader, Receiving Yards (1,502)
* Jerry Rice, NFL Leader, Receiving Touchdowns (13)
* Jerry Rice, NFC Pro Bowl

Milestones

* Jerry Rice, First 100 reception season [ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440 ]

References

* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/1990.htm 49ers on Pro Football Reference]
* [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1990-sf 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com]