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1990 BYU

10–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by LaVell Edwards, finished No. 22 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1990, game by game: won at UTEP 30–10; won vs. No. 1 Miami 28–21; won vs. Washington State 50–36; won vs. San Diego State 62–34; lost at Oregon 16–32; won vs. Colorado State 52–9; won vs. New Mexico 55–31; won at Air Force 54–7; won at No. 25 Wyoming 45–14; won at Utah 45–22; won vs. Utah State 45–10; lost at Hawai’i 28–59; lost vs. Texas A&M 14–65+47−51Won 30–10 at UTEP+20UTEPWon 28–21 vs. No. 1 Miami+7No. 1 MiamiWon 50–36 vs. Washington State+14Washington StateWon 62–34 vs. San Diego State+28San Diego StateLost 16–32 at Oregon-16OregonWon 52–9 vs. Colorado State+43Colorado StateWon 55–31 vs. New Mexico+24New MexicoWon 54–7 at Air Force+47Air ForceWon 45–14 at No. 25 Wyoming+31No. 25 WyomingWon 45–22 at Utah+23UtahWon 45–10 vs. Utah State+35Utah StateLost 28–59 at Hawai’i-31Hawai’iLost 14–65 vs. Texas A&M-51Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atUTEPW 30–⁠1068%
Sep 8vs1MiamiW 28–⁠2141%
Sep 15vsWashington StateW 50–⁠3671%
Sep 22vsSan Diego StateW 62–⁠3478%
Sep 29atOregonL 16–⁠3252%
Oct 13vsColorado StateW 52–⁠972%
Oct 29vsNew MexicoW 55–⁠3188%
Nov 3atAir ForceW 54–⁠762%
Nov 10at25WyomingW 45–⁠1453%
Nov 17atUtahW 45–⁠2283%
Nov 24vsUtah StateW 45–⁠1088%
Dec 1atHawai’iL 28–⁠5969%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsTexas A&MHoliday BowlL 14–⁠6554%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas A&M 65–⁠14 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 22 in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 16
  2. Wk 2: 16
  3. Wk 3: 5
  4. Wk 4: 4
  5. Wk 5: 4
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 13
  8. Wk 8: 12
  9. Wk 9: 9
  10. Wk 10: 10
  11. Wk 11: 8
  12. Wk 12: 5
  13. Wk 13: 4
  14. Wk 14: 4
  15. Wk 15: 13
  16. Final: 22

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1990.

Western Athletic Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Led the nationTy Detmer: passing yards (5,188 yds)

Heisman TrophyTy Detmer, QB; also the Maxwell and Davey O’Brien

2 consensus All-AmericansTy Detmer, QB; Chris Smith, TE

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 22 peak No. 4
Points
524–⁠350
Coach
LaVell Edwards
Elo
1641 +52 this season
SP+ rating
19.8 No. 16 of 104; offense No. 3, defense No. 72
SRS
13.7 No. 19 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Roger French
Defensive coordinator
Dick Felt
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1991

The 1991 draft
Rd 6Neal Fort OTLos Angeles Rams
Rd 7Brian Mitchell DBAtlanta Falcons

1990 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠110–⁠322
Colorado State6–⁠19–⁠4
San Diego State5–⁠26–⁠5
Wyoming5–⁠39–⁠4
Hawai’i4–⁠47–⁠5
Air Force3–⁠47–⁠5
Utah2–⁠64–⁠7
New Mexico1–⁠62–⁠10
UTEP1–⁠73–⁠8

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