1990 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1990 UCLA Bruins football team represented University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a member Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Terry Donahue the Bruins compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Pac-10. UCLA played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

ConferencePacific-10 Conference

Record5–6 (4–4 Pac-10)

Headcoach

Terry Donahue (15th season)

OffensivecoordinatorHomer Smith (10th season)

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1990 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (15th season)
Offensive coordinator	Homer Smith (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Field (9th season)
Home stadium	Rose Bowl
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

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1990 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Washington $	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 20 USC	5	–	2	–	1	8	–	4	–	1
Oregon	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
California	4	–	3	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Arizona	5	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
UCLA	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Stanford	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Arizona State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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UCLA finished with a losing record in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1963 and 1964.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	12:30 pm	No. 23 Oklahoma*	No. 19	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 14–34	50,068	^[1]
September 15	3:30 pm	Stanford		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	PSN	W 32–31	45,855	^[2]
September 22	9:00 am	at No. 7 Michigan*		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 15–38	104,992	^[3]
September 29	8:00 pm	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPN	W 30–20	34,190	^[4]
October 6	12:30 pm	No. 25 Arizona		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 21–28	50,156	^[5]
October 13	7:00 pm	San Diego State*		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	PSN	W 45–31	41,025	^[6]
October 20	1:00 pm	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 31–38	50,000	^[7]
October 27	3:30 pm	Oregon State		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	PSN	W 26–17	42,427	^[8]
November 3	1:00 pm	at No. 22 Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 24–28	45,901	^[9]
November 10	12:30 pm	at No. 2 Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 25–22	71,925	^[10]
November 17	12:30 pm	No. 19 USC		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	L 42–45	98,088	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time Source: ^[12]

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Game summaries

Oklahoma

Stanford

At Michigan

At Washington State

Arizona

San Diego State

At California

Oregon State

At Oregon

At Washington

USC

#19 USC Trojans (7–2–1) at UCLA Bruins (5–5)

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	14	7	3	21	45
UCLA	7	7	7	21	42

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at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Date: November 17
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 98,088
TV: ABC
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Game information

First quarter

USC – Stephon Pace 27-yard interception return (pass failed). USC 6–0.
UCLA – Tommy Maddox 9-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick). UCLA 7–6.
USC – Mazio Royster 7-yard run (pass good). USC 14–7.

Second quarter

UCLA – Sean LaChapelle 47-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Brad Daluiso kick). Tie 14–14.
USC – Todd Marinovich 1-yard run (Quin Rodriguez kick). USC 21–14.

Third quarter

USC – Quin Rodriguez 20-yard field goal, 4:19. USC 24–14. Drive: 19 plays, 68 yards.
UCLA – Brian Brown 5-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick). USC 24–21.

Fourth quarter

USC – Jason Oliver 34-yard interception return (Quin Rodriguez kick), 12:02. USC 31–21.
UCLA – Scott Miller 29-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Brad Daluiso kick), 10:46. USC 31–28.
UCLA – Scott Miller 38-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Brad Daluiso kick), 9:17. UCLA 35–31.
USC – Johnnie Morton 21-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 3:09. USC 38–35. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards.
UCLA – Kevin Smith 1-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 1:19. UCLA 42–38. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards.
USC – Johnnie Morton 23-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 0:16. USC 45–42. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards.

Top passers

USC – Todd Marinovich – 16/25, 215 yards, 2 TD, INT
UCLA – Tommy Maddox – 26/40, 409 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

USC – Mazio Royster – 31 rushes, 157 yards, TD
UCLA – Tommy Maddox – 9 rushes, 36 yards, TD

Top receivers

USC – Gary Wellman – 7 receptions, 99 yards
UCLA – Scott Miller – 8 receptions, 175 yards, 2 TD

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60th meeting
Maddox 409 yards passing, Miller 175 yards receiving (single game school records)

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Roster

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1990 UCLA Bruins football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR		Bryan Adams
TE		Corwin Anthony
TE		Randy Austin
QB		Jim Bonds
RB		Brian Brown
RB		Kaleaph Carter
QB		Wayne Cook	Fr
TE		Rick Daly
QB		Bert Emanuel
OL		Rick Fuller
OL		Aaron Gideon
WR		Sean LaChapelle
QB	`8`	Tommy Maddox
WR	`2`	Scott Miller
WR		Michael Moore
WR		Reggie Moore
OL		Craig Novitsky
WR		Paul Richardson
RB		Kevin Smith
OL		Scott Spalding
OL		Derek Stevens
RB		Maury Toy
RB		Shawn Willis
OL		Lance Zeno

Defense

Pos.	#	Name
LB		Arnold Ale
LB		Stacy Argo
DL		Mike Chalenski
DB		Travis Collier
DB		Matt Darby
DB		Carlton Gray
LB		Rocen Keeton
DL		Brian Kelly
DB	`26`	Dion Lambert
LB		Brian Lockwood
DB		Damion Lyons
LB		James Malone
DL		Emmanuel Onwutuebe
LB	`40`	Roman Phifer
LB		Meech Shaw
DL		Siltupe Tuala
S	`29`	Eric Turner
DL		Matt Werner
DB		Michael Williams

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Brad Daluiso
P		Courtney Keyler
P		Darren Schager

Head coach

Terry Donahue

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Homer Smith (OC)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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Awards and honors

All-Americans: Roman Phifer (OLB), Eric Turner (S), Scott Miller (WR, third team)^[15]
All-Conference First Team: Eric Turner (S), Roman Phifer (OLB)

1990 UCLA Bruins football team

Schedule

Game summaries

Oklahoma

Stanford

At Michigan

At Washington State

Arizona

San Diego State

At California

Oregon State

At Oregon

At Washington

USC

Roster

Awards and honors

References

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