1990 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1990 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by second-year head coach Gary Gibbs. They were ineligible to participate in a bowl game since they were on probation.[1]

1990 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
1990 record8–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coachGary Gibbs (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorLarry Coker (1st season)
Captains
  • Scott Evans
  • Larry Medice
  • Mike Sawatzky
  • Chris Wilson
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 75,004)
1990 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 82:30 p.m.at No. 19 UCLA*No. 23ABCW 34–1450,068
September 151:00 p.m.No. 13 Pittsburgh*No. 14
CBSW 52–1071,117
September 221:00 p.m.Tulsa*No. 11
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 52–1070,235
September 291:00 p.m.KansasNo. 9
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
PSNW 31–1770,095
October 61:30 p.m.at Oklahoma StateNo. 7W 31–1749,800
October 133:00 p.m.vs. Texas*No. 4
ESPNL 13–1475,587
October 201:00 p.m.Iowa StateNo. 16
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 31–3369,112
October 271:30 p.m.at No. 10 ColoradoNo. 22CBSL 23–3251,967
November 31:00 p.m.at MissouriW 55–1040,902
November 101:00 p.m.Kansas State
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
PSNW 34–769,106
November 231:30 p.m.No. 10 Nebraska
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
CBSW 45–1074,910
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Roster

  • QB #12 Cale Gundy, Fr.

Game summaries

at UCLA

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1986 W 38–3

at Oklahoma State

Overall record Last meeting Result
67–11–6 1989 W 37–15

Texas

Texas vs. #4 Oklahoma
1 234Total
Longhorns 7 007 14
Sooners 3 730 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–48–4 1989 L 24–28

[3]

Iowa State

Overall record Last meeting Result
56–4–2 1989 W 43–40

at Colorado

#22 Oklahoma at #10 Colorado
1 234Total
Sooners 7 736 23
Buffaloes 3 9614 32
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
  • Game start: 12:31 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:23
  • Game attendance: 51,967
  • Game weather: 58° F, sunny, Wind E 8
  • Referee: Dean Cramer
      
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–11–1 1989 L 3–20

at Missouri

Overall record Last meeting Result
53–22–5 1989 W 52–14

Kansas State

Overall record Last meeting Result
60–11–4 1989 W 42–19

Nebraska

#10 Nebraska at Oklahoma
1 234Total
Cornhuskers 3 070 10
Sooners 0 211410 45
  • Date: November 23
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
  • Game start: 1:30 PM CST
  • Game attendance: 74,910
Overall record Last meeting Result
38–29–3 1989 L 25–42

Rankings

Oklahoma was on probation in 1990 and ineligible to receive votes in the Coaches Poll.

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP 22 23 14 11 9 7 4 16 22 NR NR NR NR NR 22 20 17 
Coaches Poll NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Awards

  • All-Big Eight: DB Jason Belser, LB Joe Bowden, TE Adrian Cooper, DT Scott Evans, OG Mike Sawatzky [4]

References

  1. Dierking, Kyle (June 17, 2009). "How The Mighty Fall: Barry Switzer". KOTV. Tulsa. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  2. "1990s". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  3. "Instant Replay: UT 14, OU 13 Horns Hook The Sooners On Late TD". The Oklahoman. October 14, 1990. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. SoonerSports.com
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