1990 Big Ten Conference football season

The 1990 Big Ten Conference football season was the 95th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1990 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I-A
SportFootball
Number of teams10
Top draft pickBobby Wilson
Picked byWashington Redskins
Co-championsIowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Illinois
Season MVPNick Bell
Top scorerJ.D. Carlson
1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Michigan + 6 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 16 Michigan State + 6 –2 –0  8 –3 –1
No. 25 Illinois + 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 18 Iowa + 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Ohio State 5 –2 –1  7 –4 –1
Minnesota 5 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Indiana 3 –4 –1  6 –5 –1
Northwestern 1 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
Purdue 1 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
Wisconsin 0 –8 –0  1 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The Iowa Hawkeyes won a four-way tie for the Big Ten Conference championship by defeating the three other teams atop the conference standings – Michigan, Michigan State, and Illinois – in their respective head-to-head matchups. The Hawkeyes earned their third trip to Pasadena in ten seasons, but lost 46-34 to Washington in the 1991 Rose Bowl.

Michigan defeated Ole Miss 35-3 in the Gator Bowl to finish 9-3 on the season. The #7 Wolverines were the highest ranked Big Ten team in the final AP poll. Joining Michigan in the final rankings were the other conference co-champions – #16 Michigan State, #18 Iowa, and #25 Illinois.

Iowa running back Nick Bell received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the conference's most valuable player. Michigan defensive back Tripp Welborne and Illinois defensive lineman Moe Gardner were consensus first-team All-Americans for the second straight season.

Season overview

Results and team statistics
Conf. Rank Team Head coach AP final AP high Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG MVP
1MichiganGary Moeller#7#19-36–232.416.5Tripp Welborne
Michigan StateGeorge Perles#16#168–3-16–226.018.6Tico Duckett
IllinoisJohn Mackovic#25#58–46–225.327.8
IowaHayden Fry#18#68–46–235.624.0Nick Bell
5Ohio StateJohn CooperNR#159–35–327.117.7
6MinnesotaJohn GutekunstNRNR6–55–320.425.5
7IndianaBill MalloryNRNR6–5-13–4-127.419.8
8NorthwesternFrancis PeayNRNR2–91–719.133.6
PurdueFred AkersNRNR2–91–716.130.6
10WisconsinBarry AlvarezNRNR1–100–812.125.9

Key
AP final = Team's rank in the final AP Poll of the 1990 season[1]
AP high = Team's highest rank in the AP Poll throughout the 1990 season[1]
PPG = Average of points scored per game; conference leader's average displayed in bold[1]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game; conference leader's average displayed in bold[1]
MVP = Most valuable player as voted by players on each team as part of the voting process to determine the winner of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy; trophy winner in bold

Pre-season

Regular season

Bowl games

Six Big Ten teams played in bowl games:

Rankings
Main article: 1990 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Statistical leaders

The Big Ten's individual statistical leaders include the following:[1]

Awards and honors

All-conference players
For the complete All-Big Ten selections, see 1990 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

The following players were picked by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press International (UPI) as first-team players on the 1990 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

Offense

Position Name Team Selectors
QuarterbackMatt RodgersIowaAP
Running backNick BellIowaAP
Running backJon VaughnMichiganAP
CenterDan BeattyOhio StateAP
CenterChris ThomeMinnesotaAP
GuardDean DingmanMichiganAP
GuardEric MotenMichigan StateAP
TackleTom DohringMichiganAP
TackleGreg SkrepenakMichiganAP
Tight endDuane YoungMichigan StateAP
ReceiverRichard BuchananNorthwesternAP
ReceiverJeff GrahamOhio StateAP

Defense

Position Name Team Selectors
Defensive lineMel AgeeNorthwesternAP
Defensive lineDon DaveyNorthwesternAP
Defensive lineMoe GardnerIllinoisAP
Defensive lineCarlos JenkinsMichigan StateAP
Defensive lineJim JohnsonIowaAP
LinebackerDarrick BrownlowIllinoisAP
LinebackerMelvin FosterIowaAP
LinebackerSteve TovarOhio StateAP
Defensive backMike DumasIndianaAP
Defensive backMerton HanksIowaAP
Defensive backTripp WelborneMichiganAP

Special Teams

Position Name Team Selectors
PlacekickerJohn LangelohMichigan StateAP
PunterMacky SmithIndianaAP

All-Americans
For the complete All-America selections, see 1990 College Football All-America Team.

At the end of the season, two Big Ten players were consensus first-team picks for the 1990 College Football All-America Team. The Big Ten's consensus All-Americans were:

Position Name Team Selectors
Defensive backTripp WelborneMichiganAFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF, FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Nose guardMoe GardnerIllinoisAFCA, UPI, WCFF, GNS, SH


Other awards

Hayden Fry of Iowa received his second Big Ten Coach of the Year award.[1]

1991 NFL Draft

The 1991 NFL Draft was held April 21-22, 1991. The following Big Ten players were selected in the first round of the draft:[2]

Name Position Team Round Overall pick
Bobby WilsonDefensive TackleMichigan State117
Vinnie ClarkCornerbackOhio State119
Henry JonesSafetyIllinois126
Jarrod BunchFullbackMichigan127

References
  1. "1990 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  2. "1991 NFL Draft: Full Draft". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
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