1990 BYU Cougars football | |
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WAC champion
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Holiday Bowl, L 14–65 vs. Texas A&M
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 17 |
AP | No. 22 |
1990 record | 10–3 (7–1 WAC) |
Head coach | LaVell Edwards |
Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#22 BYU $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scoring summary | ||||
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1 | BYU | Corley 5-yard run (Kauffman kick) | BYU 7-0 | |
1 | UTAH | Lammle 31-yard field goal | BYU 7-3 | |
1 | UTAH | Rowley 56-yard pass from Richmond (Lammle kick) | UTAH 10-7 | |
1 | BYU | Matsuzaki 25-yard pass from Detmer (Kauffman kick) | BYU 14-10 | |
2 | BYU | Boyce 21-yard pass from Detmer (Kauffman kick) | BYU 21-10 | |
2 | BYU | Nyberg 55-yard pass from Detmer (Kauffman kick) | BYU 28-10 | |
2 | BYU | Smith 6-yard pass from Detmer (Kauffman kick) | BYU 35-10 | |
3 | UTAH | Lammle 40-yard field goal | BYU 35-13 | |
3 | UTAH | Lammle 21-yard field goal | BYU 35-16 | |
4 | BYU | Kauffman 33-yard field goal | BYU 38-16 | |
4 | BYU | Drage 4-yard pass from Detmer (Kauffman kick) | BYU 45-16 | |
4 | UTAH | Anglesey 4-yard pass from Richmond (run failed) | BYU 45-22 |
The 1990 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars offense scored 524 points while the defense allowed 350 points. Led by head coach LaVell Edwards, the club participated in the Holiday Bowl.
Ty Detmer was entering his third year as a starter and a Heisman Trophy candidate. Head coach LaVell Edwards considered him so valuable that he was allowed to go through spring practice untouched. While Detmer and tight Chris Smith were projected to lead another high-flying BYU offense, Edwards was looking for improvement with the team's defense that had been embarrassed in the Holiday Bowl by Penn State, which had led him to pay a visit to the San Francisco 49ers in the offseason. Even with their defensive deficiencies, BYU was considered a Top 20 squad and expected to once again to win the WAC.
Runner Up WAC Defensive Player of the Year: Alema Fitisemanu
East West Shrine All Star Game: Alema Fiitsemanu, Rich Kaufusi, Chris Smith, Andy Boyce
The following were selected in the 1991 NFL Draft.