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1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1990 |
| team | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| sport | football |
| conference | Big Eight Conference |
| short_conf | Big 8 |
| CoachRank | T–17 |
| APRank | 24 |
| record | 9–3 |
| conf_record | 5–2 |
| head_coach | Tom Osborne |
| hc_year | 18th |
| off_scheme | I formation |
| def_coach | Charlie McBride |
| dc_year | 10th |
| def_scheme | [3–4](3-4-defense) |
| stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| bowl | [Florida Citrus Bowl](1991-florida-citrus-bowl) |
| bowl_result | L 21–45 vs. [Georgia Tech](1990-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-football-team) |
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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Rankings
Game summaries
Baylor
Northern Illinois
Minnesota
Oregon State
Kansas State
Missouri
Oklahoma State
Iowa State
#9 Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Georgia Tech
Personnel
Roster
- Tom Osborne18th season 27th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Charlie McBride10th season as DC/DL coach 14th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Colorado
- Kevin Steele2nd season as LB coach 2nd year at Nebraska Alma mater: Tennessee
- Ron Brown4th season as WR/TE coach 4th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Brown
- Dan Young8th season as OL/K coach 8th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Reed
- Milt Tenopir17th season as OL coach 17th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Sterling
- Tony Samuel5th season as OLB coach 5th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- George DarlingtonDB coach 18th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Rutgers
- Frank Solich8th season as RB coach 12th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Boyd Epley22nd season as S&C coach 22nd year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Jack Pierce12th year at Nebraska
- Bill Busch1st year at Nebraska
Depth chart
Georgie Achola Will Shields Dan Svehla
Awards
| 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.
| 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
References
- (September 2, 1990). "Huskers survive Bear scare, 13–0". Anchorage Daily News.
- (September 9, 1990). "Corhnuskers much better in second try". The Register-Guard.
- (September 23, 1990). "Huskers run roughshod over Gophers". Grand Forks Herald.
- (September 30, 1990). "51 1/2-point favorites struggle with Beavers". The Florida Times-Union.
- (October 7, 1990). "Cornhuskers' depth wilts K-State in second half". The Kansas City Star.
- (October 14, 1990). "Joseph, Huskers put Tigers in tank". Lincoln Journal-Star.
- (October 21, 1990). "Cornhuskers top Oklahoma State". The Palm Beach Post.
- (October 28, 1990). "Nebraska crushes upset-minded ISU". The Grand Island Independent.
- (November 4, 1990). "4th-quarter surge lifts Colorado over No. 3 Nebraska". Austin American-Statesman.
- (November 11, 1990). "Huskers come alive after half, topple KU 22nd straight time". The Sioux City Journal.
- (November 24, 1990). "Juiced-up Oklahoma puts squeeze on Citrus-bound Nebraska, 45–10". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- (January 2, 1991). "NU can't avoid head-on wreck, leaving Tech a heck of a claim". Omaha World-Herald.
- "1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
- [http://www.huskermax.com/honors/honors_1990.html 1990 Husker Honors]
- "All Time NFL Huskers".
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