1990 BYU Cougars football team

Schedule

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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.

Game summaries

Game 1: UTEP

;2nd quarter

• UTEP: Gillespie 44-yard field goal ;3rd quarter
• BYU: Kauffman 24-yard field goal ;Passing
• BYU: Detmer 33/46, 387 yards, TD, 2 INT
• UTEP: Perez 17/34, 235 yards, INT ;Rushing
• BYU: Tuipulotu 12–89, TD, Corley 10–44
• UTEP: Bogan 18–65 ;Receiving
• BYU: Smith 6–99, Bellini 6–70, Boyce 4–54
• UTEP: Barrett 8–165

Game 2: Miami (FL)

;1st quarter

• MIA: McGuire 7-yard run (Huerta kick) ;2nd quarter
• BYU: Bellini 14-yard pass from Detmer (Kaufman kick)
• BYU: Kaufman 32-yard field goal
• MIA: McGuire 2-yard run (Huerta kick)
• BYU: Boyce 2-yard pass from Detmer (Kaufman kick) ;3rd quarter
• MIA: Conley 5-yard run (Huerta kick)
• BYU: Kaufman 29-yard field goal
• BYU: Salido 7-yard pass from Detmer (Detmer to Boyce pass) ;4th quarter
• No scoring ;Passing
• MIA: Erickson 25/52, 299 yards, INT
• BYU: Detmer 33/54, 406 yards, INT, Bellini 0/1 ;Rushing
• MIA: McGuire 18–63, Johnson 7–49, Erickson 7–20
• BYU: Tuipulotu 7–29, Salido 4–18, Detmer 11–7 ;Receiving
• MIA: Thomas 9–125, Carroll 8–59, Chudzinski 2–30
• BYU: Bellini 10–111, Boyce 9–96, Smith 7–90

Game 3: Washington State

Game 4: San Diego State

Game 5: Oregon

Game 6: Colorado State

Game 7: New Mexico

Game 8: Air Force

Game 9: Wyoming

Game 10: Utah

Game 11: Utah State

Game 12: Hawaii

Game 13: Holiday Bowl (Texas A&M)

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Utah

Roster

• LaVell Edwards
• Robert Anae – Graduate assistant
• 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

Statistics

Passing

Awards and honors

• Heisman Trophy: Ty Detmer
• Maxwell Award: Ty Demter
• Davey O'Brien Award: Ty Detmer Runner Up WAC Defensive Player of the Year: Alema Fitisemanu
• All-WAC: (1st) Alema Fitisemanu, Matt Bellini, Andy Boyce, Ty Detmer, Neal Fort, Earl Kauffman (P), Rich Kaufusi, Brian Mitchell, Robert Stephens, (2nd) Mike Keim, Rocky Biegel, Tony Crutchfield 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.

References

References

1. (September 2, 1990). "Penalty-plagued BYU Cougars top UTEP". South Idaho Press.
2. (September 9, 1990). "BYU gets last laugh by stunning Miami". The Salt Lake Tribune.
3. (September 16, 1990). "Fourth quarter blitz rescues Brigham Young". The Register-Guard.
4. (September 23, 1990). "BYU routs Aztecs, 62–34". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser.
5. (September 30, 1990). "Ducks dump Detmer, BYU". The Roanoke Times.
6. (October 14, 1990). "BYU defense rises to the occasion, 52–9". The Daily Herald.
7. (October 28, 1990). "Detmer's 5 TD passes lead BYU over New Mexico". San Angelo Standard-Times.
8. (November 4, 1990). "BYU wins 54–7". The Palm Beach Post.
9. (November 11, 1990). "Detmer shreds Cowboy defense". The Billings Gazette.
10. (November 18, 1990). "Detmer leads BYU by Utah". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
11. (November 25, 1990). "Detmer makes Heisman pitch in BYU victory, 45–10". The Register-Guard.
12. (December 3, 1990). "Hawaii fans taunt Detmer in 59–28 rout". Anchorage Daily News.
13. (December 30, 1990). "Aggies' defense crushes BYU in Holiday". The Commercial Appeal.
14. ''Sports Illustrated''. 3 Sept 1990.
15. ''Gainesville Sun''. 10 Sept 1990.
16. "BYU bags another WAC title, 45-22." ''Eugene Register-Guard''. 1990 Nov 18.
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18. "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy".
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20. "College Football Awards - ESPN".
21. "1991 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".