1990 Texas Tech
4–7 (3–5 Southwest Conference), coached by Spike Dykes. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat SMU 62–7Nov 17
By 55 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at 18Ohio State | L 10–17 | 47% |
| Sep 13 | vs 18Houston | L 35–51 | 45% |
| Sep 22 | at New Mexico | W 34–32 | 64% |
| Sep 29 | vs Baylor | L 15–21 | 64% |
| Oct 6 | at 19Texas A&M | L 24–28 | 28% |
| Oct 13 | at Arkansas | W 49–44 | 33% |
| Oct 20 | at Rice | L 21–42 | 67% |
| Oct 27 | vs 8Miami | L 10–45 | 26% |
| Nov 3 | vs 14Texas | L 22–41 | 45% |
| Nov 10 | at TCU | W 40–28 | 33% |
| Nov 17 | vs SMU | W 62–7 | 80% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat SMU 62–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 5th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 322–356
- Coach
- Spike Dykes
- Elo
- 1500 −83 this season
- SP+ rating
- 2.6 No. 47 of 104; offense No. 21, defense No. 86
- SRS
- 0.9 No. 48 of 107 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Dick Winder
- Defensive coordinator
- Carlos Mainord
- Captain
- Ronnie Gossett DT
- Offense
- No-huddle spread
- Defense
- 3–4
Drafted in 1991
The 1991 draft| Rd 4 | Sammy Walker DB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first team, 5 second teamFirst team
Tracy SaulDBAP-1
Second team
- Rodney BlackshearWRUPI-2
- Jason DuvallOLAP-2
- Charles RoweLBAP-2
- Matt WingoLBAP-2
- Sammy WalkerDBUPI-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 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.