1990 UNLV
4–7 (3–4 Big West), coached by Jim Strong. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Oregon State 45–20Sep 15
By 25 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs Missouri State | L 24–31 | 69% |
| Sep 8 | at 24Houston | L 9–37 | 12% |
| Sep 15 | at Oregon State | W 45–20 | 37% |
| Sep 22 | vs San José State | L 13–47 | 41% |
| Sep 29 | atPacific | W 37–28 | 52% |
| Oct 6 | vsCal State Fullerton | W 29–10 | 53% |
| Oct 13 | at New Mexico State | W 24–20 | 69% |
| Oct 20 | vs Nevada | L 14–26 | 67% |
| Oct 27 | at Utah State | L 6–31 | 46% |
| Nov 3 | vs Fresno State | L 18–45 | 24% |
| Nov 17 | atLong Beach State | L 20–29 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Long Beach State 29–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big West.
In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–4 5th in Big West
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 239–324
- Coach
- Jim Strong
- Elo
- 1322 −61 this season
- SP+ rating
- -15.6 No. 91 of 104; offense No. 77, defense No. 90
- SRS
- −16.3 No. 98 of 107 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1990 Big West standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| San José State | 7–0 | 9–2–1 | |
| Fresno State | 5–1–1 | 8–2–1 | |
| Utah State | 5–1–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Long Beach State | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
 UNLV | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Pacific | 2–5 | 4–7 | |
| New Mexico State | 1–6 | 1–10 | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 0–7 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.