1990 Louisiana Tech

8–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Joe Peace.

Schedule and results

Louisiana Tech in 1990, game by game: lost at East Carolina 17–27; won at McNeese 51–3; lost at Western Michigan 21–27; won vs. Arkansas State 40–7; won vs. Louisiana 24–10; lost at No. 5 Auburn 14–16; won at Tulsa 35–21; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 31–22; won at UL Monroe 31–7; won vs. Akron 36–15; won vs. Colorado State 31–30; tied vs. Maryland 34–34+48−10Lost 17–27 at East Carolina-10East CarolinaWon 51–3 at McNeese+48McNeeseLost 21–27 at Western Michigan-6Western MichiganWon 40–7 vs. Arkansas State+33Arkansas StateWon 24–10 vs. Louisiana+14LouisianaLost 14–16 at No. 5 Auburn-2No. 5 AuburnWon 35–21 at Tulsa+14TulsaWon 31–22 vs. Stephen F. Austin+9Stephen F. Aust…Won 31–7 at UL Monroe+24UL MonroeWon 36–15 vs. Akron+21AkronWon 31–30 vs. Colorado State+1Colorado StateTied 34–34 vs. Maryland0Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atEast CarolinaL 17–⁠2739%
Sep 8atMcNeeseW 51–⁠359%
Sep 15atWestern MichiganL 21–⁠2741%
Sep 22vsArkansas StateW 40–⁠771%
Sep 29vsLouisianaW 24–⁠1057%
Oct 6at5AuburnL 14–⁠1618%
Oct 13atTulsaW 35–⁠2156%
Oct 27vsStephen F. AustinW 31–⁠2286%
Nov 3atUL MonroeW 31–⁠777%
Nov 10vsAkronW 36–⁠1573%
Nov 17vsColorado StateW 31–⁠3057%
Dec 15vsMarylandIndependence BowlT 34–⁠3457%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Maryland 34–⁠34 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 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
8–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
365–⁠219
Coach
Joe Peace
Elo
1553 +98 this season
SP+ rating
6.0 No. 41 of 104; offense No. 38, defense No. 45
SRS
2.1 No. 43 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Steve Ensminger
Defensive coordinator
John Thompson
Captains
Mike Richardson and Bobby Slaughter