1990 SMU Mustangs football team

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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 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. 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	Vanderbilt*	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 44–7	18,700
September 15	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 7–43	20,434
September 29	TCU	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	L 21–42	20,100
October 6	at North Texas*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 7–14	22,750
October 13	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX	L 17–52	30,134
October 20	No. 9 Houston	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	L 17–44	23,250
October 27	at No. 13 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 3–52	65,128
November 3	Texas A&M	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	L 17–38	23,783
November 10	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 28–30	17,900
November 17	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 7–62	31,355
November 24	Arkansas	Ownby Stadium University Park, Texas	L 29–42	17,100
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

• "2008 Football Media Guide" (PDF). SMU Athletic Department. p. 145. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2012-07-24. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)