1990 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
American college football season
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The 1990 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Big West Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Jim Sweeney, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play, tying for second place the Big West. The Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record8–2–1 (5–1–1 Big West)
Headcoach
- Jim Sweeney (13th season)
HomestadiumBulldog Stadium
| 1990 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 8–2–1 (5–1–1 Big West) |
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| Home stadium | Bulldog Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | Eastern Michigan* | W 41–10 | 32,188 | [1] | ||
| September 8 | New Mexico* |
| W 24–17 | 34,097 | [2] | |
| September 15 | at Utah* | W 31–7 | 29,023 | [3] | ||
| September 22 | New Mexico State |
| W 42–3 | 32,698 | [4][5] | |
| September 29 | Cal State Fullerton | No. 24 |
| W 38–3 | 33,624 | [6] |
| October 6 | at Northern Illinois* | No. 24 | L 18–73 | 18,067 | [7] | |
| October 13 | Utah State |
| T 24–24 | 33,519 | [8] | |
| October 20 | Long Beach State |
| W 28–16 | 32,219 | [9] | |
| November 3 | at UNLV | W 45–18 | 16,846 | [10] | ||
| November 10 | Pacific (CA) |
| W 48–17 | 31,821 | [11] | |
| November 17 | at San Jose State | L 7–42 | 31,218 | [12][13] | ||
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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1991 NFL draft.[17][18]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Aaron Craver | Running back | 3 | 60 | Miami Dolphins |
The following finished their college career in 1990, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Courtney Griffin | Defensive back | 1993 Los Angeles Rams |
