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{{short description|American college football season}}
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|Year=1990
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|Team=SMU Mustangs
| year = 1990
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| team = SMU Mustangs
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|Conference=Southwest Conference
| sport = football
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| conference = [[Southwest Conference]]
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| short_conf = SWC
|Record=1–10
| record = 1–10
|ConfRecord=0–8
| conf_record = 0–8
|HeadCoach=[[Forrest Gregg]]
| head_coach = [[Forrest Gregg]]
|HCYear=2nd
| hc_year = 2nd
|OffCoach=
| off_coach = Larry Kueck
|DefCoach=
| oc_year = 1st
|OScheme=
| off_scheme = [[Run and shoot offense|Run and shoot]]
|DScheme=
| def_coach = [[Jon Tenuta]]
|StadiumArena=[[Ownby Stadium]] (c. 23,783)
| dc_year = 1st
|Champion=
| def_scheme = [[4–3 defense|4–3]]
|BowlTourney=
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| captain =
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| stadium = [[Ownby Stadium]]
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{{1990 Southwest Conference football standings}}
{{1990 Southwest Conference football standings}}
The '''1990 Southern Methodist University Mustangs football team''' represented the [[Southern Methodist University]] in the 1990 college football season. SMU opened with a 44-7 win over Vanderbilt, but struggled the remainder of the season still recovering from the [[death penalty (NCAA)|Death penalty]]. The Mustangs offense scored 197 points while the defense allowed 426 points. [[Forrest Gregg]], who was retiring after the season, was carried off the field following a loss to Arkansas in the final game.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.collegefootballdatadvds.com/guides/smu2008.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208134653/http://www.collegefootballdatadvds.com/guides/smu2008.pdf |archive-date=2015-12-08 |dead-url=yes |df= }}</ref>
The '''1990 SMU Mustangs football team''' represented [[Southern Methodist University]] (SMU) as a member of the [[Southwest Conference]] (SWC) during the [[1990 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. Led by [[Forrest Gregg]] in his second and final year as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the SWC. SMU opened the season with a 44–7 win over [[1990 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]], but struggled the remainder of the season still recovering from the [[Death penalty (NCAA)|NCAA's death penalty]], which barred SMU from competing in 1987 and 1988. The Mustangs offense scored 197 points while the defense allowed 426 points. Gregg, who retired after the season to serve full-time as SMU's athletic director, was carried off the field following a loss to [[1990 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] in the season finale.


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1990 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=Vanderbilt Commadores|title=Vanderbilt}}
| site_stadium = [[Ownby Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Ownby Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[University Park, Texas|University Park, TX]]
| site_cityst = [[University Park, Texas|University Park, TX]]
| score = 44–7
| score = 44–7
| attend = 18,700
| attend = 18,700
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-smu-unloads-on/135076422/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=SMU unloads on Vanderbilt, 44–7|date=September 9, 1990|accessdate=November 12, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| away = y
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| opponent = [[1990 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]
| rank =
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| site_stadium = [[Caesars Superdome|Louisiana Superdome]]
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| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=Tulane Green Wave|title=Tulane}}
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| site_stadium = [[Louisiana Superdome]]
| site_cityst = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
| site_cityst = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
| score = 7–43
| score = 7–43
| attend = 20,434
| attend = 20,434
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94540820/tulane-turns-romos-sizzle-to-fizzle-in/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Tulane turns Romo's sizzle to fizzle in 43–7 rout of SMU|date=September 16, 1990|accessdate=February 8, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| date = September 29
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
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| opponent = [[1990 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]
| rank =
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| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=TCU Horned Frogs|title=TCU}}
| site_stadium = Ownby Stadium
| site_stadium = Ownby Stadium
| site_cityst = University Park, TX
| site_cityst = University Park, TX
| gamename = [[SMU–TCU football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 21–42
| score = 21–42
| attend = 20,100
| attend = 20,100
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| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| away = y
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| opponent = [[1990 North Texas Mean Green football team|North Texas]]
| rank =
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| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=North Texas Mean Green|title=North Texas}}
| site_stadium = [[Fouts Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Fouts Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Denton, Texas|Denton, TX]]
| site_cityst = [[Denton, Texas|Denton, TX]]
| gamename = [[Safeway Bowl|rivalry]]
| score = 7–14
| score = 7–14
| attend = 22,750
| attend = 22,750
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88054837/north-texas-victorious-over-mustangs-14/|work=Longview News-Journal|title=North Texas victorious over Mustangs, 14–7|date=October 7, 1990|accessdate=October 30, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| away = y
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| opponent = [[1990 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor]]
| rank =
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| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=Baylor Bears|title=Baylor}}
| site_stadium = [[Floyd Casey Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Floyd Casey Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Waco, Texas|Waco, TX]]
| site_cityst = [[Waco, Texas|Waco, TX]]
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| date = October 20
| date = October 20
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
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| opponent = [[1990 Houston Cougars football team|Houston]]
| rank =
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| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=Houston Cougars|title=Houston}}
| opprank = 9
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Ownby Stadium
| site_stadium = Ownby Stadium
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| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| away = y
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| opponent = [[1990 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]]
| rank =
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| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}}
| opprank = 13
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = [[Texas Memorial Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium|Texas Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]]
| site_cityst = [[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]]
| score = 3–52
| score = 3–52
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| date = November 3
| date = November 3
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
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| opponent = [[1990 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]
| rank =
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| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=Texas A&M Aggies|title=Texas A&M}}
| site_stadium = Ownby Stadium
| site_stadium = Ownby Stadium
| site_cityst = University Park, TX
| site_cityst = University Park, TX
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| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| away = y
| opponent = [[1990 Rice Owls football team|Rice]]
| rank =
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=Rice Owls|title=Rice}}
| site_stadium = [[Rice Stadium (Rice University)|Rice Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Rice Stadium (Rice University)|Rice Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Houston|Houston, TX]]
| site_cityst = [[Houston|Houston, TX]]
| gamename = [[Rice–SMU football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 28–30
| score = 28–30
| attend = 17,900
| attend = 17,900
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = Novmeber 17
| date = November 17
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| away = y
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| opponent = [[1990 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]]
| rank =
| site_stadium = [[Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field|Jones Stadium]]
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| opponent = [{{cfb link|year=1990|team=Texas Tech Red Raiders|title=Texas Tech}}
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| site_stadium = [[Jones Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock, TX]]
| site_cityst = [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock, TX]]
| score = 7–62
| score = 7–62
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| date = November 24
| date = November 24
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
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| opponent = [[1990 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]]
| rank =
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| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=Arkansas Razorbacks|title=Arkansas}}
| site_stadium = Ownby Stadium
| site_stadium = Ownby Stadium
| site_cityst = University Park, Texas
| site_cityst = University Park, TX
| score = 29–42
| score = 29–42
| attend = 17,100
| attend = 17,100
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== References ==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.collegefootballdatadvds.com/guides/smu2008.pdf|title=2008 Football Media Guide|publisher=[[SMU Mustangs|SMU Athletic Department]]|page=145|access-date=2012-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208134653/http://www.collegefootballdatadvds.com/guides/smu2008.pdf|archive-date=2015-12-08|dead-url=yes|df=}}


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Latest revision as of 06:19, 13 December 2023

1990 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Kueck (1st season)
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Defensive coordinatorJon Tenuta (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Southwest Conference football standings
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 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Forrest Gregg in his second and final year as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the SWC. SMU opened the season with a 44–7 win over Vanderbilt, but struggled the remainder of the season still recovering from the NCAA's death penalty, which barred SMU from competing in 1987 and 1988. The Mustangs offense scored 197 points while the defense allowed 426 points. Gregg, who retired after the season to serve full-time as SMU's athletic director, was carried off the field following a loss to Arkansas in the season finale.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Vanderbilt*
W 44–718,700[1]
September 15at Tulane*
L 7–4320,434[2]
September 29TCU
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX (rivalry)
L 21–4220,100
October 6at North Texas*
L 7–1422,750[3]
October 13at Baylor
L 17–5230,134
October 20No. 9 Houston
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 17–4423,250
October 27at No. 13 Texas
L 3–5265,128
November 3Texas A&M
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 17–3823,783
November 10at Rice
L 28–3017,900
November 17at Texas Tech
L 7–6231,355
November 24Arkansas
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 29–4217,100
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SMU unloads on Vanderbilt, 44–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 9, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tulane turns Romo's sizzle to fizzle in 43–7 rout of SMU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 16, 1990. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "North Texas victorious over Mustangs, 14–7". Longview News-Journal. October 7, 1990. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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