1990 LSU Tigers football team

1990 Southeastern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation.; Rankings from AP Poll

1990 LSU Tigers football
1990 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1990 record	5–6 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach	Mike Archer (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ed Zaunbrecher (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	John Mitchell (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium; (Capacity: 80,140)
	Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

The 1990 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Coach Mike Archer announced his resignation November 15, but he coached the Tigers in their last two games.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	7:00 p.m.	Georgia	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 18–13	76,751
September 15	7:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 35–7	63,237
September 22	11:30 a.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	TBS	L 21–24	33,149
September 29	7:00 p.m.	No. 11 Texas A&M*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	PPV	W 17–8	77,703
October 6	6:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 8–34	75,063
October 20	7:00 p.m.	Kentucky	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 30–20	64,720
October 27	11:30 a.m.	at No. 12 Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	TBS	L 3–42	60,111
November 3	7:00 p.m.	No. 17 Ole Miss	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	PPV	L 10–19	79,634
November 10	1:30 p.m.	at Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	PPV	L 3–24	70,123
November 17	1:30 p.m.	at Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	PPV	L 22–34	22,509
November 24	7:00 p.m.	Tulane*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	PPV	W 16–13	67,435
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Personnel[]

1990 LSU Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	Name	Class
RB	Leo Abel
RB	Odell Beckham
TE	Harold Bishop
WR	Marcus Carter
QB	Jesse Daigle	Fr
RB	Mike Garrett
QB	Sol Graves
WR	Wesley Jacob
WR	Todd Kinchen
OL	Darron Landry
QB	Chad Loup
OL	Andy Martin
OL	Kevin Mawae
OL	Blake Miller
QB	Chris Moock
RB	Derek Pope
WR	Scott Ray
RB	Sammy Seamster
WR	Tyke Tolbert
OL	Chris Truax
TE	Ricardo Washington
WR	Slip Watkins
RB	Darrell Williams
RB	Germaine Williams
RB	Harvey Williams
RB	Calvin Windom

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB		Ray Adams
DL		Marc Boutte
NG	`96`	Bo Davis	So
DB		Vincent Fuller
DL		Leonard Harris
LB		Mike Hewitt
DB		Anthony Marshall
DB		Derriel McCorvey
DL		Clayton Mouton
DB		Corey Raymond
DB		Mike Stepteau
LB		Roovelroe Swan
LB		David Walkup
DL		Scott Wharton
LB		Anthony Williams
DB		Wayne Williams

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P		Brian Griffith
K		Pedro Suarez

Head coach

Mike Archer

Coordinators/assistant coaches

John Mitchell (DC/DL)
Ed Zaunbrecher (OC/QB)
Jesse Daigle Sr. (QB)
John Fontes (ILB)
Pete Jenkins (DL)
Jerry Sullivan (WR)
Joe Wessel (DB)

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Season summary[]

Kentucky[]

Harvey Williams 213 rush yards

at Florida St[]

LSU Tigers at #12 Florida State Seminoles

	1	2	3	4	Total
LSU	3	0	0	0	3
Florida St	14	14	0	14	42

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

Date: October 27
Game attendance: 60,111
Recap/Box

Game information

First quarter

FSU – Amp Lee 9-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 14:43. Florida St 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards.
LSU – Pedro Suarez 35-yard field goal, 8:11. Florida St 7–3. Drive: 64 yards.
FSU – Amp Lee 6-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 0:16. Florida St 14–3. Drive:

Second quarter

FSU – Amp Lee 2-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 0:52. Florida St 21–3. Drive: 8 plays.
FSU – Shannon Baker 38-yard pass from Casey Weldon (Richie Andrews kick), 0:00. Florida St 28–3. Drive:

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

FSU – Paul Moore 6-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 12:30. Florida St 35–3. Drive: 50 yards.
FSU – Felix Harris 31-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 3:58. Florida St 42–3. Drive:

Top passers

LSU
FSU – Casey Weldon – 15/25, 229 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

LSU – Harvey Williams – 22 rushes, 93 yards
FSU – Maurice Pinckney – 4 rushes, 52 yards

Top receivers

LSU
FSU – Matt Frier – 1 reception, 54 yards

References[]

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1990 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 Florida	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Tennessee $	5	–	1	–	1	9	–	2	–	2
No. 21 Ole Miss	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Alabama	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
No. 19 Auburn	4	–	2	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
Kentucky	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
LSU	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Georgia	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Rankings from AP Poll