1990 Texas Longhorns football team

1990 Texas Longhorns football
Southwest Conference champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 3–46 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 12
1990 record	10–2 (8–0 SWC)
Head coach	David McWilliams (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Lynn Amedee (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Leon Fuller (7th season)
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809)
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Southwest Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Texas $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Houston	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 15 Texas A&M	5	–	2	–	1			9	–	3	–	1
Baylor	5	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Rice	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Arkansas	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
SMU	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Southwest Conference. They played their home games at Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The team was led by head coach David McWilliams.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	11:00 a.m.	at No. 21 Penn State*	No. 23	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	Raycom	W 17–13	85,973
September 22	6:30 p.m.	No. 20 Colorado*	No. 22	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ESPN	L 22–29	77,273
October 6	6:30 p.m.	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 26–10	34,800
October 13	3:00 p.m.	vs. No. 4 Oklahoma*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ESPN	W 14–13	75,587
October 20	12:00 p.m.	Arkansas	No. 19	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 49–17	72,657
October 27	1:00 p.m.	SMU	No. 13	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 52–3	65,128
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 14	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 41–22	50,276
November 10	6:45 p.m.	No. 3 Houston	No. 14	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ESPN	W 45–24	82,547
November 17	11:00 a.m.	at TCU	No. 7	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	CBS	W 38–10	39,007
November 24	1:00 p.m.	at Baylor	No. 6	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX	PPV	W 23–13	45,649
December 1	11:00 a.m.	Texas A&M	No. 5	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	CBS	W 28–27	82,518
January 1, 1991	12:30 p.m.	vs. No. 4 Miami (FL)*	No. 3	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	L 3–46	73,521
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Personnel[]

1990 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL Jeff Boyd RB Phil Brown WR Keith Cash WR Kerry Cash TE Stephen Clark RB Deon Cockrell WR Mike Davis WR Darrick Duke RB Lemel Foreman QB Peter Gardere RSo RB Butch Hadnot OL Chuck Johnson WR Graylin Johnson OL Duane Miller QB Mike Murdock WR Kenny Neal WR Cosmo Palmieri RB Chris Samuels QB Jimmy Saxton OL Todd Smith OL Stan Thomas TE Curtis Thrift RB Adrian Walker WR Johnny Walker RB Patrick Wilson	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Mark Berry DB Grady Cavness LB Anthony Curl DL Shane Dronett DL Oscar Giles DB Lance Gunn DL Tommy Jeter LB Brian Jones Sr DL James Patton LB Boone Powell DB Stanley Richard LB Winfred Tubbs	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Michael Pollack P Alex Waits	Head coach David McWilliams Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries[]

Penn State[]

Colorado[]

#20 Colorado at #22 Texas

1 2 3 4 Total • Buffaloes 7 7 0 15 29 Longhorns 10 3 6 3 22 Date: October 13 Location: Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX Game start: 6:39 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 77,273 Game weather: 79° F, Cloudy/Low Overcast, Wind NE 15-20 Referee: Larry Fisher Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary Q1 8:46 TEX Kerry Cash 6-yard pass from Gardere (Pollak kick) TEX 7–0 3:30 COL George Hemingway 38-yard pass from Hagan (Harper kick) Tied 7–7 0:16 TEX Pollak 47-yard field goal TEX 10–7 Q2 6:51 COL Eric Bieniemy 2-yard run (Harper kick) COL 14–10 1:26 TEX Pollak 25-yard field goal COL 14–13 Q3 4:44 TEX Brown 2-yard run (Pass failed) TEX 19–14 Q4 14:22 TEX Pollak 22-yard field goal TEX 22–14 10:10 COL Eric Bieniemy 4-yard run (Pass failed) TEX 22–20 5:47 COL Eric Bieniemy 2-yard run (Harper kick) COL 27–22 0:29 COL Safety, Williams tackled Garder in End Zone COL 29–22

Rice[]

Oklahoma[]

Texas vs. #4 Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total • Longhorns 7 0 0 7 14 Sooners 3 7 3 0 13 Date: October 13 Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas Game attendance: 75,587

Scoring summary 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

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Arkansas[]

SMU[]

Texas Tech[]

Houston[]

TCU[]

Baylor[]

Texas A&M[]

Miami (FL) (Cotton Bowl)[]

#4 Miami (FL) vs. #3 Texas

1 2 3 4 Total • Hurricanes 12 7 14 13 46 Longhorns 0 3 0 0 3 Date: January 1 Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX Game attendance: 73,521 Referee: Jimmy Harper (SEC) TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tim Brant, and John Dockery

Scoring summary 1 8:53 MIA Carlos Huerta 28-yard field goal MIA 3–0 5:26 MIA Carlos Huerta 50-yard field goal MIA 6–0 0:11 MIA Wesley Carroll 12-yard pass from Erickson (pass failed) MIA 12–0 2 7:43 TEX Michael Pollak 29-yard field goal MIA 12–3 4:17 MIA Wesley Carroll 24-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 19–3 3 11:46 MIA Darrin Smith 34-yard interception return (Huerta kick) MIA 26–3 6:09 MIA Randal Hill 48-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 33–3 4 10:56 MIA Randy Bethel 4-yard pass from Erickson (kick blocked) MIA 40–3 9:23 MIA Leonard Conley 26-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 46–3

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