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American college football season
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, but they were allowed to be on TV.[ 1]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 8 2:30 p.m. at No. 19 UCLA * No. 23 ABC W 34–1450,068
September 15 1:00 p.m. No. 13 Pittsburgh * No. 14 CBS W 52–1071,117
September 22 1:00 p.m. Tulsa * No. 11 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 52–1070,235
September 29 1:00 p.m. Kansas No. 9 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK PSN W 31–1770,095
October 6 1:30 p.m. at Oklahoma State No. 7 W 31–1749,800
October 13 3:00 p.m. vs. Texas * No. 4 ESPN L 13–1475,587
October 20 1:00 p.m. Iowa State No. 16 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK L 31–3369,112
October 27 1:30 p.m. at No. 10 Colorado No. 22 CBS L 23–3251,967
November 3 1:00 p.m. at Missouri W 55–1040,902
November 10 1:00 p.m. Kansas State Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK PSN W 34–769,106
November 23 1:30 p.m. No. 10 Nebraska Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry ) CBS W 45–1074,910
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Roster
Game summaries
At UCLA
At Oklahoma State
Texas
Texas vs. #4 Oklahoma
1
2 3 4 Total
• Longhorns
7
0 0 7
14
Sooners
3
7 3 0
13
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
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Iowa State
At Colorado
#22 Oklahoma at #10 Colorado
1
2 3 4 Total
Sooners
7
7 3 6
23
• Buffaloes
3
9 6 14
32
Date: October 27Location: Folsom Field , Boulder, CO Game start: 12:31 PM Elapsed time: 3:23Game attendance: 51,967Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), sunny, Wind E 8 mph (13 km/h)Referee: Dean Cramer
Scoring summary Q1 9:00 OU Cale Gundy 5-yard run (Lasher kick) OU 7–0
3:01 COL Harper 48-yard field goal OU 7–3
Q2 6:58 COL Harper 28-yard field goal OU 7–6
6:46 OU Long 80-yard pass from Gundy (Lashar kick) OU 14–6
0:24 COL Pritchard 12-yard pass from Hagan (run failed) OU 14–12
Q3 10:19 COL Eric Bieniemy 69-yard run (pass failed) COL 18–14
5:06 OU Lasher 43-yard field goal COL 18–17
Q4 13:54 COL Smith 85-yard pass from Hagan (Harper kick) COL 25–17
11:24 COL Hagan 3-yard run (Harper kick) COL 32–17
5:51 OU Brewer 6-yard run (run failed) COL 32-23
At Missouri
Kansas State
Nebraska
#10 Nebraska at Oklahoma
1
2 3 4 Total
Cornhuskers
3
0 7 0
10
• Sooners
0
21 14 10
45
Rankings
Oklahoma was on probation in 1990 and ineligible to receive votes in the Coaches Poll.
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked 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 — — — — — 22 20 17 Coaches Poll — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Awards
All-Big Eight: DB Jason Belser, LB Joe Bowden, TE Adrian Cooper, DT Scott Evans, OG Mike Sawatzky [ 4]
Postseason
NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[ 5]
References
^ 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 .
^ "1990s" . University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012 .
^ "Instant Replay: UT 14, OU 13 Horns Hook The Sooners On Late TD" . The Oklahoman . October 14, 1990. Retrieved December 30, 2018 .
^ SoonerSports.com
^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved November 29, 2020 .
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