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1990 Ole Miss

9–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Billy Brewer, finished No. 21 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 1990, game by game: won vs. Memphis 23–21; lost vs. No. 2 Auburn 10–24; won at No. 13 Arkansas 21–17; won vs. Tulane 31–21; won vs. Kentucky 35–29; won at Georgia 28–12; won vs. Arkansas State 42–13; won at Vanderbilt 14–13; won at LSU 19–10; lost vs. No. 14 Tennessee 13–22; won vs. Mississippi State 21–9; lost vs. No. 12 Michigan 3–35+29−32Won 23–21 vs. Memphis+2MemphisLost 10–24 vs. No. 2 Auburn-14No. 2 AuburnWon 21–17 at No. 13 Arkansas+4No. 13 ArkansasWon 31–21 vs. Tulane+10TulaneWon 35–29 vs. Kentucky+6KentuckyWon 28–12 at Georgia+16GeorgiaWon 42–13 vs. Arkansas State+29Arkansas StateWon 14–13 at Vanderbilt+1VanderbiltWon 19–10 at LSU+9LSULost 13–22 vs. No. 14 Tennessee-9No. 14 TennesseeWon 21–9 vs. Mississippi State+12Mississippi Sta…Lost 3–35 vs. No. 12 Michigan-32No. 12 Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsMemphisW 23–⁠2175%
Sep 15vs2AuburnL 10–⁠2436%
Sep 22at13ArkansasW 21–⁠1725%
Sep 29vsTulaneW 31–⁠2171%
Oct 6vsKentuckyW 35–⁠2974%
Oct 13atGeorgiaW 28–⁠1245%
Oct 20vsArkansas StateW 42–⁠1385%
Oct 27atVanderbiltW 14–⁠1379%
Nov 3atLSUW 19–⁠1051%
Nov 17vs14TennesseeL 13–⁠2244%
Nov 24vsMississippi StateW 21–⁠973%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs12MichiganGator BowlL 3–⁠3534%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan 35–⁠3 in the Gator Bowl; No. 21 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 24
  2. Wk 8: 18
  3. Wk 9: 17
  4. Wk 10: 17
  5. Wk 11: 16
  6. Wk 12: 15
  7. Wk 13: 21
  8. Wk 14: 15
  9. Wk 15: 15
  10. Final: 21
Record
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 21 peak No. 15
Points
260–⁠226
Coach
Billy Brewer
Elo
1602 +71 this season
SP+ rating
0.3 No. 55 of 104; offense No. 80, defense No. 39
SRS
0.2 No. 51 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Red Parker
Defensive coordinator
Robert Henry

Drafted in 1991

The 1991 draft
Rd 1Kelvin Pritchett DTDallas Cowboys
Rd 4Randy Baldwin RBMinnesota Vikings

All-SEC

3 first team

First team

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.