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1990 Baylor

6–⁠4–⁠1 (5–⁠2–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Grant Teaff.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 1990, game by game: lost at No. 7 Nebraska 0–13; lost at Arizona State 13–34; won vs. Sam Houston 13–9; won at Texas Tech 21–15; lost vs. No. 13 Houston 15–31; won vs. SMU 52–17; tied at No. 25 Texas A&M 20–20; won at No. 24 TCU 27–21; won vs. Arkansas 34–3; won at Rice 17–16; lost vs. No. 6 Texas 13–23+35−21Lost 0–13 at No. 7 Nebraska-13No. 7 NebraskaLost 13–34 at Arizona State-21Arizona StateWon 13–9 vs. Sam Houston+4Sam HoustonWon 21–15 at Texas Tech+6Texas TechLost 15–31 vs. No. 13 Houston-16No. 13 HoustonWon 52–17 vs. SMU+35SMUTied 20–20 at No. 25 Texas A&M0No. 25 Texas A&MWon 27–21 at No. 24 TCU+6No. 24 TCUWon 34–3 vs. Arkansas+31ArkansasWon 17–16 at Rice+1RiceLost 13–23 vs. No. 6 Texas-10No. 6 Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1at7NebraskaL 0–⁠1327%
Sep 8atArizona StateL 13–⁠3446%
Sep 22vsSam HoustonW 13–⁠986%
Sep 29atTexas TechW 21–⁠1536%
Oct 6vs13HoustonL 15–⁠3136%
Oct 13vsSMUW 52–⁠1778%
Oct 20at25Texas A&MT 20–⁠2029%
Oct 27at24TCUW 27–⁠2139%
Nov 10vsArkansasW 34–⁠368%
Nov 17atRiceW 17–⁠1662%
Nov 24vs6TexasL 13–⁠2346%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas 23–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Southwest Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
225–⁠202
Coach
Grant Teaff
Elo
1555 +17 this season
SP+ rating
8.6 No. 37 of 104; offense No. 60, defense No. 22
SRS
6.6 No. 34 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Chuck Reedy
Defensive coordinator
Pete Fredenburg
Offense
I formation
Defense
4–⁠4

All-Southwest Conference

2 first team, 7 second team

First team

Second team

  • Monte JonesOLUPI-2
  • John TurnpaughOLUPI-2
  • Robin JonesDLAP-2
  • Reggie HowardDLUPI-2
  • Curtis HaffordLBUPI-2
  • Charles BellDBUPI-2
  • Malcolm FrankDBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1990 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1990 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas8–⁠010–⁠212
Houston7–⁠110–⁠110
Texas A&M5–⁠2–⁠19–⁠3–⁠115
Baylor5–⁠2–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
TCU3–⁠55–⁠6
Rice3–⁠55–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠54–⁠7
Arkansas1–⁠73–⁠8
SMU0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.