1990 Utah Utes football team

1990 Utah Utes football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1990 record	4–7 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach	Ron McBride
Offensive coordinator	Danny Henson
Defensive coordinator	Greg McMackin[1]
Home stadium	Rice Stadium (32,500)

1990 WAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#22 BYU $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Colorado State	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
San Diego State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Wyoming	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Hawaii	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Air Force	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Utah	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
UTEP	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 season was the first season for Ron McBride as head coach of the Utes. The team went 4–7 this year, a slight improvement over last season's 4–8 record. The McBride era started with a shutout of Utah State. It was the Utes first shutout since the 1981 season and signaled a change in defensive philosophy from the previous year, in which Utah finished in last place out of 106 Division I-A teams in total defense.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	1:15 pm	at Utah State*		Romney Stadium • Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	KTVX	W 19–0	19,631
September 8	6:00 pm	at Minnesota*		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	KUTV	W 35–29	32,229
September 15	7:00 pm	#23 Fresno State*		Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT		L 7–31	29,023
September 22	7:00 pm	Hawaii		Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT		L 7–19	29,140
September 29	12:00 pm	Wyoming		Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT		L 10–28	31,051
October 6	12:05 pm	at Colorado State		Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO		L 13–28	23,107
October 20	12:00 pm	UTEP		Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT		W 37–23	26,262
October 27	12:05 pm	at Air Force		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO		L 21–52	40,798
November 3	6:00 pm	at San Diego State		Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA		L 14–66	25,504
November 10	12:05 pm	at New Mexico		University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (The Bowl)		W 29–27	10,431
November 17	12:00 pm	#5 BYU		Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah (Holy War)	KUTV	L 22–45	33,515
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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After the season

NFL draft

No players went in the 1991 NFL Draft.

References

1. Robinson, Doug (March 6, 1990). "U.'s McBride Has 'No Hard Feelings' Towards Assistant Who Left for UCLA". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Retrieved June 7, 2011.
2. Benson, Lee (September 2, 1990). "Ags Again Give Utes Superiority Complex". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Retrieved June 7, 2011.
3. "1990 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
4. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
5. "1991 Utah Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved 2011-08-07.