1990 NCAA Division I-A Football Season

	1990 NCAA Division I-A Football Season The 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split national championship and the ensuing controversy helped lead to the creation of the Bowl Coalition, a precursor to the Bowl Championship Series. The national title was split between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The Buffaloes (11–1–1) took the AP poll while the Yellow Jackets (11–0–1) took the UPI Coaches poll by one vote over Colorado, 847 to 846. During the season Colorado had a particularly controversial victory over Missouri in what would later be known as the "Fifth Down Game". It was the only time in UPI Coaches poll history that a coach ( Tom Osborne) changed his vote against the pre-bowl #1 after that #1 team won their bowl game. Unlike several seasons to come in the 1990s, the two teams that became split national champions could have actually met in a 1 vs. 2 bowl game. Georgia Tech's ACC champion status did not preclude them from taking their #2 ranking to the Orange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1990 Miami Hurricanes Football Team The 1990 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 65th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl, Orange Bowl. Coming off the school's third national championship in six years in 1989, Miami came in to the 1990 season favored by most experts to repeat as national champions. However, a season opening loss to BYU and a later defeat by Notre Dame dashed those chances and the Canes finished the season 10–2 overall. They were invited to the 1991 Cotton Bowl, Cotton Bowl where they defeated 1990 Texas Longhorns football team, Texas, 46–3. Schedule Rankings Game summaries BYU California Iowa Florida State Kansas Notre Dame Texas Tech Pittsburgh Boston College Syracuse San Diego Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1991 Cotton Bowl Classic The 1991 Mobil Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season college football game played on January 1, 1991. It pitted the 1990 Texas Longhorns football team, #3 Texas Longhorns, champions of the Southwest Conference, against the independent 1990 Miami Hurricanes football team, #4 Miami Hurricanes. Team backgrounds Miami entered the game having only lost to BYU and Notre Dame. Texas had stunned Penn State on the road 17-13 to open its season, then lost at home to Colorado 29-22 before winning nine straight games (including wins over then #4 1990 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Oklahoma and then #3 1990 Houston Cougars football team, Houston to win the Southwest Conference championship). Game summary Miami led 19-3 at halftime, but put the game out of reach with two touchdowns within five minutes in the third quarter. The Hurricanes also set Cotton Bowl and school records for most penalties (15) and most penalty yards (202) in a single game, many of which were for unsportsmanlike con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1990 Illinois Fighting Illini Football Team The 1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach John Mackovic, the Illini compiled an 8–4 record, finished in a four-way tie for first place in the Big Ten Conference, were ranked No. 25 in the final AP Poll, and lost to Clemson in the 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl. The team's offensive leader were quarterback Jason Verduzco with 2,567 passing yards, fullback Howard Griffith with 1,115 rushing yards, and Shawn Wax with 863 receiving yards. Schedule Game summaries Colorado Iowa Michigan Indiana Northwestern Clemson (Hall of Fame Bowl) Roster Award winners * Darrick Brownlow - linebacker (1st-team All-America pick by ''Football News''; 1st-team all-Big Ten pick by AP) * Moe Gardner - defensive lineman (consensus 1st-te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1990 Clemson Tigers Football Team The 1990 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Ken Hatfield, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished second in the ACC. Clemson played home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. Clemson's 500th win came October 27 against Wake Forest. Schedule References Clemson Clemson Tigers football seasons ReliaQuest Bowl champion seasons Clemson Tigers football The Clemson Tigers football program are the American football team at Clemson University. The Tigers compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) of the Atlantic Coast Con ... {{SouthCarolina-sport-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1991 Hall Of Fame Bowl The 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl featured the fourteenth-ranked Clemson Tigers and the sixteenth-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini. It was the fifth edition of the Hall of Fame Bowl. Clemson's Chris Gardocki kicked an 18-yard field goal as the Tigers built a 3–0 lead. They led 10–0 after DeChane Cameron threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Doug Thomas. In the second quarter, Clemson got another touchdown pass from Cameron, and a 34-yard interception return from Arlington Nunn giving Clemson a 24–0 halftime lead. Gardocki kicked field goals of 26 and 43 yards in the third and fourth quarter, respectively, as Clemson pulled away for a 30–0 victory. References Hall of Fame Bowl ReliaQuest Bowl Clemson Tigers football bowl games Illinois Fighting Illini football bowl games January 1991 sports events in the United States Hall of Fame Bowl The ReliaQuest Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Tampa, Florida. The event was known as the Hall of Fame Bowl from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1990 Ole Miss Rebels Football Team The 1990 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Billy Brewer, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for third place in the SEC. Schedule Personnel References Ole Miss Ole Miss Rebels football seasons Ole Miss Rebels football The Ole Miss Rebels football program represents the University of Mississippi, also known as "Ole Miss". The Ole Miss Rebels, Rebels compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Colleg ... {{Mississippi-sport-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1990 Michigan Wolverines Football Team The 1990 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Gary Moeller, the Wolverines compiled a 9–3 record (6–2 in conference gams), outscored opponents by a total of 354 to 195, and finished in a four-way tie for the Big Ten championship. They defeated No. 15 Ole Miss in the Gator Bowl and were ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Elvis Grbac with 1,615 passing yards and 17 touchdown passes, running back Jon Vaughn with 1,236 rushing yards, wide receiver Desmond Howard with 57 receptions for 858 yards, and placekicker J. D. Carlson with 95 points scored (42 extra points, 16 field goals). Defensive back Tripp Welborne won Michigan's most valuable player award and was a consensus first-team All-American. Offensive tackle Greg Skrepenak and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1991 Gator Bowl (January) The 1991 Gator Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1991. The Big Ten Conference co-champion Michigan Wolverines defeated the Ole Miss Rebels of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), 35–3. For sponsorship reasons, the game was officially known as the Mazda Gator Bowl. This game was the last SEC–Big Ten matchup in the Gator Bowl for twenty years; the bowl entered into an exclusive contract featuring those two conferences beginning with the 2011 Gator Bowl. Teams Michigan Wolverines Michigan entered the game with an overall record of 8–3, 6–2 in the Big Ten. Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss entered the game with an overall record of 9–2, 6–2 in the SEC. Scoring summary First quarter * Michigan - Desmond Howard, 63-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (John Carlson kick) Second quarter * Ole Miss - Brian Lee, 51-yard field goal * Michigan - Jarrod Bunch, 7-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (John Carlson kick) Third quarter * Michigan - Desmond Howard, 50-yard pass fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1990 Virginia Cavaliers Football Team The 1990 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers offense scored 464 points while the defense allowed 227 points. Led by head coach George Welsh, the Cavaliers competed in the Sugar Bowl, losing 23-22. This Virginia team is noteworthy for having achieved a No. 1 national ranking in the Associated Press college football poll for two weeks during the season, starting on October 16 of that year and ending with a loss to Georgia Tech. The Cavaliers held the nation's top spot through the poll of October 30, but losses in three of four games left them unranked in the AP poll by the end of the regular season. It was the first time in the program's history that Virginia had ever earned the No. 1 ranking. Schedule Rankings Personnel Team players in the NFL The following were selected in the 1991 NFL draft. References {{Virginia Cavaliers football navbox Virginia Virginia Cavaliers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1990 Tennessee Volunteers Football Team The 1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Johnny Majors, in his 14th year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins, two losses, and two ties (9–2–2 overall, 5–1–1 in the SEC). Although the Volunteers finished second in standings, Florida was ruled ineligible on NCAA probation, and Tennessee was awarded the SEC Championship and the conference's Sugar Bowl bid, which they used to defeat Virginia. The Volunteers offense scored 465 points while the defense allowed 220 points. Schedule Game summaries vs. Colorado Personnel Team players drafted into the NFL References Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers football seasons Southeastern Conference football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1991 Sugar Bowl The 1991 Sugar Bowl was the 57th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1990–91 bowl game season, it matched the unranked Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the #10 Tennessee Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Favored Tennessee rallied with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to win by a point, 23–22. Teams Virginia The Cavaliers opened with seven straight wins and were ranked #1 in the AP Poll for the first time in school history, but a loss to Georgia Tech dropped them to eleventh; consecutive losses to Maryland and at rival Virginia Tech dropped them out of the poll completely, as Virginia finished third in the Atlantic Coast Conference and had lost three of four entering their first (and only) Sugar Bowl appearance. Tennessee Tennessee was appearing in its seventh Sugar Bowl, but the first in five years. The Vols wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1990 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Team The 1990 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were led by legendary coach Hayden Fry. After starting 7–1 and rising to No. 6 in the polls, Iowa finished the season with an 8–4 record (6–2 Big Ten), winning a four-way tie for the Big Ten Conference championship by defeating the three other teams atop the conference standings – Michigan, Michigan State, and Illinois – in their respective head-to-head matchups. The Hawkeyes earned their third trip to Pasadena in ten years, but fell behind early in the 1991 Rose Bowl and lost 46–34 to the Washington Huskies. It was another 25 years before Iowa made a return trip to the Rose Bowl. Schedule Rankings Game summaries Cincinnati Sources: Kicking off the start of the 1990 Iowa Hawkeye season, the Hawks welcomed in the Cincinnati Bearcats. The Bearcats finished out the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]