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1990 Oregon

8–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Pac-10), coached by Rich Brooks.

Schedule and results

Oregon in 1990, game by game: won vs. San Diego State 42–21; won vs. Idaho 55–23; lost at No. 18 Arizona 17–22; won vs. No. 4 BYU 32–16; won vs. Utah State 52–7; lost at No. 17 Washington 17–38; won vs. Arizona State 27–7; won vs. Stanford 31–0; won vs. UCLA 28–24; lost at California 3–28; won at Oregon State 6–3; lost vs. Colorado State 31–32+45−25Won 42–21 vs. San Diego State+21San Diego StateWon 55–23 vs. Idaho+32IdahoLost 17–22 at No. 18 Arizona-5No. 18 ArizonaWon 32–16 vs. No. 4 BYU+16No. 4 BYUWon 52–7 vs. Utah State+45Utah StateLost 17–38 at No. 17 Washington-21No. 17 WashingtonWon 27–7 vs. Arizona State+20Arizona StateWon 31–0 vs. Stanford+31StanfordWon 28–24 vs. UCLA+4UCLALost 3–28 at California-25CaliforniaWon 6–3 at Oregon State+3Oregon StateLost 31–32 vs. Colorado State-1Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsSan Diego StateW 42–⁠2170%
Sep 15vsIdahoW 55–⁠2388%
Sep 22at18ArizonaL 17–⁠2239%
Sep 29vs4BYUW 32–⁠1648%
Oct 6vsUtah StateW 52–⁠786%
Oct 13at17WashingtonL 17–⁠3837%
Oct 20vsArizona StateW 27–⁠777%
Oct 27vsStanfordW 31–⁠078%
Nov 3vsUCLAW 28–⁠2473%
Nov 10atCaliforniaL 3–⁠2859%
Nov 17atOregon StateW 6–⁠380%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsColorado StateFreedom BowlL 31–⁠3256%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado State 32–⁠31 in the Freedom Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 22
  2. Wk 7: 19
  3. Wk 9: 25
  4. Wk 10: 22
  5. Wk 11: 20

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
8–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 3rd in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
341–⁠221
Coach
Rich Brooks
Elo
1602 +21 this season
SP+ rating
14.2 No. 23 of 104; offense No. 34, defense No. 18
SRS
11.1 No. 25 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mike Belotti
Defensive coordinator
Denny Schuler
Captains
Bill Musgrave and Rory Dairy

Drafted in 1991

The 1991 draft
Rd 4Bill Musgrave QBDallas Cowboys

All-Pac-10

2 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

  • Jeff ThomasonTECoaches-2
  • Matt LaBountyDECoaches-2
  • Marcus WoodsDTCoaches-2
  • Eric CastleSCoaches-2
  • Gregg McCallumKCoaches-2
  • Tommy ThompsonPCoaches-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 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington7–⁠110–⁠25
USC5–⁠2–⁠18–⁠4–⁠120
Oregon4–⁠38–⁠4
California4–⁠3–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Arizona5–⁠47–⁠5
UCLA4–⁠45–⁠6
Stanford4–⁠45–⁠6
Arizona State2–⁠54–⁠7
Washington State2–⁠63–⁠8
Oregon State1–⁠61–⁠10

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