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1990 Texas

10–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Southwest Conference), coached by David McWilliams, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas in 1990, game by game: won at No. 21 Penn State 17–13; lost vs. No. 20 Colorado 22–29; won at Rice 26–10; won vs. No. 4 Oklahoma 14–13; won vs. Arkansas 49–17; won vs. SMU 52–3; won at Texas Tech 41–22; won vs. No. 3 Houston 45–24; won at TCU 38–10; won at Baylor 23–13; won vs. Texas A&M 28–27; lost vs. No. 4 Miami 3–46+49−43Won 17–13 at No. 21 Penn State+4No. 21 Penn StateLost 22–29 vs. No. 20 Colorado-7No. 20 ColoradoWon 26–10 at Rice+16RiceWon 14–13 vs. No. 4 Oklahoma+1No. 4 OklahomaWon 49–17 vs. Arkansas+32ArkansasWon 52–3 vs. SMU+49SMUWon 41–22 at Texas Tech+19Texas TechWon 45–24 vs. No. 3 Houston+21No. 3 HoustonWon 38–10 at TCU+28TCUWon 23–13 at Baylor+10BaylorWon 28–27 vs. Texas A&M+1Texas A&MLost 3–46 vs. No. 4 Miami-43No. 4 Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8at21Penn StateW 17–⁠1325%
Sep 22vs20ColoradoL 22–⁠2937%
Oct 6atRiceW 26–⁠1056%
Oct 13vs4OklahomaW 14–⁠1328%
Oct 20vsArkansasW 49–⁠1754%
Oct 27vsSMUW 52–⁠384%
Nov 3atTexas TechW 41–⁠2255%
Nov 10vs3HoustonW 45–⁠2437%
Nov 17atTCUW 38–⁠1064%
Nov 24atBaylorW 23–⁠1354%
Dec 1vsTexas A&MW 28–⁠2760%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs4MiamiCotton BowlL 3–⁠4635%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami 46–⁠3 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; Southwest Conference champions.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 23
  2. Wk 4: 22
  3. Wk 8: 19
  4. Wk 9: 13
  5. Wk 10: 14
  6. Wk 11: 14
  7. Wk 12: 7
  8. Wk 13: 6
  9. Wk 14: 5
  10. Wk 15: 3
  11. Final: 12

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.

Southwest Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 3
Points
358–⁠227
Coach
David McWilliams
Elo
1660 +181 this season
SP+ rating
24.9 No. 5 of 104; offense No. 16, defense No. 10
SRS
18.6 No. 11 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Lynn Amedee
Defensive coordinator
Leon Fuller

Drafted in 1991

The 1991 draft
Rd 1Stanley Richard DBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 1Stan Thomas OTChicago Bears
Rd 5Kerry Cash TEIndianapolis Colts
Rd 7Keith Cash WRWashington Redskins

All-Southwest Conference

9 first team, 10 second team

First team

  • Stan ThomasOLAP-1
  • Shane DronettDLAP-1
  • Oscar GilesDLAP-1
  • Brian JonesLBAP-1
  • Stanley RichardDBAP-1
  • Mike PollackKAP-1
  • Alex WaitsPAP-1
  • David McWilliamsMiscellaneousAP
  • Newcomer of the Year: Butch HadnotMiscellaneousUPI

Second 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 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas8–⁠010–⁠212
Houston7–⁠110–⁠110
Texas A&M5–⁠2–⁠19–⁠3–⁠115
Baylor5–⁠2–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
TCU3–⁠55–⁠6
Rice3–⁠55–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠54–⁠7
Arkansas1–⁠73–⁠8
SMU0–⁠81–⁠10

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