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1990 Oklahoma Sooners football
1990 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 17
Record	8–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Gary Gibbs (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Larry Coker (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Charlie Sadler (2nd season)
Base defense	5–2
Captains	Scott Evans; Larry Medice; Mike Sawatzky; Chris Wilson;
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Colorado $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	1
No. 24 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 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 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by second-year head coach Gary Gibbs. They were ineligible to participate in a bowl game since they were on probation, but they were allowed to be on TV.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	2:30 p.m.	at No. 19 UCLA*	No. 23	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 34–14	50,068
September 15	1:00 p.m.	No. 13 Pittsburgh*	No. 14	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	CBS	W 52–10	71,117
September 22	1:00 p.m.	Tulsa*	No. 11	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 52–10	70,235
September 29	1:00 p.m.	Kansas	No. 9	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	PSN	W 31–17	70,095
October 6	1:30 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	No. 7	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 31–17	49,800
October 13	3:00 p.m.	vs. Texas*	No. 4	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ESPN	L 13–14	75,587
October 20	1:00 p.m.	Iowa State	No. 16	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 31–33	69,112
October 27	1:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Colorado	No. 22	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	CBS	L 23–32	51,967
November 3	1:00 p.m.	at Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)		W 55–10	40,902
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Kansas State		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	PSN	W 34–7	69,106
November 23	1:30 p.m.	No. 10 Nebraska		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	CBS	W 45–10	74,910
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1990 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`15`	Joey Alfred	So
G	`63`	Mark Blodgett	Jr
TE	`87`	Eric Blomquist	So
G	`66`	Brian Brauninger	Jr
TE	`86`	Rickey Brady	Fr
SO	`6`	Dewell Brewer	Fr
SE	`16`	Chris Cabbiness	Sr
OL	`76`	James Cargill	So
QB	`10`	Steve Collins	So
QB	`9`	Tink Collins	So
TE	`43`	Adrian Cooper	Sr
RB	`5`	Greg Ervin	Jr
OL	`51`	Joe Ervin	So
TB	`7`	Rod Fisher	Jr
C	`79`	Eric Fultz	Jr
TB	`32`	Mike Gaddis	RJr
RB		Aaron Goins	Fr
SE	`18`	Artie Guess	Sr
QB	`12`	Cale Gundy	Fr
FB	`3`	Scott Hale	Sr
OT	`70`	Brandon Houston	Jr
OL	`67`	Chris Jensen	Jr
FB	`27`	Corey Johnson	Fr
SE	`81`	David Jourdan	Fr
G	`58`	Jason Keith	So
C	`52`	Brent Koontz	Fr
TB	`1`	Ike Lewis	Jr
RB	`3`	Ted Long	Jr
G	`64`	Terran Manning	Sr
RB	`23`	Billy McDade	Fr
FB	`31`	Mike McKinley	Jr
G	`62`	Larry Medice (C)	Sr
SE	`17`	Chris Melson	Jr
TE	`82`	Joey Mickey	So
OT	`57`	Jeff Miller	Sr
SE	`83`	John Nelson	Fr
TE	`94`	Jon Page	Jr
OT	`73`	Zarak Peters	Sr
OL	`69`	Steve Pettit	So
FB	`33`	Kenyon Rasheed	So
OL	`71`	Jeff Resler	Fr
G	`54`	Mike Sawatzky (C)	Sr
TE	`80`	Pete Schmitt	So
FB	`36`	William Steines	So
SE	`11`	Otis Taylor	So
TB	`26`	Travis Thompson	So
OL	`68`	Tim Vitito	Fr
C	`50`	Randy Wallace	Jr
OT	`74`	Chris Watkins	So
G	`55`	Steve Wigington	Fr
TB	`20`	Earnest Williams	Fr
G	`60`	Matt Wilson	Fr
G	`75`	Dalton Young	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`95`	Russell Allen	Fr
DT	`85`	Tom Backes	Sr
NG	`56`	James Baldwin	So
LB	`40`	Reggie Barnes	So
LB	`38`	Randall Base	So
DE	`99`	Aubrey Beavers	Fr
DB	`29`	Jason Belser	Jr
DE	`35`	Frank Blevins	Sr
LB	`45`	Joe Bowden	Sr
DE	`42`	John Bradley	Jr
DB	`14`	Melvin Carter	So
DL	`91`	Ben Cavil	Fr
DB	`24`	Drew Christmon	Fr
LB	`41`	Mike Coats	Fr
LB	`43`	Bart Daniels	So
DB	`48`	Greg DeQuasie	Jr
NG	`77`	Stacey Dillard	Jr
DB	`26`	Terry Duncan	Jr
DT	`78`	Scott Evans (C)	Sr
LB	`34`	Mike Fields	Fr
DB	`15`	Charles Franks	Jr
DE	`39`	James Goode	Sr
DE	`47`	Tracy Gordon	Sr
LB	`49`	Bryan Gorka	Fr
DE	`53`	Tony Han	Sr
LB	`37`	Jay Houtman	So
DE	`89`	Ronn Hull	Fr
DB	`25`	Russell Jones	Fr
NG	`96`	Darrell Kirby	Sr
DT	`97`	Proctor Land	Jr
DB	`22`	Tony Levy	Jr
LB	`59`	John Manning	Fr
DT	`46`	Corey Mayfield	Jr
DB	`4`	Tommy O'Hara	Fr
NG	`87`	Shad Patrick	Fr
DB	`44`	Jerome Pipkins	Jr
DB	`19`	Terry Ray	Jr
DL	`98`	Broderick Roberson	Fr
DB	`8`	William Shankle	So
DB	`21`	Lance Swanson	Jr
DE	`88`	Trey Tippens	So
DB	`28`	Darnell Walker	So
DL	`72`	David Walsh	Jr
DB	`2`	Corey Warren	Fr
LB	`30`	Chris Wilson (C)	Jr
DB	`88`	Corey Wilson	Fr
DE	`90`	Fred Woods	Fr
DL	`92`	Ricky Wren	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`97`	Barry Blanton	Fr
K	`13`	R. D. Lashar	Sr
P	`84`	Brad Reddell	So

Head coach

Gary Gibbs

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Larry Coker – Offensive coordinator
Mike Jones – Running backs and wide receivers
Charley North – Tight ends and special teams
Charlie Sadler – Defensive coordinator
John Blake – Defensive line
Lucious Selmon – Outside linebacker and defensive end
Bobby Proctor – Defensive backs

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

At UCLA

At Oklahoma State

Texas

Texas vs. #4 Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Longhorns	7	0	0	7	14
Sooners	3	7	3	0	13

Date: October 13
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Game attendance: 75,587

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Iowa State

At Colorado

#22 Oklahoma at #10 Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sooners	7	7	3	6	23
• Buffaloes	3	9	6	14	32

Date: October 27
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
Game start: 12:31 PM
Elapsed time: 3:23
Game attendance: 51,967
Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), sunny, Wind E 8 mph (13 km/h)
Referee: Dean Cramer

Source: Box score

At Missouri

Kansas State

Nebraska

#10 Nebraska at Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	3	0	7	0	10
• Sooners	0	21	14	10	45

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

Rankings

Oklahoma was on probation in 1990 and ineligible to receive votes in the Coaches Poll.

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	22	23	14	11	9	7	4	16	22	—	—	—	—	—	22	20	17
Coaches Poll	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards

All-Big Eight: DB Jason Belser, LB Joe Bowden, TE Adrian Cooper, DT Scott Evans, OG Mike Sawatzky ^[4]

Postseason

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.^[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
4	103	Adrian Cooper	Tight end	Pittsburgh Steelers
5	114	James Goode	Linebacker	Atlanta Falcons
7	169	Frank Blevins	Linebacker	Green Bay Packers
8	209	Scott Evans	Defensive tackle	Phoenix Cardinals
10	272	Tom Backes	Defensive end	Chicago Bears

References

^ Dierking, Kyle (June 17, 2009). "How The Mighty Fall: Barry Switzer". KOTV. Tulsa. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
^ "1990s". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
^ "Instant Replay: UT 14, OU 13 Horns Hook The Sooners On Late TD". The Oklahoman. October 14, 1990. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ SoonerSports.com
^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2020.