The 1990 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the

1990 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split national championship and the ensuing controversy helped lead to the creation of the Bowl Coalition, a precursor to the Bowl Championship Series. The national title was split between th ...

. They were represented in the Southwest Conference. They played their home games at Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The team was led by head coach David McWilliams. In 1990, the Longhorns bounced back with a 10–1 regular-season record. Fueled by what became known as the "Shock the Nation" tour, Texas won the

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championship—the only loss coming at the hands of eventual national champion, Colorado. Texas entered the New Year's Day Cotton Bowl Classic ranked number three in the nation, but was defeated by Miami, 46–3.

Schedule

Personnel

Game summaries

Penn State

Colorado

Rice

Oklahoma

Arkansas

SMU

Texas Tech

Houston

TCU

Baylor

Texas A&M

Miami (FL) (Cotton Bowl)

References

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