1990 Football
11-1-1 overall · 7-0 Big Eight Bill McCartney Orange Bowl Champions Final #1
Schedule & Results
399 pts scored ·
229 pts allowed
| Date | Opponent | Rankings CU / Opp |
Result | Record | Time | TV | Location | Att. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | Spec | vs. Tennessee | #5 / #8 | T 31-31 | 0-0-1 | — | NBC | Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, Calif. | 33,485 |
| Sep 6 | Stanford | #6 / — | W 21-17 | 1-0-1 | — | ESPN | Folsom Field | 50,669 | |
| Sep 15 | at Illinois | #9 / #21 | L 22-23 | 1-1-1 | — | ABC | Memorial Stadium (Illinois), Champaign, Ill. | 64,351 | |
| Sep 22 | at Texas | #20 / #22 | W 29-22 | 2-1-1 | — | ESPN | Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas | 77,273 | |
| Sep 29 | Washington | #20 / #12 | W 20-14 | 3-1-1 | — | — | Folsom Field | 52,868 | |
| Oct 6 | ★ | at Missouri | #12 / — | W 33-31 | 4-1-1 | — | — | Faurot Field, Columbia, Mo. | 46,856 |
| Oct 13 | ★ | Iowa State | #14 / — | W 28-12 | 5-1-1 | — | — | Folsom Field | 51,861 |
| Oct 20 | ★ | at Kansas | #14 / — | W 41-10 | 6-1-1 | — | — | Memorial Stadium (Kansas), Lawrence, Kan. | 40,000 |
| Oct 27 | ★ | Oklahoma | #10 / #22 | W 32-23 | 7-1-1 | — | CBS | Folsom Field | 51,967 |
| Nov 3 | ★ | at Nebraska | #9 / #3 | W 27-12 | 8-1-1 | — | ESPN | Memorial Stadium (Nebraska), Lincoln, Neb. | 76,464 |
| Nov 10 | ★ | Oklahoma State | #4 / — | W 41-22 | 9-1-1 | — | — | Folsom Field | 51,873 |
| Nov 17 | ★ | Kansas State | #2 / — | W 64-3 | 10-1-1 | — | — | Folsom Field | 51,136 |
| Jan 1 | Bowl | vs. Notre Dame | #1 / #5 | W 10-9 | 11-1-1 | — | NBC | Orange Bowl, Miami, Fla. | 77,062 |
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