American college football season
The 1990 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Larry Marmie, the Sun Devils compiled a 4–7 record (2–5 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in eighth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 294 to 272.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Paul Justin with 1,876 passing yards, Leonard Russell with 810 rushing yards, and Eric Guliford with 837 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 8 | 8:30 pm | Baylor* | | | | W 34–13 | 69,617 |
| September 15 | | Colorado State* | No. 25 | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, Arizona
| | W 31–20 | |
| September 29 | 12:30 pm | at Missouri* | No. 21 | | | L 9–30 | 34,825 |
| October 6 | 4:00 pm | No. 17 Washington | | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, Arizona
| | L 14–42 | 62,738 |
| October 13 | | California | | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, Arizona
| | L 24–31 | |
| October 20 | 7:00 pm | at Oregon | | | Prime | L 7–27 | 35,685 |
| October 27 | 12:30 pm | No. 21 USC | | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, Arizona
| ABC | L 6–13 | |
| November 3 | 6:00 pm | Oregon State | | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, Arizona
| | W 34–9 | 56,325 |
| November 10 | 1:00 pm | at Washington State | | | | W 51–26 | 20,070 |
| November 24 | | at Arizona | | | | L 17–21 | |
| December 2 | | vs. No. 11 Houston* | | | | L 45–62 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Mountain time
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Roster
| 1990 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster |
| Players | Coaches |
| Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
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Season summary
Washington
Oregon State
Oregon State at Arizona State | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | Beavers | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | | • Sun Devils | 0 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 | - Date: November 3
- Location: Sun Devil Stadium
- Game attendance: 56,325
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| Scoring summary |
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| | Q2 | | OSU | Burke 33 yard field goal | OSU 3–0 | | | Q2 | | ASU | Guliford 10 yard pass from Justin (Richey kick) | ASU 7–3 | | | Q2 | | OSU | Burke 19 yard field goal | ASU 7–6 | | | Q2 | | ASU | Rausch 50 yard field goal | ASU 10–6 | | | Q3 | | ASU | Richey 23 yard field goal | ASU 13–6 | | | Q3 | | ASU | Fisher 16 yard run (Richey kick) | ASU 20–6 | | | Q3 | | OSU | Burke 31 yard field goal | ASU 20–9 | | | Q4 | | ASU | LaDuke 95 yard interception return (Richey kick) | ASU 27–9 | | | Q4 | | ASU | Fisher 5 yard run (Richey kick) | ASU 34–9 |
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- ASU assistant Frank Falks collapsed after the game and was taken to the hospital but later released.
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Vs. Houston
The Sun Devils lost a high-scoring matchup in Tokyo — a game where the two teams combined for 1,445 yards of total offense (1,190 yards passing). Houston's David Klingler set the Division I-A single-game passing record with 716 yards.[6]
References
- ^ "1990 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 124. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "1990 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com Retrieved September 2, 2019
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1990 Nov 04. Retrieved 2018-Nov-26.
- ^ "Klingler Has Record Finish With 716 Yards". Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
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