1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Florida Citrus Bowl vs. #2 Georgia Tech, L 21–45
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#17
AP	#24
1990 record	9–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Tom Osborne (18th year)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Osborne (21st year)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Charlie McBride (10th year)
Base defense	5-2
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 73,650)

	Conf					Overall
1990 Big 8 football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Colorado †	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	1
#24 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#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

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:30 PM	Baylor*	#7	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ESPN	W 13–0	76,184
September 8	1:30 PM	Northern Illinois*	#10	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		W 60–14	76,043
September 22	1:30 PM	Minnesota*	#8	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		W 56–0	76,354
September 29	1:30 PM	Oregon State*	#8	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		W 31–7	76,061
October 6	1:10 PM	at Kansas State	#8	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		W 45–8	35,757
October 13	1:30 PM	Missouri	#7	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)		W 69–21	76,317
October 20	1:30 PM	Oklahoma State	#4	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		W 31–3	76,251
October 27	1:00 PM	at Iowa State	#4	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA		W 45–13	54,475
November 3	3:00 PM	#9 Colorado	#3	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 12–27	76,464
November 10	1:00 PM	at Kansas	#13	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 41–9	36,000
November 23	1:30 PM	at Oklahoma	#10	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Rivalry)	CBS	L 10–45	74,910
January 1	12:30 PM	vs. #2 Georgia Tech*	#19	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	L 21–45	72,328
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Roster and coaching staff

1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster

Players Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
IB	`4`	Achola, GeorgeGeorge Achola	5.0 !Jr
IB	`29`	Baldwin, Andrew ScottAndrew Scott Baldwin	3.0 !So
WB	`81`	Bobolz, LanceLance Bobolz	57.0 !Sr
OT	`76`	Boerboom, BrianBrian Boerboom	5.0 !Jr
SE	`18`	Bostick, JonJon Bostick	5.0 !Jr
IB	`21`	Brown, DerekDerek Brown	1.0 !Fr
OT	`65`	Chaney, JeffJeff Chaney	5.0 !Jr
C	`55`	Chorney, TerrisTerris Chorney	3.0 !So
OT	`72`	Clarke, JohnJohn Clarke	5.0 !Jr
WB	`6`	Devall, BradBrad Devall	57.0 !Sr
SE	`11`	Dowse, MarkMark Dowse	5.0 !Jr
QB	`12`	Dunlap, JerryJerry Dunlap	57.0 !Sr
C	`58`	Edeal, DavidDavid Edeal	57.0 !Sr
OT	`73`	Engstrom, SteveSteve Engstrom	57.0 !Sr
OT	`77`	Eyman, TerryTerry Eyman	57.0 !Sr
IB	`23`	Flowers, LeodisLeodis Flowers	5.0 !Jr
TE	`80`	Garrett, ChrisChris Garrett	5.0 !Jr
FB	`37`	Glantz, RobertRobert Glantz	5.0 !Jr
QB	`1`	Grant, MikeMike Grant	5.0 !Jr
QB	`15`	Haase, TomTom Haase	5.0 !Jr
WB	`33`	Hughes, TyroneTyrone Hughes	3.0 !So
OG	`69`	Jensen, DaveDave Jensen	3.0 !So
FB	`41`	Johnk, TimTim Johnk	5.0 !Jr
QB	`2`	Joseph, MickeyMickey Joseph	5.0 !Jr
OG	`62`	Kudrna, PatPat Kudrna	5.0 !Jr
TE	`85`	Leise, DarylDaryl Leise	5.0 !Jr
FB	`26`	Lewis, LanceLance Lewis	5.0 !Jr
SE		Makell, KeithKeith Makell
QB	`10`	McCant, KeithenKeithen McCant	5.0 !Jr
FB	`7`	McDuffy, AndreAndre McDuffy	5.0 !Jr
TE	`86`	Mitchell, JohnnyJohnny Mitchell	1.0 !Fr
OT		Morse, MattMatt Morse	1.0 !Fr
OT	`51`	Pick, BrentBrent Pick	57.0 !Sr
SE	`82`	Pleasant, DanDan Pleasant	5.0 !Jr
SE	`16`	Powell, VernonVernon Powell	3.0 !So
WB		Prater, KellyKelly Prater	5.0 !Jr
OT	`78`	Punt, TomTom Punt	57.0 !Sr
OT	`59`	Reifenrath, RayRay Reifenrath	5.0 !Jr
FB	`36`	Reynolds, MattMatt Reynolds	3.0 !So
IB	`20`	Rodgers, TerryTerry Rodgers	57.0 !Sr
C	`51`	Scott, JimJim Scott	3.0 !So
OG	`75`	Shields, WillWill Shields	3.0 !So
FB	`25`	Soto, OmarOmar Soto	5.0 !Jr
WB	`22`	Turner, NateNate Turner	5.0 !Jr
TE	`88`	Vedral, MikeMike Vedral	3.0 !So
OT	`68`	Waddell, DougDoug Waddell	3.0 !So
TE	`89`	Washington, WilliamWilliam Washington	3.0 !So
SE	`87`	Werner, TomTom Werner	3.0 !So
IB	`32`	White, LamontLamont White	5.0 !Jr
OG	`61`	Wiegert, ErikErik Wiegert	5.0 !Jr
C	`53`	Ziegelbein, BillBill Ziegelbein	5.0 !Jr
OG	`64`	Zyzda, ChrisChris Zyzda	3.0 !So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OLB	`34`	Alberts, TrevTrev Alberts	1.0 !Fr
CB	`28`	Anderson, EricEric Anderson	57.0 !Sr
DT	`90`	Anderson, Le AndreLe Andre Anderson	57.0 !Sr
ILB	`48`	Anderson, MikeMike Anderson	1.0 !Fr
ILB	`39`	Banks, AlvinAlvin Banks	5.0 !Jr
ILB	`54`	Branch, TroyTroy Branch	1.0 !Fr
DT	`94`	Brown, BrianBrian Brown	5.0 !Jr
DT	`95`	Brungardt, PaulPaul Brungardt	57.0 !Sr
FS	`8`	Byrd, TyroneTyrone Byrd	3.0 !So
FS	`31`	Carmer, SteveSteve Carmer	3.0 !So
SS	`17`	Cooper, ReggieReggie Cooper	57.0 !Sr
SS	`24`	Cotton, CurtisCurtis Cotton	5.0 !Jr
CB	`45`	Crippen, JonJon Crippen	57.0 !Sr
OLB	`88`	Croel, MikeMike Croel	57.0 !Sr
SS	`28`	Duin, DarinDarin Duin	3.0 !So
MG	`97`	Engelbert, PatPat Engelbert	5.0 !Jr
ILB	`43`	Geiken, ShaneShane Geiken	5.0 !Jr
OLB	`92`	Hedrick, CoreyCorey Hedrick	57.0 !Sr
CB	`9`	Hicks, RobertRobert Hicks	57.0 !Sr
OLB	`93`	Hill, TravisTravis Hill	3.0 !So
MG	`74`	Hilman, MattMatt Hilman	3.0 !So
MG	`98`	Jefferson, MikeMike Jefferson	1.0 !Fr
DT	`67`	Keast, SteveSteve Keast	57.0 !Sr
MG	`63`	Koellner, GregGreg Koellner	5.0 !Jr
ILB	`35`	Kurtz, ScottScott Kurtz	57.0 !Sr
CB	`3`	Legette, TyroneTyrone Legette	5.0 !Jr
CB	`5`	Lewis, TahaunTahaun Lewis	57.0 !Sr
DT	`70`	Liewer, JamieJamie Liewer	3.0 !So
ILB	`46`	Mohnsen, BrianBrian Mohnsen	5.0 !Jr
MG	`73`	Noonan, DavidDavid Noonan	1.0 !Fr
DT		Parrella, JohnJohn Parrella	3.0 !So
ILB	`52`	Penland, MattMatt Penland	3.0 !So
ILB	`99`	Petko, MikeMike Petko	5.0 !Jr
CB	`38`	Pickens, BruceBruce Pickens	57.0 !Sr
FS	`19`	Pollard, BrianBrian Pollard	3.0 !So
FS	`6`	Reece, JohnJohn Reece	3.0 !So
OLB	`83`	Reilly, BradBrad Reilly	3.0 !So
DT	`56`	Sims, JoeJoe Sims	57.0 !Sr
OLB	`86`	Spitzenberger, JoeJoe Spitzenberger	57.0 !Sr
OLB	`87`	Svehla, DanDan Svehla	57.0 !Sr
FS	`1`	Thomas, WillWill Thomas	5.0 !Jr
ILB	`40`	Tyrance, PatPat Tyrance	57.0 !Sr
DT	`57`	Walker, KennyKenny Walker	57.0 !Sr
MG	`66`	Wanek, JimJim Wanek	57.0 !Sr
OLB	`84`	Wendland, RickRick Wendland	57.0 !Sr
OLB	`96`	White, DavidDavid White	3.0 !So
ILB	`27`	White, FreemanFreeman White	5.0 !Jr
ILB	`49`	Wightman, PaulPaul Wightman	3.0 !So
ILB	`91`	Zacharias, AndrewAndrew Zacharias	5.0 !Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`44`	Barrios, GreggGregg Barrios	57.0 !Sr
P/PK	`13`	Bennett, ByronByron Bennett	1.0 !Fr
PK	`14`	Lang, JeffJeff Lang	1.0 !Fr
P	`47`	Stigge, MikeMike Stigge	3.0 !So

Head coach

Tom Osborne
   18th season
   27th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Charlie McBride
   10th season as DC/LB coach
   14th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Colorado
Kevin Steele
   2nd season as LB coach
   2nd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Tennessee
Ron Brown
   4th season as WR/TE coach
   4th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Brown
Dan Young
   8th season as OL/K coach
   8th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Reed
Milt Tenopir
   17th season as OL coach
   17th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Sterling
Tony Samuel
   5th season as OLB coach
   5th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska
George Darlington
   DB coach
   18th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Rutgers
Frank Solich
   8th season as RB coach
   12th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska
Boyd Epley
   22nd season as S&C coach
   22nd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska
Jack Pierce
12th year at Nebraska

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2011

Game notes

Baylor

Baylor at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	0	0	0	0	0
• Nebraska	0	6	0	7	13

Date: September 1
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game start: 6:30 PM CST
Game attendance: 76,184

Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Illinois	8	3	3	0	14
• Nebraska	16	10	13	21	60

Date: September 8
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game start: 1:30 PM CST
Game attendance: 76,043

Minnesota

Minnesota at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0
• Nebraska	14	28	14	0	56

Date: September 22
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game start: 1:30 PM CST
Game attendance: 76,354

Oregon State

Oregon State at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon State	7	0	0	0	7
• Nebraska	3	0	7	21	31

Date: September 29
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game start: 1:30 PM CST
Game attendance: 76,061

Kansas State

Nebraska at Kansas State [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	3	7	14	21	45
Kansas State	2	0	0	6	8

Date: October 6
Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
Game start: 1:10 PM CST
Game attendance: 35,757

Missouri

Missouri at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri	7	7	0	7	21
• Nebraska	28	17	10	14	69

Date: October 13
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game start: 1:30 PM CST
Game attendance: 76,317

Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	0	0	3	0	3
• Nebraska	7	0	10	14	31

Date: October 20
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game start: 1:30 PM CST
Game attendance: 76,251

Iowa State

Nebraska at Iowa State [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	3	14	21	7	45
Iowa State	10	0	0	3	13

Date: October 27
Location: Cyclone Stadium, Ames, Iowa
Game start: 1:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 54,475

Colorado

Colorado at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colorado	0	0	0	27	27
Nebraska	0	6	6	0	12

Date: November 3
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game start: 3:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 76,464

Kansas

Nebraska at Kansas [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	7	10	10	14	41
Kansas	3	0	0	6	9

Date: November 10
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas
Game start: 1:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 36,000

Oklahoma

Nebraska at Oklahoma [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	3	0	7	0	10
• Oklahoma	0	21	14	10	45

Date: November 23
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game start: 1:30 PM CST
Game attendance: 74,910

Georgia Tech

Nebraska vs Georgia Tech [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	0	14	7	0	21
• Georgia Tech	7	17	7	14	45

Date: January 1
Location: Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
Game start: 12:30 PM CST
Game attendance: 72,328

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
AP	7	10	8	8	8	8	7	4	4	3	13	11	10	19	19	24
Coaches																17

Awards

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Award	Name(s)
All-America	Kenny Walker
All-Big 8	Reggie Cooper, Mike Croel, Johnny Mitchell, Bruce Pickens, Tom Punt, Will Shields, Pat Tyrance, Kenny Walker

NFL and Pro Players

The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1990 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.^[3]

Name	Team
Trev Alberts	Indianapolis Colts
Mike Anderson	Amsterdam Admirals
Derek Brown	New Orleans Saints
Terris Chorney	Edmonton Eskimos
Reggie Cooper	Dallas Cowboys
Mike Croel	Denver Broncos
Travis Hill	Cleveland Browns
Tyrone Hughes	New Orleans Saints
Tyrone Legette	New Orleans Saints
Keithen McCant	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Johnny Mitchell	New York Jets
John Parrella	Buffalo Bills
Bruce Pickens	Atlanta Falcons
John Reece	Kansas City Chiefs
Will Shields	Kansas City Chiefs
Joe Sims	Atlanta Falcons
Nate Turner	Buffalo Bills
Kenny Walker	Denver Broncos
David White	New England Patriots

References

↑ "Football - 1990 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
↑ 1990 Husker Honors
↑ "All Time NFL Huskers". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009.

Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Venues	Lincoln Park (1890–95) "M" Street Park (1894–96) Antelope Field (1897–1908) Nebraska Field (1909–22) Memorial Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado Iowa Miami Minnesota Missouri Oklahoma Wisconsin

Culture & lore	Herbie Husker Lil' Red "Dear Old Nebraska U" "Hail Varsity" University of Nebraska Cornhusker Marching Band Blackshirts Origin of "Cornhuskers" Nebraska–Oklahoma, 1971 Fumblerooski Nebraska–Penn State, 1982 Flea Kicker Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass 1 Second Left

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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