1990 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

The 1990 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Larry Marmie, the Sun Devils compiled a 4–7 record (2–5 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in eighth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 294 to 272.[1][2]

1990 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1990 record	4–7 (2–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Larry Marmie (3rd season)
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium

1990 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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 Paul Justin with 1,876 passing yards, Leonard Russell with 810 rushing yards, and Eric Guliford with 837 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	8:30 PM	Baylor*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona		W 34–13	69,617
September 15		Colorado State*	No. 25	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona		W 31–20
September 29	12:30 PM	at Missouri*	No. 21	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri		L 9–30	34,825
October 6	4:00 PM	No. 17 Washington		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona		L 14–42	62,738
October 13		California		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona		L 24–31
October 20	7:00 PM	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon	Prime	L 7–27	35,685
October 27		No. 21 USC		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona		L 6–13
November 3	6:00 PM	Oregon State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona		W 34–9	56,325
November 10	1:00 PM	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington		W 51–26	20,070
November 24		at Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona (Territorial Cup)		L 17–21
December 2		vs. No. 11 Houston		Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan (Coca-Cola Classic)		L 45–62
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

• FB Kelvin Fisher
• Eric Guliford (offense)
• QB Paul Justin
• Nathan LaDuke (defense)
• QB Bret Powers
• PK Steve Rausch
• Leonard Russell (offense)
• LB Brett Wallerstedt

• Coaches: Frank Falks (RB)

Season summary

Washington

See also: 1990 Washington Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–6	1989	W 34–32

Oregon State

Oregon State at Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total Beavers 0 6 3 0 9 • Sun Devils 0 10 10 14 34 Date: November 3 Location: Sun Devil Stadium Game attendance: 56,325

Scoring summary Q2 OSU Burke 33 yard field goal OSU 3–0 Q2 ASU Guliford 10 yard pass from Justin (Richey kick) ASU 7–3 Q2 OSU Burke 19 yard field goal ASU 7–6 Q2 ASU Rausch 50 yard field goal ASU 10–6 Q3 ASU Richey 23 yard field goal ASU 13–6 Q3 ASU Fisher 16 yard run (Richey kick) ASU 20–6 Q3 OSU Burke 31 yard field goal ASU 20–9 Q4 ASU LaDuke 95 yard interception return (Richey kick) ASU 27–9 Q4 ASU Fisher 5 yard run (Richey kick) ASU 34–9

• ASU assistant Frank Falks collapsed after the game and was taken to the hospital but later released.

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vs. Houston

See also: 1990 Houston Cougars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	1989	L 7–36

The Sun Devils lost a high-scoring matchup in Tokyo — a game where the two teams combined for 1,445 yards of total offense (1,190 yards passing). Houston's David Klingler set the Division I-A single-game passing record with 716 yards.[6]

References

1. "1990 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
2. "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 124. Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
3. "1990 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
4. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com Retrieved September 2, 2019
5. Eugene Register-Guard. 1990 Nov 04. Retrieved 2018-Nov-26.
6. "Klingler Has Record Finish With 716 Yards". Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2019.