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American college football season
The 1990 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by fourth-year head coach David McWilliams , the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the SWC title. Texas earned a berth in the Cotton Bowl Classic , where the Longhorns lost to the Miami Hurricanes . The team played home games at Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas .
The 1990 Longhorns bounced back back consecutive losing seasons with a 10–1 record in the regular season. Fueled by what became known as the "Shock the Nation" tour, Texas won the SWC championship, with the only loss in the regulation season coming at the hands of eventual national champion , Colorado . Texas entered the New Year's Day Cotton Bowl Classic ranked number three in the nation, but was lost handily to Miami, 46–3.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 8 11:00 a.m. at No. 21 Penn State * No. 23 Raycom W 17–1385,973 September 22 6:30 p.m. No. 20 Colorado * No. 22 ESPN L 22–2977,273 October 6 6:30 p.m. at Rice W 26–1034,800 October 13 3:00 p.m. vs. No. 4 Oklahoma * ESPN W 14–1375,587 October 20 12:00 p.m. Arkansas No. 19 Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry ) Raycom W 49–1772,657 October 27 1:00 p.m. SMU No. 13 Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX W 52–365,128 November 3 12:00 p.m. at Texas Tech No. 14 Raycom W 41–2250,276 November 10 6:45 p.m. No. 3 Houston No. 14 Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX ESPN W 45–2482,547 November 17 11:00 a.m. at TCU No. 7 CBS W 38–1039,007 November 24 1:00 p.m. at Baylor No. 6 PPV W 23–1345,649 December 1 11:00 a.m. Texas A&M No. 5 Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry ) CBS W 28–2782,518 January 1, 1991 12:30 p.m. vs. No. 4 Miami (FL) * No. 3 CBS L 3–4673,521 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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No. 20 Colorado at No. 22 Texas
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2 3 4 Total
• Buffaloes
7
7 0 15
29
Longhorns
10
3 6 3
22
Date: October 13Location: Texas Memorial Stadium , Austin, TX Game start: 6:39 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:20Game attendance: 77,273Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Cloudy/Low Overcast, Wind NE 15–20 mph (24–32 km/h)Referee: Larry FisherTelevision network: ESPN Scoring summary Q1 8:46 TEX Kerry Cash 6-yard pass from Gardere (Pollak kick) TEX 7–0 3:30 COL George Hemingway 38-yard pass from Hagan (Harper kick) Tied 7–7 0:16 TEX Pollak 47-yard field goal TEX 10–7 Q2 6:51 COL Eric Bieniemy 2-yard run (Harper kick) COL 14–10 1:26 TEX Pollak 25-yard field goal COL 14–13 Q3 4:44 TEX Brown 2-yard run (Pass failed) TEX 19–14 Q4 14:22 TEX Pollak 22-yard field goal TEX 22–14 10:10 COL Eric Bieniemy 4-yard run (Pass failed) TEX 22–20 5:47 COL Eric Bieniemy 2-yard run (Harper kick) COL 27–22 0:29 COL Safety, Williams tackled Garder in End Zone COL 29–22
Texas vs. No. 4 Oklahoma
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2 3 4 Total
• Longhorns
7
0 0 7
14
Sooners
3
7 3 0
13
Scoring summary 1 OU R.D. Lashar 47 yard field goal OU 3-0 1 TEX Kerry Cash 8 yard pass from Peter Gardere (Michael Pollak kick)TEX 7-3 2 OU Dewell Brewer 9 yard run (R.D. Lashar kick)OU 10-7 3 OU R.D. Lashar 36 yard field goal OU 13-7 4 2:00 TEX Keith Cash 16 yard pass from Peter Gardere (Michael Pollak kick)TEX 14-13
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No. 4 Miami (FL) vs. No. 3 Texas
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2 3 4 Total
• Hurricanes
12
7 14 13
46
Longhorns
0
3 0 0
3
Scoring summary 1 8:53 MIA Carlos Huerta 28-yard field goal MIA 3–0 5:26 MIA Carlos Huerta 50-yard field goal MIA 6–0 0:11 MIA Wesley Carroll 12-yard pass from Erickson (pass failed) MIA 12–0 2 7:43 TEX Michael Pollak 29-yard field goal MIA 12–3 4:17 MIA Wesley Carroll 24-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 19–3 3 11:46 MIA Darrin Smith 34-yard interception return (Huerta kick) MIA 26–3 6:09 MIA Randal Hill 48-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 33–3 4 10:56 MIA Randy Bethel 4-yard pass from Erickson (kick blocked) MIA 40–3 9:23 MIA Leonard Conley 26-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 46–3
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The following players were selected in the 1991 NFL draft following the season.
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Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
National championships in bold
