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1990 Oklahoma Sooners football team
American college football season
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]
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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| AP | No. 17 |
| Record | 8–3 (5–2 Big 8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Larry Coker (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Charlie Sadler (2nd season) |
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| Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 8 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 19 UCLA* | No. 23 | ABC | W 34–14 | 50,068 | |
| September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 13 Pittsburgh* | No. 14 | CBS | W 52–10 | 71,117 | |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Tulsa* | No. 11 |
| W 52–10 | 70,235 | |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Kansas | No. 9 |
| PSN | W 31–17 | 70,095 |
| October 6 | 1:30 p.m. | at Oklahoma State | No. 7 | W 31–17 | 49,800 | ||
| October 13 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Texas* | No. 4 | ESPN | L 13–14 | 75,587 | |
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Iowa State | No. 16 |
| L 31–33 | 69,112 | |
| October 27 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Colorado | No. 22 | CBS | L 23–32 | 51,967 | |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at Missouri | W 55–10 | 40,902 | |||
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Kansas State |
| PSN | W 34–7 | 69,106 | |
| November 23 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 10 Nebraska |
| CBS | W 45–10 | 74,910 | |
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At UCLA
See also: 1990 UCLA Bruins football team
At Oklahoma State
See also: 1990 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and Bedlam Series
Texas
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See also: 1990 Texas Longhorns football team and Red River Shootout
Iowa State
See also: 1990 Iowa State Cyclones football team
At Colorado
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See also: 1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team
At Missouri
Kansas State
See also: 1990 Kansas State Wildcats football team
Nebraska
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See also: 1990 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Oklahoma was on probation in 1990 and ineligible to receive votes in the Coaches Poll.
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 22 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 20 | 17 |
| Coaches Poll | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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- All-Big Eight: DB Jason Belser, LB Joe Bowden, TE Adrian Cooper, DT Scott Evans, OG Mike Sawatzky [4]
NFL draft
Main article: 1991 NFL Draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5]
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| 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 |
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- Dierking, Kyle (June 17, 2009). "How The Mighty Fall: Barry Switzer". KOTV. Tulsa. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- "1990s". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- "Instant Replay: UT 14, OU 13 Horns Hook The Sooners On Late TD". The Oklahoman. October 14, 1990. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- SoonerSports.com
- "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2020.