1990 San Francisco 49ers Statistics
Team Record: 14-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: George Seifert (14-2)
Location: San Francisco, California
1990 San Francisco 49ers Results
The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1990 season with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The 49ers scored 353 points, and the rigid defensive squad gave up 239. Joe Montana triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 3,944 yards. Jerry Rice topped the receiving corps, grabbing 100 passes for 1,502 yards.
Dexter Carter carried the ball for a team-leading 460 yards for San Francisco, while Roger Craig also contributed to the rushing attack.
Dave Waymer picked off 7 opponent throws. Charles Haley led the defensive unit with 16 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 44 sacks.
George Seifert coached the team. The 1990 San Francisco 49ers lost in the Conference Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Montana | 520 | 321 | 61.7 | 3944 | 7.6 | 26 | 5.0 | 16 | 3.1 | 78 | 29 | 153 | 89.0 |
| Steve Young | 62 | 38 | 61.3 | 427 | 6.9 | 2 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 8 | 41 | 92.6 |
| Barry Helton | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| Totals | 583 | 360 | 61.7 | 4371 | 7.5 | 28 | 4.8 | 16 | 2.7 | 78 | 37 | 194 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Carter | 114 | 460 | 4.0 | 74 | 1 |
| Roger Craig | 141 | 439 | 3.1 | 26 | 1 |
| Tom Rathman | 101 | 318 | 3.1 | 22 | 7 |
| Harry Sydney | 35 | 166 | 4.7 | 19 | 2 |
| Joe Montana | 40 | 162 | 4.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Steve Young | 15 | 159 | 10.6 | 31 | 0 |
| Keith Henderson | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 454 | 1718 | 3.8 | 74 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Rice | 100 | 1502 | 15.0 | 64 | 13 |
| Brent Jones | 56 | 747 | 13.3 | 67 | 5 |
| John Taylor | 49 | 748 | 15.3 | 78 | 7 |
| Tom Rathman | 48 | 327 | 6.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Dexter Carter | 25 | 217 | 8.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 25 | 201 | 8.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Mike Sherrard | 17 | 264 | 15.5 | 43 | 2 |
| Harry Sydney | 10 | 116 | 11.6 | 23 | 1 |
| Jamie Williams | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 7 | 89 | 12.7 | 34 | 0 |
| Ron Lewis | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Wesley Walls | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Keith Henderson | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 360 | 4371 | 12.1 | 78 | 28 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Helton | 69 | 2537 | 36.8 | 56 |
| Totals | 69 | 2537 | 36.8 | 56 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Taylor | 26 | 212 | 8.2 | 30 | 0 |
| Don Griffin | 16 | 105 | 6.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Eric Davis | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 48 | 356 | 7.4 | 30 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Carter | 41 | 783 | 19.1 | 35 | 0 |
| Spencer Tillman | 6 | 111 | 18.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Harry Sydney | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Wesley Walls | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Don Griffin | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 53 | 965 | 18.2 | 35 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Waymer | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Don Griffin | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lott | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Kevin Lewis | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Eric Davis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Matt Millen | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Darryl Pollard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 171 | 10.1 | 28 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Haley | 16.0 | 0.0 | |
| Kevin Fagan | 9.5 | 0.0 | |
| Dennis Brown | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| Pierce Holt | 5.5 | 0.0 | |
| Jim Burt | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Michael Carter | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Bill Romanowski | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Johnnie Jackson | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Keena Turner | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Larry Roberts | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 44.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Romanowski | 79 | 79 | 0 | ||||||
| Charles Haley | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Ronnie Lott | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierce Holt | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Griffin | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Davis | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Brown | 9 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Martin Harrison | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Keith DeLong | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Brent Jones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Dexter Carter | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Eric Wright | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Matt Millen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dave Waymer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chet Brooks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Wilson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tom Rathman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Darryl Pollard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Harry Sydney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| John Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Steve Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Montana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Roger Craig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jerry Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 310 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 37 | 0 | 5 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Mike Cofer | 24 | 39 | 0 | 111 | ||||||||||
| Jerry Rice | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||||
| Tom Rathman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| John Taylor | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Brent Jones | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Harry Sydney | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Mike Sherrard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Dexter Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Roger Craig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Joe Montana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Keena Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 353 |
