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1990: Bowls & playoff

19 games. 12 ranked teams lost, three to unranked teams. Nine games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Jan 1, 19911Colorado 10, 5Notre Dame 9Orange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19914Miami 46, 3Texas 3upsetCotton BowlBox score
Dec 28, 19906Florida State 24, 7Penn State 17Blockbuster BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19912Georgia Tech 45, 19Nebraska 21Citrus BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19918Washington 46, 17Iowa 34Rose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 199112Michigan 35, 15Ole Miss 3Gator BowlBox score

Upsets

Jan 1, 19914Miami 46, 3Texas 3upsetCotton BowlBox score
Dec 29, 1990Texas A&M 65, 13BYU 14upsetHoliday BowlBox score
Dec 31, 199022Michigan State 17, 21USC 16upsetJohn Hancock BowlBox score
Dec 28, 1990NC State 31, 23Southern Miss 27upsetAll-American BowlBox score
Dec 27, 1990Air Force 23, 24Ohio State 11upsetLiberty BowlBox score

A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.

FBS vs. FBS

Dec 8, 1990San José State 48, Central Michigan 24California BowlBox score
Dec 15, 1990Maryland 34, Louisiana Tech 34Independence BowlBox score
Dec 25, 1990Syracuse 28, Arizona 0Aloha BowlBox score
Dec 27, 1990Air Force 23, 24Ohio State 11upsetLiberty BowlBox score
Dec 28, 19906Florida State 24, 7Penn State 17Blockbuster BowlBox score
Dec 28, 1990NC State 31, 23Southern Miss 27upsetAll-American BowlBox score
Dec 29, 1990Auburn 27, Indiana 23Peach BowlBox score
Dec 29, 1990Colorado State 32, Oregon 31Freedom BowlBox score
Dec 29, 1990Texas A&M 65, 13BYU 14upsetHoliday BowlBox score
Dec 31, 1990California 17, Wyoming 15Copper BowlBox score
Dec 31, 199022Michigan State 17, 21USC 16upsetJohn Hancock BowlBox score
Jan 1, 199114Clemson 30, 16Illinois 0Hall of Fame BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19911Colorado 10, 5Notre Dame 9Orange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19912Georgia Tech 45, 19Nebraska 21Citrus BowlBox score
Jan 1, 199118Louisville 34, 25Alabama 7Fiesta BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19914Miami 46, 3Texas 3upsetCotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 199112Michigan 35, 15Ole Miss 3Gator BowlBox score
Jan 1, 199110Tennessee 23, Virginia 22Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19918Washington 46, 17Iowa 34Rose BowlBox score