1990 Arizona Wildcats football team

The 1990 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Dick Tomey, the Wildcats compiled a 7–5 record (5–4 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in fifth place in the Pac-10, lost the 1990 Aloha Bowl to Syracuse, and were outscored by their opponents, 311 to 267.[1][2] The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

1990 Arizona Wildcats football
Aloha Bowl, L 0–28 vs. Syracuse
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1990 record7–5 (5–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRip Scherer (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Mac Duff (4th season)
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
1990 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Washington $ 7 1 0  10 2 0
No. 20 USC 5 2 1  8 4 1
Oregon 4 3 0  8 4 0
California 4 3 1  7 4 1
Arizona 5 4 0  7 5 0
UCLA 4 4 0  5 6 0
Stanford 4 4 0  5 6 0
Arizona State 2 5 0  4 7 0
Washington State 2 6 0  3 8 0
Oregon State 1 6 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included George Malauulu with 726 passing yards, Art Greathouse with 482 rushing yards, and Terry Vaughn with 431 receiving yards.[3] Safety Jeff Hammerschmidt led the team with 78 tackles.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 8 No. 11 Illinois*W 28–6
September 15at New Mexico*No. 20
W 25–10
September 22OregonNo. 18
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 22–17
September 29CaliforniaNo. 16
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 25–30
October 6at UCLANo. 25W 28–21
October 13at Oregon StateNo. 21L 21–35
October 20at No. 15 USCW 35–26
October 27Washington StateNo. 23
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 42–34
November 3at No. 7 WashingtonNo. 23L 10–54
November 10Stanford
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 10–23
November 24Arizona State
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ (rivalry)
W 21–17
December 25vs. Syracuse*L 0–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1990 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  2. "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. p. 108. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  3. "1990 Arizona Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  4. 2016 Media Guide, p. 86.
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