Super Bowl XXIV
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| Date | January 28, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Kickoff time | 4:23 p.m. CST (UTC-6) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Joe Montana, quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | 49ers by 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Dick Jorgensen | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 72,919 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonies | |||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Aaron Neville | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coin toss | Mel Blount, Terry Bradshaw, Art Shell, and Willie Wood | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw, and Irma Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||
| TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Pat Summerall, John Madden, Irv Cross, and Will McDonough | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 39.0 (est. 73.85 million viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Market share | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of 30-second commercial | $700,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Radio in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jack Buck, Hank Stram, and Randy Cross | ||||||||||||||||||
Super Bowl XXIV was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1989 season. The 49ers defeated the Broncos by the score of 55–10, winning their second consecutive and fourth overall Super Bowl. The game was played on January 28, 1990, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The 49ers finished the 1989 regular season with a league best 14–2 record. The Broncos, who posted an 11–5 regular season record, entered the Super Bowl looking to avoid tying the Minnesota Vikings with four Super Bowl losses as well as the Vikings record of losing three Super Bowls in four years.
The game set numerous Super Bowl records, including the most points scored by one team (55), the largest margin of victory (45 points), and the most touchdowns scored by one team (8).