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1990 Iowa State

4–⁠6–⁠1 (2–⁠4–⁠1 Big Eight), coached by Jim Walden.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 1990, game by game: won vs. Northern Iowa 35–6; lost at Minnesota 16–20; lost at Iowa 35–45; won vs. Western Michigan 34–20; tied vs. Kansas 34–34; lost at No. 14 Colorado 12–28; won at No. 16 Oklahoma 33–31; lost vs. No. 4 Nebraska 13–45; lost at Kansas State 14–28; won vs. Missouri 27–25; lost vs. Oklahoma State 17–25+29−32Won 35–6 vs. Northern Iowa+29Northern IowaLost 16–20 at Minnesota-4MinnesotaLost 35–45 at Iowa-10IowaWon 34–20 vs. Western Michigan+14Western MichiganTied 34–34 vs. Kansas0KansasLost 12–28 at No. 14 Colorado-16No. 14 ColoradoWon 33–31 at No. 16 Oklahoma+2No. 16 OklahomaLost 13–45 vs. No. 4 Nebraska-32No. 4 NebraskaLost 14–28 at Kansas State-14Kansas StateWon 27–25 vs. Missouri+2MissouriLost 17–25 vs. Oklahoma State-8Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsNorthern IowaW 35–⁠680%
Sep 15atMinnesotaL 16–⁠2047%
Sep 22atIowaL 35–⁠4542%
Sep 29vsWestern MichiganW 34–⁠2052%
Oct 6vsKansasT 34–⁠3473%
Oct 13at14ColoradoL 12–⁠2819%
Oct 20at16OklahomaW 33–⁠3120%
Oct 27vs4NebraskaL 13–⁠4527%
Nov 3atKansas StateL 14–⁠2860%
Nov 10vsMissouriW 27–⁠2564%
Nov 17vsOklahoma StateL 17–⁠2561%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 25–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
4–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4–⁠1 tied for 4th in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked
Points
270–⁠307
Coach
Jim Walden
Elo
1428 −62 this season
SP+ rating
-0.5 No. 59 of 104; offense No. 35, defense No. 73
SRS
−0.2 No. 54 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Robin Ross

Drafted in 1991

The 1991 draft
Rd 4Marcus Robertson DBHouston Oilers
Rd 5Gene Williams OGMiami Dolphins
Rd 6Blaise Bryant RBNew York Jets

All-Big Eight

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

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

1990 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado7–⁠011–⁠1–⁠11
Nebraska5–⁠29–⁠324
Oklahoma5–⁠28–⁠317
Iowa State2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Kansas2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Kansas State2–⁠55–⁠6
Oklahoma State2–⁠54–⁠7
Missouri2–⁠54–⁠7

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