1990 BYU Cougars football team
American college football season
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The 1990 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars offense scored 524 points while the defense allowed 350 points. Led by head coach LaVell Edwards, the team participated in the Holiday Bowl.
| 1990 BYU Cougars football | |
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WAC champion | |
Holiday Bowl, L 14–65 vs. Texas A&M | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. T–17 |
| AP | No. 22 |
| Record | 10–3 (7–1 WAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Roger French (10th season) |
| Offensive scheme | West Coast |
| Defensive coordinator | Dick Felt (16th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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| No. 22 BYU $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | 7:00 pm | at UTEP | No. 16 | W 30–10 | 29,033 | [1] | ||
| September 8 | 5:30 pm | No. 1 Miami (FL)* | No. 16 | ESPN | W 28–21 | 66,235 | [2] | |
| September 15 | 12:00 pm | Washington State* | No. 5 |
| W 50–36 | 65,848 | [3] | |
| September 22 | 1:30 pm | San Diego State | No. 4 |
| CBS | W 62–34 | 66,044 | [4] |
| September 29 | 1:30 pm | at Oregon* | No. 4 | ABC | L 16–32 | 45,022 | [5] | |
| October 13 | 12:00 pm | Colorado State | No. 11 |
| KSL | W 52–9 | 65,922 | [6] |
| October 27 | 1:30 pm | New Mexico | No. 9 |
| W 55–31 | 66,086 | [7] | |
| November 3 | 12:00 pm | at Air Force | No. 10 | W 54–7 | 26,513 | [8] | ||
| November 10 | 2:00 pm | at No. 25 Wyoming | No. 8 | ESPN | W 45–14 | 34,231 | [9] | |
| November 17 | 12:00 pm | at Utah | No. 5 | W 45–22 | 33,515 | [10] | ||
| November 24 | 7:00 pm | Utah State* | No. 4 |
| KSL | W 45–10 | 65,876 | [11] |
| December 1 | 10:00 pm | at Hawaii | No. 4 | L 28–59 | 45,729 | [12] | ||
| December 29 | 5:30 pm | vs. Texas A&M* | No. 13 | ESPN | L 14–65 | 61,441 | [13] | |
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Preseason
Ty Detmer was entering his third year as a starter and a Heisman Trophy candidate. Head coach LaVell Edwards considered him so valuable that he was allowed to go through spring practice untouched. While Detmer and tight Chris Smith were projected to lead another high-flying BYU offense, Edwards was looking for improvement with the team's defense that had been embarrassed in the Holiday Bowl by Penn State, which had led him to pay a visit to the San Francisco 49ers in the offseason. Even with their defensive deficiencies, BYU was considered a Top 20 squad and expected to once again to win the WAC.[14]
Game summaries
Game 1: UTEP
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| BYU | 7 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
| UTEP | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah
- Date: September 1
- Box Score
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Game 2: Miami (FL)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Miami (FL) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| BYU | 0 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 28 |
at Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah
- Date: September 8
- Box Score
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Utah
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • BYU | 14 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 45 |
| Utah | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
- Date: November 17
- Location: Robert Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City
- Game attendance: 33,515
| 1 | BYU | Corley 5-yard run (Kauffman kick) | BYU 7-0 | |
| 1 | UTAH | Lammle 31-yard field goal | BYU 7-3 | |
| 1 | UTAH | Rowley 56-yard pass from Richmond (Lammle kick) | UTAH 10-7 | |
| 1 | BYU | Matsuzaki 25-yard pass from Detmer (Kauffman kick) | BYU 14-10 | |
| 2 | BYU | Boyce 21-yard pass from Detmer (Kauffman kick) | BYU 21-10 | |
| 2 | BYU | Nyberg 55-yard pass from Detmer (Kauffman kick) | BYU 28-10 | |
| 2 | BYU | Smith 6-yard pass from Detmer (Kauffman kick) | BYU 35-10 | |
| 3 | UTAH | Lammle 40-yard field goal | BYU 35-13 | |
| 3 | UTAH | Lammle 21-yard field goal | BYU 35-16 | |
| 4 | BYU | Kauffman 33-yard field goal | BYU 38-16 | |
| 4 | BYU | Drage 4-yard pass from Detmer (Kauffman kick) | BYU 45-16 | |
| 4 | UTAH | Anglesey 4-yard pass from Richmond (run failed) | BYU 45-22 | |
Roster
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Offense
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Special teams
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Statistics
Passing
| Player | G/GS | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT |
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| Ty Detmer | 12/12 | 361 | 562 | 5,188 | 41 | 28 |
| Joe Evans | 5/0 | 11 | 16 | 148 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Bellini | 11/9 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honors
Runner Up WAC Defensive Player of the Year: Alema Fitisemanu
- All-WAC: (1st) Alema Fitisemanu, Matt Bellini, Andy Boyce, Ty Detmer, Neal Fort, Earl Kauffman (P), Rich Kaufusi, Brian Mitchell, Robert Stephens, (2nd) Mike Keim, Rocky Biegel, Tony Crutchfield [17]
East West Shrine All Star Game: Alema Fiitsemanu, Rich Kaufusi, Chris Smith, Andy Boyce
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1991 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Neal Fort | Tackle | 6 | 143 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Brian Mitchell | Defensive back | 7 | 172 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Chris Smith | Tight end | 11 | 295 | Cincinnati Bengals |