1990 Colorado State
9–4 (6–1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Earle Bruce. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 19 Wyoming 17–8Nov 3
Wyoming was ranked No. 19, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Air Force | W 35–33 | 37% |
| Sep 8 | vs Montana State | W 41–5 | 85% |
| Sep 15 | at 25Arizona State | L 20–31 | 41% |
| Sep 22 | vs UTEP | W 38–20 | 73% |
| Sep 29 | at 23Arkansas | L 20–31 | 28% |
| Oct 6 | vs Utah | W 28–13 | 70% |
| Oct 13 | at 13BYU | L 9–52 | 28% |
| Oct 20 | vs New Mexico | W 47–7 | 74% |
| Nov 3 | vs 19Wyoming | W 17–8 | 41% |
| Nov 10 | vs Tulsa | W 31–13 | 79% |
| Nov 17 | at Louisiana Tech | L 30–31 | 43% |
| Nov 24 | at Hawai’i | W 30–27 | 41% |
| Dec 29Bowls & playoff | vs OregonFreedom Bowl | W 32–31 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Oregon 32–31 in the Freedom Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 9–4
- Conference
- 6–1 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 378–302
- Coach
- Earle Bruce
- Elo
- 1574 +79 this season
- SP+ rating
- 3.1 No. 46 of 104; offense No. 31, defense No. 67
- SRS
- 1.0 No. 47 of 107 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Steve Szabo
1990 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 7–1 | 10–3 | 22 |
 Colorado State | 6–1 | 9–4 | |
 San Diego State | 5–2 | 6–5 | |
| Wyoming | 5–3 | 9–4 | |
| Hawai’i | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Air Force | 3–4 | 7–5 | |
| Utah | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| New Mexico | 1–6 | 2–10 | |
| UTEP | 1–7 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.