1990 Ohio

1–⁠9–⁠1 (0–⁠7–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Tom Lichtenberg.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 1990, game by game: lost at No. 18 Pittsburgh 3–35; lost at Eastern Michigan 18–21; won vs. Tennessee Tech 42–32; lost vs. Toledo 20–27; tied at Bowling Green 10–10; lost vs. Miami (OH) 18–40; lost at Kent State 15–44; lost vs. Western Michigan 23–31; lost at Youngstown State 0–27; lost vs. Central Michigan 7–52; lost at Ball State 6–23+10−45Lost 3–35 at No. 18 Pittsburgh-32No. 18 PittsburghLost 18–21 at Eastern Michigan-3Eastern MichiganWon 42–32 vs. Tennessee Tech+10Tennessee TechLost 20–27 vs. Toledo-7ToledoTied 10–10 at Bowling Green0Bowling GreenLost 18–40 vs. Miami (OH)-22Miami (OH)Lost 15–44 at Kent State-29Kent StateLost 23–31 vs. Western Michigan-8Western MichiganLost 0–27 at Youngstown State-27Youngstown StateLost 7–52 vs. Central Michigan-45Central MichiganLost 6–23 at Ball State-17Ball State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ball State 23–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
1–⁠9–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠7–⁠1 9th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
162–⁠342
Coach
Tom Lichtenberg
Elo
1229 −134 this season
SP+ rating
-24.5 No. 100 of 104; offense No. 102, defense No. 89
SRS
−30.2 No. 106 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1990 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠2
Central Michigan7–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Ball State5–⁠37–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠4
Miami (OH)4–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Bowling Green2–⁠4–⁠23–⁠5–⁠2
Eastern Michigan2–⁠62–⁠9
Kent State2–⁠62–⁠9
Ohio0–⁠7–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1

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