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1990 Louisville

10–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Howard Schnellenberger, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 1990, game by game: tied at San José State 10–10; won vs. Murray State 68–0; won vs. Kansas 28–16; won at West Virginia 9–7; lost at Southern Miss 13–25; won vs. Tulsa 38–14; won vs. Memphis 19–17; won at Pittsburgh 27–20; won vs. Western Kentucky 41–7; won at Cincinnati 41–16; won vs. Boston College 17–10; won vs. No. 25 Alabama 34–7+68−12Tied 10–10 at San José State0San José StateWon 68–0 vs. Murray State+68Murray StateWon 28–16 vs. Kansas+12KansasWon 9–7 at West Virginia+2West VirginiaLost 13–25 at Southern Miss-12Southern MissWon 38–14 vs. Tulsa+24TulsaWon 19–17 vs. Memphis+2MemphisWon 27–20 at Pittsburgh+7PittsburghWon 41–7 vs. Western Kentucky+34Western KentuckyWon 41–16 at Cincinnati+25CincinnatiWon 17–10 vs. Boston College+7Boston CollegeWon 34–7 vs. No. 25 Alabama+27No. 25 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atSan José StateT 10–⁠1045%
Sep 8vsMurray StateW 68–⁠084%
Sep 15vsKansasW 28–⁠1675%
Sep 22atWest VirginiaW 9–⁠736%
Sep 29atSouthern MissL 13–⁠2543%
Oct 6vsTulsaW 38–⁠1474%
Oct 13vsMemphisW 19–⁠1771%
Oct 20atPittsburghW 27–⁠2042%
Oct 27vsWestern KentuckyW 41–⁠789%
Nov 3atCincinnatiW 41–⁠1684%
Nov 10vsBoston CollegeW 17–⁠1075%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs25AlabamaFiesta BowlW 34–⁠739%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Alabama 34–⁠7 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 10: 25
  2. Wk 11: 22
  3. Wk 12: 20
  4. Wk 13: 20
  5. Wk 14: 17
  6. Wk 15: 18
  7. Final: 14

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
10–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 14 peak No. 14
Points
345–⁠149
Coach
Howard Schnellenberger
Elo
1650 +132 this season
SP+ rating
8.6 No. 37 of 104; offense No. 67, defense No. 12
SRS
6.0 No. 39 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Gary Nord
Defensive coordinator
Rick Lantz

Drafted in 1991

The 1991 draft
Rd 1Ted Washington DTSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 2Browning Nagle QBNew York Jets