1990 Fresno State
8–2–1 (5–1–1 Big West), coached by Jim Sweeney. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico State 42–3Sep 22
By 39 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 41–10 | 67% |
| Sep 8 | vs New Mexico | W 24–17 | 82% |
| Sep 15 | at Utah | W 31–7 | 61% |
| Sep 22 | vs New Mexico State | W 42–3 | 94% |
| Sep 29 | atCal State Fullerton | W 38–3 | 71% |
| Oct 6 | at Northern Illinois | L 18–73 | 70% |
| Oct 13 | vs Utah State | T 24–24 | 85% |
| Oct 20 | vsLong Beach State | W 28–16 | 84% |
| Nov 3 | at UNLV | W 45–18 | 76% |
| Nov 10 | vsPacific | W 48–17 | 87% |
| Nov 17 | at San José State | L 7–42 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to San José State 42–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big West.
In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 5: 24
- Wk 6: 24
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
- 8–2–1
- Conference
- 5–1–1 tied for 2nd in Big West
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 24
- Points
- 346–230
- Coach
- Jim Sweeney
- Elo
- 1593 +5 this season
- SP+ rating
- -0.3 No. 57 of 104; offense No. 39, defense No. 69
- SRS
- −1.9 No. 61 of 107 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1991
The 1991 draft| Rd 3 | Aaron Craver RB | Miami Dolphins |
1990 Big West standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| San José State | 7–0 | 9–2–1 | |
 Fresno State | 5–1–1 | 8–2–1 | |
| Utah State | 5–1–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Long Beach State | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
| UNLV | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Pacific | 2–5 | 4–7 | |
| New Mexico State | 1–6 | 1–10 | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 0–7 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.