1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football | |
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Florida Citrus Bowl, L 21–45 vs. Georgia Tech | |
Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 17 |
AP | No. 24 |
1990 record | 9–3 (5–2 Big 8) |
Head coach | Tom Osborne (18th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Tom Osborne (21st season) |
Offensive scheme | I formation |
Defensive coordinator | Charlie McBride (10th season) |
Base defense | 5–2 |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 73,650) |
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No. 1 Colorado $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Nebraska | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Oklahoma | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Contents
1 Schedule
2 Roster and coaching staff
3 Game summaries
3.1 Baylor
3.2 Northern Illinois
3.3 Minnesota
3.4 Oregon State
3.5 Kansas State
3.6 Missouri
3.7 Oklahoma State
3.8 Iowa State
3.9 #9 Colorado
3.10 Kansas
3.11 Oklahoma
3.12 Georgia Tech
4 Rankings
5 Awards
6 NFL and pro players
7 References
Schedule
[1]
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 1 | 6:30 PM | Baylor* | No. 7 | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | ESPN | W 13–0 | 76,184 | ||
September 8 | 1:30 PM | Northern Illinois* | No. 10 | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | W 60–14 | 76,043 | |||
September 22 | 1:30 PM | Minnesota* | No. 8 | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | W 56–0 | 76,354 | |||
September 29 | 1:30 PM | Oregon State* | No. 8 | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | W 31–7 | 76,061 | |||
October 6 | 1:10 PM | at Kansas State | No. 8 | KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas | W 45–8 | 35,757 | |||
October 13 | 1:30 PM | Missouri | No. 7 | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska (Rivalry) | W 69–21 | 76,317 | |||
October 20 | 1:30 PM | Oklahoma State | No. 4 | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | W 31–3 | 76,251 | |||
October 27 | 1:00 PM | at Iowa State | No. 4 | Cyclone Stadium • Ames, Iowa | W 45–13 | 54,475 | |||
November 3 | 3:00 PM | No. 9 Colorado | No. 3 | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska (Rivalry) | ESPN | L 12–27 | 76,464 | ||
November 10 | 1:00 PM | at Kansas | No. 13 | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas | W 41–9 | 36,000 | |||
November 23 | 1:30 PM | at Oklahoma | No. 10 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma (Rivalry) | CBS | L 10–45 | 74,910 | ||
January 1 | 12:30 PM | vs. No. 2 Georgia Tech* | No. 19 | Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida (Florida Citrus Bowl) | ABC | L 21–45 | 72,328 | ||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Roster and coaching staff
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offense
| Defense
| Special teams
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Roster |
Game summaries
Baylor
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Northern Illinois
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Minnesota
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Oregon State
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Kansas State
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Missouri
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Oklahoma State
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Iowa State
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#9 Colorado
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Kansas
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Oklahoma
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Georgia Tech
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Rankings
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final |
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AP | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 24 |
Coaches | 17 |
Awards
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Award | Name(s) |
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All-America | Kenny Walker |
All-Big 8 | Reggie Cooper, Mike Croel, Johnny Mitchell, Bruce Pickens, Tom Punt, Will Shields, Pat Tyrance, Kenny Walker |
NFL and pro players
The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1990 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.[3]
Name | Team |
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Trev Alberts | Indianapolis Colts |
Mike Anderson | Amsterdam Admirals |
Derek Brown | New Orleans Saints |
Terris Chorney | Edmonton Eskimos |
Reggie Cooper | Dallas Cowboys |
Mike Croel | Denver Broncos |
Travis Hill | Cleveland Browns |
Tyrone Hughes | New Orleans Saints |
Tyrone Legette | New Orleans Saints |
Keithen McCant | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Johnny Mitchell | New York Jets |
John Parrella | Buffalo Bills |
Bruce Pickens | Atlanta Falcons |
John Reece | Kansas City Chiefs |
Will Shields | Kansas City Chiefs |
Joe Sims | Atlanta Falcons |
Nate Turner | Buffalo Bills |
Kenny Walker | Denver Broncos |
David White | New England Patriots |
References
^ "Football - 1990 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved May 24, 2009..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ 1990 Husker Honors
^ "All Time NFL Huskers". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009.