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 coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Coker (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCharlie Sadler (2nd 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. 23
ABCW 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. 7
W 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. 22
CBSL 23–3251,967
November 31:00 p.m.at Missouri
W 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

Cale Gundy* QB Steve Collins QB Dewell Brewer* RB Kenyon Rasheed* RB Mike McKinley RB Earnest Williams RB Ike Lewis RB Corey Johnson RB Tink Collins RB Rod Fisher RB Ted Long* WR Adrian Cooper* WR Corey Warren* WR Otis Taylor WR Artie Guess WR Greg Ervin WR Brandon Houston* OL Larry Medice* OL Jeff Miller* OL Mike Sawatzky* OL Randy Wallace* OL Tom Backes* DL Reggie Barnes* DL Stacey Dillard* DL Scott Evans* DL James Goode* DL Corey Mayfield DL Joe Bowden* LB Chris Wilson* LB Jason Belser* DB Charles Franks* DB Terry Ray* DB Darnell Walker* DB Greg DeQuasie

  • Indicates Starter

Game summaries

at UCLA
See also: 1990 UCLA Bruins football team


at Oklahoma State
See also: 1990 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and Bedlam Series


Texas
Texas vs. #4 Oklahoma
1 234Total
• Longhorns 7 007 14
Sooners 3 730 13
See also: 1990 Texas Longhorns football team and Red River Shootout


[3]

Iowa State
See also: 1990 Iowa State Cyclones football team


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
      
See also: 1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team


at Missouri
See also: 1990 Missouri Tigers football team and Missouri–Oklahoma football rivalry


Kansas State
See also: 1990 Kansas State Wildcats football team


Nebraska
#10 Nebraska at Oklahoma
1 234Total
Cornhuskers 3 070 10
• Sooners 0 211410 45
See also: 1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry


Rankings
See also: 1990 NCAA Division I-A football 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]

Postseason

NFL draft
Main article: 1991 NFL Draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5]

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Adrian CooperTight end4103
James GoodeLinebacker5114
Frank BlevinsLinebacker7169
Scott EvansDefensive tackle8209
Tom BackesDefensive end10272

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
  5. "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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