1990 Utah
4–7 (2–6 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Ron McBride. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Utah State 19–0Sep 1
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Utah State | W 19–0 | 44% |
| Sep 8 | at Minnesota | W 35–29 | 37% |
| Sep 15 | vs Fresno State | L 7–31 | 39% |
| Sep 22 | vs Hawai’i | L 7–19 | 52% |
| Sep 29 | vs Wyoming | L 10–28 | 35% |
| Oct 6 | at Colorado State | L 13–28 | 30% |
| Oct 20 | vs UTEP | W 37–23 | 62% |
| Oct 27 | at Air Force | L 21–52 | 31% |
| Nov 3 | at San Diego State | L 14–66 | 31% |
| Nov 10 | at New Mexico | W 29–27 | 48% |
| Nov 17 | vs 5BYU | L 22–45 | 17% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to BYU 45–22; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 120th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
Led the nationBryan Rowley: yards per catch (27.2)
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 2–6 7th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 214–348
- Coach
- Ron McBride
- Elo
- 1375 −49 this season
- SP+ rating
- -11.8 No. 85 of 104; offense No. 68, defense No. 83
- SRS
- −12.6 No. 87 of 107 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Danny Henson
- Defensive coordinator
- Greg McMackin
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 4–3
1990 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 7–1 | 10–3 | 22 |
| Colorado State | 6–1 | 9–4 | |
| San Diego State | 5–2 | 6–5 | |
| Wyoming | 5–3 | 9–4 | |
| Hawai’i | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Air Force | 3–4 | 7–5 | |
 Utah | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| New Mexico | 1–6 | 2–10 | |
| UTEP | 1–7 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.