1990 SMU
1–10 (0–8 Southwest Conference), coached by Forrest Gregg. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Vanderbilt 44–7Sep 8
By 37 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs Vanderbilt | W 44–7 | 63% |
| Sep 15 | at Tulane | L 7–43 | 43% |
| Sep 29 | vs TCU | L 21–42 | 50% |
| Oct 6 | at North Texas | L 7–14 | 52% |
| Oct 13 | at Baylor | L 17–52 | 22% |
| Oct 20 | vs 9Houston | L 17–44 | 13% |
| Oct 27 | at 13Texas | L 3–52 | 16% |
| Nov 3 | vs Texas A&M | L 17–38 | 18% |
| Nov 10 | at Rice | L 28–30 | 26% |
| Nov 17 | at Texas Tech | L 7–62 | 20% |
| Nov 24 | vs Arkansas | L 29–42 | 35% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arkansas 42–29; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 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
- 1–10
- Conference
- 0–8 9th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 197–426
- Coach
- Forrest Gregg
- Elo
- 1265 −138 this season
- SP+ rating
- -21.3 No. 98 of 104; offense No. 61, defense No. 102
- SRS
- −17.0 No. 99 of 107 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Larry Kueck
- Defensive coordinator
- Jon Tenuta
- Offense
- Run and shoot
- Defense
- 4–3
1990 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 8–0 | 10–2 | 12 |
| Houston | 7–1 | 10–1 | 10 |
| Texas A&M | 5–2–1 | 9–3–1 | 15 |
| Baylor | 5–2–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| TCU | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Rice | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Texas Tech | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Arkansas | 1–7 | 3–8 | |
 SMU | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.