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1990 LSU

5–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mike Archer.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1990, game by game: won vs. Georgia 18–13; won vs. Miami (OH) 35–7; lost at Vanderbilt 21–24; won vs. No. 11 Texas A&M 17–8; lost at No. 10 Florida 8–34; won vs. Kentucky 30–20; lost at No. 12 Florida State 3–42; lost vs. No. 17 Ole Miss 10–19; lost at Alabama 3–24; lost at Mississippi State 22–34; won vs. Tulane 16–13+28−39Won 18–13 vs. Georgia+5GeorgiaWon 35–7 vs. Miami (OH)+28Miami (OH)Lost 21–24 at Vanderbilt-3VanderbiltWon 17–8 vs. No. 11 Texas A&M+9No. 11 Texas A&MLost 8–34 at No. 10 Florida-26No. 10 FloridaWon 30–20 vs. Kentucky+10KentuckyLost 3–42 at No. 12 Florida State-39No. 12 Florida StateLost 10–19 vs. No. 17 Ole Miss-9No. 17 Ole MissLost 3–24 at Alabama-21AlabamaLost 22–34 at Mississippi State-12Mississippi Sta…Won 16–13 vs. Tulane+3Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsGeorgiaW 18–⁠1356%
Sep 15vsMiami (OH)W 35–⁠785%
Sep 22atVanderbiltL 21–⁠2472%
Sep 29vs11Texas A&MW 17–⁠842%
Oct 6at10FloridaL 8–⁠3437%
Oct 20vsKentuckyW 30–⁠2072%
Oct 27at12Florida StateL 3–⁠4223%
Nov 3vs17Ole MissL 10–⁠1949%
Nov 10atAlabamaL 3–⁠2427%
Nov 17atMississippi StateL 22–⁠3447%
Nov 24vsTulaneW 16–⁠1368%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulane 16–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 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 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
183–⁠238
Coach
Mike Archer
Elo
1491 −49 this season
SP+ rating
-2.7 No. 62 of 104; offense No. 90, defense No. 36
SRS
−4.3 No. 70 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ed Zaunbrecher
Defensive coordinator
John Mitchell
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 1991

The 1991 draft
Rd 1Harvey Williams RBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 7Blake Miller CNew England Patriots

All-SEC

4 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Derriel McCorveyDBAP-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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida6–⁠19–⁠213
Tennessee5–⁠1–⁠19–⁠2–⁠28
Ole Miss5–⁠29–⁠321
Alabama5–⁠27–⁠5
Auburn4–⁠2–⁠18–⁠3–⁠119
Kentucky3–⁠44–⁠7
LSU2–⁠55–⁠6
Georgia2–⁠54–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠65–⁠6
Vanderbilt1–⁠61–⁠10

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