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1990 Kansas State

5–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Big Eight), coached by Bill Snyder.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 1990, game by game: won vs. Western Illinois 27–6; won vs. New Mexico State 52–7; lost at Northern Illinois 35–42; won vs. New Mexico 38–6; lost vs. No. 8 Nebraska 8–45; won vs. Oklahoma State 23–17; lost at Missouri 10–31; lost at Kansas 24–27; won vs. Iowa State 28–14; lost at Oklahoma 7–34; lost at No. 2 Colorado 3–64+45−61Won 27–6 vs. Western Illinois+21Western IllinoisWon 52–7 vs. New Mexico State+45New Mexico StateLost 35–42 at Northern Illinois-7Northern Illino…Won 38–6 vs. New Mexico+32New MexicoLost 8–45 vs. No. 8 Nebraska-37No. 8 NebraskaWon 23–17 vs. Oklahoma State+6Oklahoma StateLost 10–31 at Missouri-21MissouriLost 24–27 at Kansas-3KansasWon 28–14 vs. Iowa State+14Iowa StateLost 7–34 at Oklahoma-27OklahomaLost 3–64 at No. 2 Colorado-61No. 2 Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsWestern IllinoisW 27–⁠660%
Sep 15vsNew Mexico StateW 52–⁠769%
Sep 22atNorthern IllinoisL 35–⁠4224%
Sep 29vsNew MexicoW 38–⁠653%
Oct 6vs8NebraskaL 8–⁠4517%
Oct 13vsOklahoma StateW 23–⁠1745%
Oct 20atMissouriL 10–⁠3136%
Oct 27atKansasL 24–⁠2742%
Nov 3vsIowa StateW 28–⁠1440%
Nov 10atOklahomaL 7–⁠3413%
Nov 17at2ColoradoL 3–⁠647%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado 64–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

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
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked
Points
255–⁠293
Coach
Bill Snyder
Elo
1374 +69 this season
SP+ rating
-4.5 No. 71 of 104; offense No. 56, defense No. 76
SRS
−2.4 No. 65 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Del Miller
Defensive coordinator
Bob Cope
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

All-Big Eight

4 second team

Second team

  • Carl StrawQBAP-2
  • Frank HernandezWRAP-2
  • Michael SmithWRAP-2
  • Brooks BartaLBAP-2

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.