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1990 Florida State

10–⁠2, coached by Bobby Bowden, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1990, game by game: won vs. East Carolina 45–24; won vs. Georgia Southern 48–6; won at Tulane 31–13; won vs. Virginia Tech 39–28; lost at No. 9 Miami 22–31; lost at No. 5 Auburn 17–20; won vs. LSU 42–3; won at South Carolina 41–10; won vs. Cincinnati 70–21; won vs. Memphis 35–3; won vs. No. 6 Florida 45–30; won vs. No. 7 Penn State 24–17+49−9Won 45–24 vs. East Carolina+21East CarolinaWon 48–6 vs. Georgia Southern+42Georgia SouthernWon 31–13 at Tulane+18TulaneWon 39–28 vs. Virginia Tech+11Virginia TechLost 22–31 at No. 9 Miami-9No. 9 MiamiLost 17–20 at No. 5 Auburn-3No. 5 AuburnWon 42–3 vs. LSU+39LSUWon 41–10 at South Carolina+31South CarolinaWon 70–21 vs. Cincinnati+49CincinnatiWon 35–3 vs. Memphis+32MemphisWon 45–30 vs. No. 6 Florida+15No. 6 FloridaWon 24–17 vs. No. 7 Penn State+7No. 7 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsEast CarolinaW 45–⁠2484%
Sep 15vsGeorgia SouthernW 48–⁠696%
Sep 22atTulaneW 31–⁠1379%
Sep 29vsVirginia TechW 39–⁠2886%
Oct 6at9MiamiL 22–⁠3145%
Oct 20at5AuburnL 17–⁠2044%
Oct 27vsLSUW 42–⁠377%
Nov 3atSouth CarolinaW 41–⁠1071%
Nov 10vsCincinnatiW 70–⁠2196%
Nov 17vsMemphisW 35–⁠388%
Dec 1vs6FloridaW 45–⁠3066%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs7Penn StateBlockbuster BowlW 24–⁠1758%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Penn State 24–⁠17 in the Blockbuster Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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.

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 2
Points
459–⁠206
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1797 +75 this season
SP+ rating
28.8 No. 2 of 104; offense No. 5, defense No. 16
SRS
22.5 No. 3 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Brad Scott
Defensive coordinator
Mickey Andrews
Captains
Lawrence Dawsey, Corian Freeman, Anthony Moss and Bill Ragans
Offense
I formation, pro set
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1991

The 1991 draft
Rd 2Reggie Johnson TEDenver Broncos
Rd 3Lawrence Dawsey WRTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 5Anthony Moss LBNew York Giants
Rd 6Richie Andrews KDetroit Lions
Rd 7Hayward Haynes OGNew Orleans Saints