1990 NCAA Division I-A Football Rankings
Two human polls comprised the 1990 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. Legend AP Poll Coaches Poll The Coaches Poll expanded to 25 teams in 1990, joining the AP poll which had done so in 1989. Florida, Houston, and Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ... were on probation by the NCAA during the 1990 season; they were therefore ineligible to receive votes in the Coaches Poll. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1990 NCAA Division I-A Football Rank ...
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1990 Miami Hurricanes Football Team
The 1990 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 65th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. Coming off the school's third National Championship in six years in 1989, Miami came in to the 1990 season favored by most experts to repeat as National Champions. However, a season opening loss to BYU and a later defeat by Notre Dame dashed those chances and the Canes finished the season 10–2 overall. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl where they defeated Texas, 46–3. Schedule Personnel Rankings Season summary BYU California Iowa Florida State Kansas Notre Dame Texas Tech Pittsburgh Boston College Syracuse San Diego State Cotton Bowl Awards and honors *Cr ...
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1990 Michigan Wolverines Football Team
The 1990 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Gary Moeller. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The team won the third of five consecutive Big Ten championships. They were co-champions with Michigan State, Iowa and Illinois. Schedule Personnel Season summary at Notre Dame Michigan was ranked #4 and played #1 ranked Notre Dame in South Bend. The Wolverines fell behind 14-3 after one quarter, then rallied to take a 24-14 lead after three quarters on an Allen Jefferson 1 yard run and Desmond Howard's two TD catches from Elvis Grbac. The Fighting Irish rallied in the 4th quarter, cutting the lead to 24-21 on a Rodney Culver 1 yard run, then scored the game winner with 1:40 left in the game on a Rick Mirer 18 yard TD pass to Adrian Jarrell. After a Notre Dame interception of Grbac on the first play after the touchdown, the Wolverine defense f ...
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1990 UCLA Bruins Football Team
The 1990 UCLA Bruins football team represented University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 1990 college football season. The team was coached by Terry Donahue and finished the season with a 5–6–0 record in 6th place in the conference. UCLA finished below .500 in consecutive season for the first time since 1963– 64. Schedule Roster Season summary Oklahoma Stanford at Michigan at Washington State Arizona San Diego State at California Oregon State at Oregon at Washington USC *60th meeting *Maddox 409 yards passing, Miller 175 yards receiving (single game school records) Awards and honors * All-Americans: Roman Phifer (OLB), Eric Turner (S), Scott Miller (WR, third team)2014 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletics, 2014 * All-Conference First Team: Eric Turner (S), Roman Phifer (OLB) References UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic r ...
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1990 Pittsburgh Panthers Football Team
The 1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Schedule Coaching staff Team players drafted into the NFL References Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Panthers football seasons Pittsburgh Panthers football The Pittsburgh Panthers football program is the College athletics, intercollegiate American football, football team of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the most popular sport a ...

1990 Ohio State Buckeyes Football Team
The 1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–4–1 record, including the 1990 Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee, where they lost, 23–11, to the Air Force Falcons. Schedule Personnel Season summary Texas Tech at Boston College USC Illinois at Indiana at Purdue Minnesota Northwestern at Iowa at Wisconsin Michigan Liberty Bowl (vs Air Force) 1991 NFL draftees Awards and honors * Robert Smith, Big Ten Freshman of the Year References {{Ohio State Buckeyes football navbox Ohio State Ohio State Buckeyes football seasons Ohio State Buckeyes football The Ohio State Buckeyes football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing Ohio State University in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. Ohio State has played their home games at Ohio Stadium in ...
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1990 BYU Cougars Football Team
The 1990 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars offense scored 524 points while the defense allowed 350 points. Led by head coach LaVell Edwards, the team participated in the Holiday Bowl. Schedule Roster Preseason Ty Detmer was entering his third year as a starter and a Heisman Trophy candidate. Head coach LaVell Edwards considered him so valuable that he was allowed to go through spring practice untouched. While Detmer and tight Chris Smith were projected to lead another high-flying BYU offense, Edwards was looking for improvement with the team's defense that had been embarrassed in the Holiday Bowl by Penn State, which had led him to pay a visit to the San Francisco 49ers in the offseason. Even with their defensive deficiencies, BYU was considered a Top 20 squad and expected to once again to win the WAC. Game summaries Game 1: UTEP Game 2: Miami (FL) Utah ...
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1990 Virginia Cavaliers Football Team
The 1990 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers offense scored 464 points while the defense allowed 227 points. Led by head coach George Welsh, the Cavaliers competed in the Sugar Bowl, losing 23-22. This Virginia team is noteworthy for having achieved a No. 1 national ranking in the Associated Press college football poll for two weeks during the season, starting on October 16 of that year and ending with a loss to Georgia Tech. The Cavaliers held the nation's top spot through the poll of October 30, but losses in three of four games left them unranked in the AP poll by the end of the regular season. It was the first time in the program's history that Virginia had ever earned the No. 1 ranking. Schedule Personnel Game summaries Georgia Tech Team players in the NFL The following were selected in the 1991 NFL Draft. References {{Virginia Cavaliers foot ...
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1990 Arkansas Razorbacks Football Team
The 1990 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Schedule Roster *QB Quinn Grovey, Sr. Game summaries Tulsa Gainesville Sun. 1990 Sep 16. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06. References Arkansas Arkansas Razorbacks football seasons Arkansas Razorbacks football The Arkansas Razorbacks football program represents the University of Arkansas in the sport of American football. The Razorbacks compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the West ...

1990 Texas A&M Aggies Football Team
The 1990 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 9–3–1 record. The Aggies had a regular season Southwest Conference record of 5–2–1. The team was ranked #15 in the final AP Poll and #13 in the final Coaches Poll The Coaches Poll is a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football, Division I college basketball, and Division I college baseball teams. The football version of the poll has been known officially .... Schedule Roster *T Brusinski *J Gonzales *M Kilmer *D Lewis *K McAfee *D Patterson *L Pavalas *B Payne *K Petty *F Ransby *QB Bucky Richardson *G Salazar *G Schorp *R Simmons *S Wood Game summaries Hawaii Southwestern Louisiana North Texas Louisiana State Texas Tech At Houston Baylor Rice Southern Methodist Arkansas Texas Christian Texas Brigham Young References Texas AandM Texas A&M Aggies football seasons Holiday Bowl champio ...
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1990 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Team
The 1990 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Crimson Tide was led by first-year head coach Gene Stallings, replacing Bill Curry who left for the University of Kentucky. Early in the 1990 season, the Tide and new coach Gene Stallings lost three games by a combined total of eight points. In the opener against Southern Miss, star tailback Siran Stacy tore ligaments in his knee and missed the rest of the season. Against Florida, Alabama lost another star player for the year in wide receiver Craig Sanderson and quarterback Gary Hollingsworth threw three interceptions to Florida safety Will White, and the Gators scored the winning touchdown on a blocked punt."Loaded For Bear"
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1990 Illinois Fighting Illini Football Team
The 1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach John Mackovic, the Illini compiled an 8–4 record, finished in a four-way tie for first place in the Big Ten Conference, were ranked #25 in the final AP Poll, and lost to Clemson in the 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl. The team's offensive leader were quarterback Jason Verduzco with 2,567 passing yards, fullback Howard Griffith with 1,115 rushing yards, and Shawn Wax with 863 receiving yards. Schedule The non conference games for the Fighting Illini were against Arizona, Colorado and Southern Illinois. Game summaries Colorado Iowa Michigan Indiana Northwestern Clemson (Hall of Fame Bowl) Roster Award winners * Darrick Brownlow - linebacker (1st-team All-America pick by ''Football News''; 1s ...
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1990 Clemson Tigers Football Team
The 1990 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Clemson's 500th win came October 27 against Wake Forest. Schedule References Clemson Clemson Tigers football seasons ReliaQuest Bowl champion seasons Clemson Tigers football The Clemson Tigers are the American football team at Clemson University. The Tigers compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic C ...