1990 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1990 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Southwest Conference. They played their home games at Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The team was led by head coach David McWilliams.

1990 Texas Longhorns football
Southwest Conference champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 3–46 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 12
1990 record	10–2 (8–0 SWC)
Head coach	David McWilliams (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Lynn Amedee (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Leon Fuller (7th season)
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809)

1990 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Texas $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Houston	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 15 Texas A&M	5	–	2	–	1			9	–	3	–	1
Baylor	5	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Rice	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Arkansas	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
SMU	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	11:00 a.m.	at No. 21 Penn State*	No. 23	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	Raycom	W 17–13	85,973
September 22	6:30 p.m.	No. 20 Colorado*	No. 22	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ESPN	L 22–29	77,273
October 6	6:30 p.m.	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 26–10	34,800
October 13	3:00 p.m.	vs. No. 4 Oklahoma*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ESPN	W 14–13	75,587
October 20	12:00 p.m.	Arkansas	No. 19	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 49–17	72,657
October 27	1:00 p.m.	SMU	No. 13	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 52–3	65,128
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 14	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 41–22	50,276
November 10	6:45 p.m.	No. 3 Houston	No. 14	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 45–24	82,547
November 17	11:00 a.m.	at TCU	No. 7	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	CBS	W 38–10	39,007
November 24	1:00 p.m.	at Baylor	No. 6	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX	PPV	W 23–13	45,649
December 1	11:00 a.m.	Texas A&M	No. 5	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	CBS	W 28–27	82,518
January 1, 1991	12:30 p.m.	vs. No. 4 Miami (FL)*	No. 3	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	L 3–46	73,521
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

• QB Peter Gardere, RS So.
• LB Brian Jones, Sr.

Game summaries

Penn State

See also: 1990 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	1989	L 12–16

Colorado

#20 Colorado at #22 Texas

1 2 3 4 Total • Buffaloes 7 7 0 15 29 Longhorns 10 3 6 3 22 Date: October 13 Location: Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX Game start: 6:39 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 77,273 Game weather: 79° F, Cloudy/Low Overcast, Wind NE 15-20 Referee: Larry Fisher Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary Q1 8:46 TEX Kerry Cash 6-yard pass from Gardere (Pollak kick) TEX 7–0 3:30 COL George Hemingway 38-yard pass from Hagan (Harper kick) Tied 7–7 0:16 TEX Pollak 47-yard field goal TEX 10–7 Q2 6:51 COL Eric Bieniemy 2-yard run (Harper kick) COL 14–10 1:26 TEX Pollak 25-yard field goal COL 14–13 Q3 4:44 TEX Brown 2-yard run (Pass failed) TEX 19–14 Q4 14:22 TEX Pollak 22-yard field goal TEX 22–14 10:10 COL Eric Bieniemy 4-yard run (Pass failed) TEX 22–20 5:47 COL Eric Bieniemy 2-yard run (Harper kick) COL 27–22 0:29 COL Safety, Williams tackled Garder in End Zone COL 29–22

See also: 1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–1	1989	L 6–27

Rice

See also: Rice Owls football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
55–20–1	1989	W 31–30

Oklahoma

Texas vs. #4 Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total • Longhorns 7 0 0 7 14 Sooners 3 7 3 0 13 Date: October 13 Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas Game attendance: 75,587

Scoring summary 1 OU R.D. Lashar 47 yard field goal OU 3-0 1 TEX Kerry Cash 8 yard pass from Peter Gardere (Michael Pollak kick) TEX 7-3 2 OU Dewell Brewer 9 yard run (R.D. Lashar kick) OU 10-7 3 OU R.D. Lashar 36 yard field goal OU 13-7 4 2:00 TEX Keith Cash 16 yard pass from Peter Gardere (Michael Pollak kick) TEX 14-13

See also: 1990 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Red River Shootout

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
48–32–4	1989	W 28–24

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Arkansas

See also: 1990 Arkansas Razorbacks football team and Arkansas–Texas football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
53–18	1989	W 24–20

SMU

See also: 1990 SMU Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
41–22–4	1989	W 45–13

Texas Tech

See also: 1990 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and Texas–Texas Tech football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–9	1989	L 17–24

Houston

See also: 1990 Houston Cougars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–6–1	1989	L 9–47

TCU

See also: 1990 TCU Horned Frogs football team and TCU–Texas football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
55–19–1	1989	W 31–17

Baylor

See also: 1990 Baylor Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
56–19–4	1989	L 7–50

Texas A&M

See also: 1990 Texas A&M Aggies football team and Texas–Texas A&M football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
63–28–5	1989	L 10–21

Miami (FL) (Cotton Bowl)

#4 Miami (FL) vs. #3 Texas

1 2 3 4 Total • Hurricanes 12 7 14 13 46 Longhorns 0 3 0 0 3 Date: January 1 Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX Game attendance: 73,521 Referee: Jimmy Harper (SEC) TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tim Brant, and John Dockery

Scoring summary 1 8:53 MIA Carlos Huerta 28-yard field goal MIA 3–0 5:26 MIA Carlos Huerta 50-yard field goal MIA 6–0 0:11 MIA Wesley Carroll 12-yard pass from Erickson (pass failed) MIA 12–0 2 7:43 TEX Michael Pollak 29-yard field goal MIA 12–3 4:17 MIA Wesley Carroll 24-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 19–3 3 11:46 MIA Darrin Smith 34-yard interception return (Huerta kick) MIA 26–3 6:09 MIA Randal Hill 48-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 33–3 4 10:56 MIA Randy Bethel 4-yard pass from Erickson (kick blocked) MIA 40–3 9:23 MIA Leonard Conley 26-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 46–3

Main article: 1991 Cotton Bowl Classic

See also: 1990 Miami Hurricanes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	1981	W 14–7

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References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Instant Replay: UT 14, OU 13 Horns Hook The Sooners On Late TD". The Oklahoman. October 14, 1990. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
3. "Texas enjoys Sooner roast for second straight year." Eugene Register-Guard. 1990 Oct 14.
4. Rhoden, William C. (January 2, 1991). "Ferocious Miami Cuts Texas Down to Size". The New York Times. Retrieved December 30, 2018.