1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Season 15 Brief
The 1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on an embarrassing 5–11 season. Bucs fans were getting tired of head coach Ray Perkins and Bucs players were getting fed up with his 3 a day training camp practices. Leaving many players complaining of fatigue late in the year, and with injuries that never really healed themselves throughout the end of the season.
Still, after starting 4–2 via four wins against divisional opponents, the Buccaneers dropped two out of three games to a weak Dallas Cowboys team. Later in the year, quarterback Vinny Testaverde and receiver Willie Drewrey combined on an 89-yard touchdown pass in week 13 for the longest play in franchise history. Coach Perkins was fired after that game and the team fell short of a possible break even season with two losses to end the season.
Offensive coordinator Richard Williamson was made head coach for the 1991 season based on a 1–2 record. Tax records showed the Buccaneers were one of the most profitable teams during this time, even though owner Hugh Culverhouse announced the Bucs were losing money and needed to play games in Orlando, Florida to gain income.
| PRESEASON | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Week/Record | Outcome | |
| Saturday Aug. 11 |
|
Cincinnati Bengals Tampa Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL |
PS - wk 1
1-0 |
Won 30-17 |
| Saturday Aug. 18 |
|
New England Patriots Tampa Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL |
PS - wk 2
2-0 |
Won 44-10 |
| Friday Aug. 24 |
|
@ Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA |
PS - wk 3
2-1 |
Lost 3-10 |
| Thursday Aug. 30 |
|
New York Jets Tampa Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL |
PS - wk 4
3-1 |
Won 23-14 |
1990 Season ResultsRecord: 6-10, DIV: 5-3 (2nd in NFC Central) |
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| Date | Opponent | Week/Record | Outcome | |
| Sunday Sep. 9 |
|
@ Detroit Lions Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI |
RS - wk 1
1-0 |
Won 38-21 |
| Sunday Sep. 16 |
|
Los Angeles Rams
Tampa Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL |
RS - wk 2
1-1 |
Lost 14-35 |
| Sunday Sep. 23 |
|
Detroit Lion
Tampa Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL |
RS - wk 3
2-1 |
Won 23-20 |
| Sunday Sep. 30 |
|
@ Minnesota Vikings
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN |
RS - wk 4
3-1 |
Won 23-20 (OT) |
| Sunday Oct. 7 |
|
@ Dallas Cowboys
Texas Stadium, Irving, TX |
RS - wk 5
3-2 |
Lost 10-14 |
| Sunday Oct. 14 |
|
Green Bay Packers
Tampa Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL |
RS - wk 6
4-2 |
Won 26-14 |
| Sunday Oct. 21 |
|
Dallas Cowboys
Tampa Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL |
RS - wk 7
4-3 |
Lost 13-17 |
| Sunday Oct. 28 |
|
@ San Diego Chargers
Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, CA |
RS - wk 8
4-4 |
Lost 10-41 |
| Sunday Nov. 4 |
|
Chicago Bears
Tampa Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL |
RS - wk 9
4-5 |
Lost 6-26 |
| Sunday Nov. 11 |
|
@ New Orleans Saints
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA |
RS - wk 10
4-6 |
Lost 7-35 |
| Sunday Nov. 18 |
|
@ San Francisco 49ers
Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA |
RS - wk 11
4-7 |
Lost 7-31 |
| Sunday Nov. 25 |
|
@ Green Bay Packers
Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, WI |
RS - wk 12
4-8 |
Lost 10-20 |
| Sunday Dec. 2 |
|
Atlanta Falcons
Tampa Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL |
RS - wk 13
5-8 |
Won 23-17 |
| Sunday Dec. 9 |
BYE | RS - wk 14
5-8 |
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| Sunday Dec. 16 |
|
Minnesota Vikings
Tampa Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL |
RS - wk 15
6-8 |
Win 26-13 |
| Saturday Dec. 23 |
|
@ Chicago Bears
Soldier Field, Chicago, IL |
RS - wk 16
6-9 |
Lost 14-27 |
| Sunday Dec. 30 |
|
New York Jets
Tampa Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL |
RS - wk 17
6-10 |
Lost 14-16 |
| PLAYOFFS | ||||
| Date | Opponent | NFC/Superbowl | Outcome | |
| Season Ended |
|
@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL |
None
None |
00-00 |
