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1990 Maryland

6–⁠5–⁠1 (4–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Joe Krivak.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1990, game by game: won vs. Virginia Tech 20–13; won at No. 25 West Virginia 14–10; lost vs. No. 16 Clemson 17–18; won vs. NC State 13–12; lost at No. 6 Michigan 17–45; lost vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech 3–31; won vs. Wake Forest 41–13; won at Duke 23–20; lost at North Carolina 10–34; lost at No. 21 Penn State 10–24; won at No. 8 Virginia 35–30; tied vs. Louisiana Tech 34–34+28−28Won 20–13 vs. Virginia Tech+7Virginia TechWon 14–10 at No. 25 West Virginia+4No. 25 West VirginiaLost 17–18 vs. No. 16 Clemson-1No. 16 ClemsonWon 13–12 vs. NC State+1NC StateLost 17–45 at No. 6 Michigan-28No. 6 MichiganLost 3–31 vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech-28No. 23 Georgia TechWon 41–13 vs. Wake Forest+28Wake ForestWon 23–20 at Duke+3DukeLost 10–34 at North Carolina-24North CarolinaLost 10–24 at No. 21 Penn State-14No. 21 Penn StateWon 35–30 at No. 8 Virginia+5No. 8 VirginiaTied 34–34 vs. Louisiana Tech0Louisiana Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsVirginia TechW 20–⁠1354%
Sep 8at25West VirginiaW 14–⁠1026%
Sep 15vs16ClemsonL 17–⁠1840%
Sep 22vsNC StateW 13–⁠1256%
Sep 29at6MichiganL 17–⁠4524%
Oct 6vs23Georgia TechL 3–⁠3148%
Oct 13vsWake ForestW 41–⁠1365%
Oct 20atDukeW 23–⁠2040%
Oct 27atNorth CarolinaL 10–⁠3454%
Nov 10at21Penn StateL 10–⁠2418%
Nov 17at8VirginiaW 35–⁠3016%
Dec 15Bowls & playoffvsLouisiana TechIndependence BowlT 34–⁠3443%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Louisiana Tech 34–⁠34 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 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
6–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠3 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
237–⁠284
Coach
Joe Krivak
Elo
1505 +31 this season
SP+ rating
9.6 No. 36 of 104; offense No. 45, defense No. 29
SRS
5.9 No. 40 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Greg Williams

Drafted in 1991

The 1991 draft
Rd 4Scott Zolak QBNew England Patriots
Rd 4Clarence Jones OTNew York Giants

All-ACC

1 first team

First team

  • Barry JohnsonWRAP-1

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

1990 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech6–⁠0–⁠111–⁠0–⁠12
Clemson5–⁠210–⁠29
Virginia5–⁠28–⁠423
Maryland4–⁠36–⁠5–⁠1
North Carolina3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
NC State3–⁠47–⁠5
Duke1–⁠64–⁠7
Wake Forest0–⁠73–⁠8

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