1990 Northwestern
2–9 (1–7 Big Ten), coached by Francis Peay. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Illinois 24–7Sep 29
By 17 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs Duke | L 24–27 | 31% |
| Sep 22 | at Rice | L 14–31 | 35% |
| Sep 29 | vs Northern Illinois | W 24–7 | 31% |
| Oct 6 | vs Indiana | L 0–42 | 25% |
| Oct 13 | at Minnesota | L 25–35 | 22% |
| Oct 20 | vs Wisconsin | W 44–34 | 55% |
| Oct 27 | at 15Iowa | L 14–56 | 18% |
| Nov 3 | at Ohio State | L 7–48 | 14% |
| Nov 10 | vs Purdue | L 13–33 | 57% |
| Nov 17 | vs 23Michigan State | L 22–29 | 14% |
| Nov 24 | at 22Illinois | L 23–28 | 10% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Illinois 28–23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 126th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 1–7 tied for 8th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 210–370
- Coach
- Francis Peay
- Elo
- 1278 −56 this season
- SP+ rating
- -15.8 No. 92 of 104; offense No. 74, defense No. 93
- SRS
- −9.9 No. 83 of 107 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Mike Knoll
- Captain
- Bob Christian
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Richard BuchananWRAP-2; Coaches-1
Second team
- Ed SutterLBAP-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 Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Michigan | 6–2 | 9–3 | 7 |
| Michigan State | 6–2 | 8–3–1 | 16 |
| Iowa | 6–2 | 8–4 | 18 |
| Illinois | 6–2 | 8–4 | 25 |
| Ohio State | 5–2–1 | 7–4–1 | |
| Minnesota | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Indiana | 3–4–1 | 6–5–1 | |
| Northwestern | 1–7 | 2–9 | |
| Purdue | 1–7 | 2–9 | |
| Wisconsin | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.