1990 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1990 Oklahoma Sooners football
1990 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 17
Record	8–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Gary Gibbs (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Larry Coker (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Charlie Sadler (2nd season)
Base defense	5–2
Captains	Scott Evans; Larry Medice; Mike Sawatzky; Chris Wilson;
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

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]

APNo. 17

Record8–3 (5–2 Big 8)

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1990 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Colorado $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	1
No. 24 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Oklahoma	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	4	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Kansas	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Missouri	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	2:30 p.m.	at No. 19 UCLA*	No. 23	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 34–14	50,068	^[2]
September 15	1:00 p.m.	No. 13 Pittsburgh*	No. 14	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	CBS	W 52–10	71,117	^[3]
September 22	1:00 p.m.	Tulsa*	No. 11	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 52–10	70,235	^[4]
September 29	1:00 p.m.	Kansas	No. 9	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	PSN	W 31–17	70,095	^[5]
October 6	1:30 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	No. 7	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 31–17	49,800	^[6]
October 13	3:00 p.m.	vs. Texas*	No. 4	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ESPN	L 13–14	75,587	^[7]
October 20	1:00 p.m.	Iowa State	No. 16	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 31–33	69,112	^[8]
October 27	1:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Colorado	No. 22	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	CBS	L 23–32	51,967	^[9]
November 3	1:00 p.m.	at Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)		W 55–10	40,902	^[10]
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Kansas State		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	PSN	W 34–7	69,106	^[11]
November 23	1:30 p.m.	No. 10 Nebraska		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	CBS	W 45–10	74,910	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time Source: ^[13]

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Longhorns	7	0	0	7	14
Sooners	3	7	3	0	13


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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Sooners	7	7	3	6	23
• Buffaloes	3	9	6	14	32

Schedule


Q1	9:00	OU	Cale Gundy 5-yard run (Lasher kick)	OU 7–0
Q1	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
Q3	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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
4	103	Adrian Cooper	Tight end	Pittsburgh Steelers
5	114	James Goode	Linebacker	Atlanta Falcons
7	169	Frank Blevins	Linebacker	Green Bay Packers
8	209	Scott Evans	Defensive tackle	Phoenix Cardinals
10	272	Tom Backes	Defensive end	Chicago Bears