1990 BYU Cougars football team

1990 BYU Cougars football
WAC Champions
Holiday Bowl vs. Texas A&M, L 14–65
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches #17
AP #22
1990 record 10–3 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach LaVell Edwards
Home stadium Cougar Stadium
Seasons
« 1989 1991 »
1990 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
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
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1990 college 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.

Contents

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:00 PM at UTEP #16 Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX W 30–10   29,033
September 8 5:30 PM #1 Miami (FL)* #16 Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT W 28–21   66,235
September 15 12:00 PM Washington State* #5 Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT W 50–36   65,848
September 22 1:00 PM San Diego State #4 Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT W 62–34   66,044
September 29 1:30 PM at Oregon* #4 Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR L 16–32   45,022
October 13 12:00 PM Colorado State #13 Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT KSL W 52–9   65,922
October 29 1:30 PM New Mexico Lobos #9 Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT W 55–31   66,086
November 3 12:00 PM at Air Force #10 Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 54–7   26,513
November 10 2:00 PM at #25 Wyoming #8 War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY ESPN W 45–14   34,231
November 17 12:00 PM at Utah #5 Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 45–22   33,515
November 24 7:00 PM Utah State* #4 Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT KSL W 45–10   65,876
December 1 10:00 PM at Hawaii #4 Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI L 28–59   45,729
December 29 5:30 PM vs. Texas A&M #13 Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) ESPN L 14–65   61,441
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Roster

1990 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 57 Ashman, JohnJohn Ashman So
G 70 Balmforth, JimJim Balmforth Sr
HB Captain 8 Bellini, MattMatt Bellini Sr
WR 17 Boyce, AndyAndy Boyce Sr
T 71 Brumfield, ScottScott Brumfield Jr
FB 43 Charlton, ScottScott Charlton Jr
FB 31 Clark, BradBrad Clark So
HB 21 Corley, StaceyStacey Corley Sr
QB Captain 14 Detmer, TyTy Detmer Jr
WR 80 Drage, EricEric Drage Fr
WR 18 Eckel, MikeMike Eckel So
QB 7 Evans, JoeJoe Evans Jr
T 76 Fort, NealNeal Fort Sr
G 69 Garber, JonJon Garber So
C 63 Griffith, KentKent Griffith Jr
T 54 Harris, KyleKyle Harris Jr
WR 84 Holle, KirkKirk Holle Sr
G 79 Jenkins, MikeMike Jenkins Jr
C 52 Jenne, BruceBruce Jenne Jr
WR 6 Johnson, DrewDrew Johnson So
TE 85 Katoa, FotuFotu Katoa Sr
T 61 Keim, MikeMike Keim Sr
T 75 Ladd, TomTom Ladd Jr
WR 82 Matsuzaki, MicahMicah Matsuzaki So
T 72 May, BrianBrian May Jr
HB 27 Mortensen, EricEric Mortensen Jr
WR 29 Nyberg, BrentBrent Nyberg Sr
T 67 Pay, GarryGarry Pay So
TE 95 Rex, ByronByron Rex So
FB 22 Salido, MikeMike Salido Sr
HB 26 Schmidt, JasonJason Schmidt So
QB 15 Smith, BrentBrent Smith So
TE 94 Smith, ChrisChris Smith Sr
RB 23 Snyder, EricEric Snyder Jr
G 73 Souza, KevinKevin Souza So
C 58 Stephens, RobertRobert Stephens Sr
FB 32 Tuipulotu, PeterPeter Tuipulotu Jr
G 74 Tujague, GarrettGarrett Tujague Jr
WR 3 Valdez, NatiNati Valdez So
G 66 VanWoerkom, ScottScott VanWoerkom Sr
T 60 Vimahi, DavidDavid Vimahi Jr
TE 89 Zundel, MattMatt Zundel Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 20 Arnold, JoshJosh Arnold Jr
LB 45 Biegel, RockyRocky Biegel Jr
LB 46 Bryant, BillBill Bryant So
DB 34 Christensen, JohnJohn Christensen So
DL 92 Conners, ChrisChris Conners Jr
DB 1 Connors, ChrisChris Connors So
DB 24 Crutchfield, TonyTony Crutchfield Jr
NG 93 DeSantis, StephenStephen DeSantis Jr
DB 2 Dixon, NormNorm Dixon Sr
LB Captain 37 Fitisemanu, AlemaAlema Fitisemanu Sr
LB 47 Giles, ScottScott Giles Jr
NG 90 Gomes, LennyLenny Gomes So
DB 5 Gray, DerwinDerwin Gray So
DT 49 Green, EddieEddie Green Sr
LB 50 Hansen, ShadShad Hansen So
DB 38 Harrington, TauTau Harrington Jr
DT 55 Harston, PetePete Harston Sr
DB 10 Henderson, DavidDavid Henderson Jr
LB 33 Hoggan, MikeMike Hoggan So
LB 48 Holmes, SteveSteve Holmes So
DT 98 Hunter, BradBrad Hunter So
NG 97 Katoa, FredFred Katoa Sr
DT 59 Kaufusi, RichRich Kaufusi Sr
DB 28 Kinard, DavidDavid Kinard Jr
LB 56 Leavitt, JaredJared Leavitt Jr
DB 9 Lee, ErvinErvin Lee Jr
LB 41 Martin, DraytonDrayton Martin Fr
DB Captain 30 Mitchell, BrianBrian Mitchell Sr
DT 96 Moberly, ScottScott Moberly So
LB 44 Nicoll, KevinKevin Nicoll Jr
DT 99 Pitts, GregGreg Pitts Fr
LB 39 Porter, DaveDave Porter Jr
LB 42 Richardson, JoeJoe Richardson Jr
DB 11 Roberts, KyleKyle Roberts So
DB 25 Sikahema, KapiKapi Sikahema Jr
LB 53 Slayton, RandyRandy Slayton Jr
NG 91 Smith, MarkMark Smith Sr
DL 87 Stone, DougDoug Stone So
NG 77 Wilson, RickRick Wilson Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K/P 86 Kauffman, EarlEarl Kauffman Jr
K 19 Lever, KeithKeith Lever Jr
P 13 Stark, RobertRobert Stark Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Claude Bassett – Inside Linebackers
  • Robbie Bosco – Quarterbacks
  • Norm Chow – Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers
  • Dick Felt – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
  • Roger French – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
  • Chris Pella – Kickers
  • Tom Ramage – Defensive Line
  • Lance Reynolds – Running Backs
  • Ken Schmidt – Linebackers
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-01-02

Preseason

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.[2]

Game summaries

Game 1: UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
BYU 7 14 3 6 30
UTEP 7 3 0 0 10

at Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah

Game 2: Miami (FL)

See also: 1990 Miami Hurricanes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Miami (FL) 7 7 7 0 21
BYU 0 17 11 0 28

at Cougar Stadium, Provo, UT

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Highlights

Statistics

Passing

Player G/GS Comp Att Yards TD INT
Ty Detmer 12/12 361 562 5,188 41 28
Joe Evans 5/0 11 16 148 0 1
Matt Bellini 11/9 1 2 43 0 0

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Awards and honors

Runner Up WAC Defensive Player of the Year: Alema Fitisemanu

East West Shrine All Star Game: Alema Fiitsemanu, Rich Kaufusi, Chris Smith, Andy Boyce

Team Players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1991 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Neal Fort Tackle 6 143 Los Angeles Rams
Brian Mitchell Defensive Back 7 172 Atlanta Falcons
Chris Smith Tight End 11 295 Cincinnati Bengals

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References

  1. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
  2. ^ Sports Illustrated. 3 Sept 1990.
  3. ^ Gainesville Sun. 10 Sept 1990.
  4. ^ a b CougarStats
  5. ^ http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html
  6. ^ http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/maxwellaward.htm
  7. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/awards?awardId=3
  8. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1991.htm
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