# 1990 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1990 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Southwest Conference. They played their home games at Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The team was led by head coach David McWilliams.
In 1990, the Longhorns bounced back with a 10–1 regular-season record. Fueled by what became known as the "Shock the Nation" tour, Texas won the SWC championship—the only loss 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 defeated by Miami, 46–3.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 8 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 21 Penn State* | No. 23 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | Raycom | W 17–13 | 85,973 |
| September 22 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 20 Colorado* | No. 22 | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | ESPN | L 22–29 | 77,273 |
| October 6 | 6:30 p.m. | at Rice | | Rice StadiumHouston, TX (rivalry) | | W 26–10 | 34,800 |
| October 13 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Oklahoma* | | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | ESPN | W 14–13 | 75,587 |
| October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Arkansas | No. 19 | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | Raycom | W 49–17 | 72,657 |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | SMU | No. 13 | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | | W 52–3 | 65,128 |
| November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 14 | Jones StadiumLubbock, TX (rivalry) | Raycom | W 41–22 | 50,276 |
| November 10 | 6:45 p.m. | No. 3 Houston | No. 14 | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | ESPN | W 45–24 | 82,547 |
| November 17 | 11:00 a.m. | at TCU | No. 7 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (rivalry) | CBS | W 38–10 | 39,007 |
| November 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at Baylor | No. 6 | Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX (rivalry) | PPV | W 23–13 | 45,649 |
| December 1 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas A&M | No. 5 | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | CBS | W 28–27 | 82,518 |
| January 1, 1991 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Miami (FL)* | No. 3 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | CBS | L 3–46 | 73,521 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Buffaloes | 7 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 29 |
| Longhorns | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 22 |

### Oklahoma

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

### Miami (FL) (Cotton Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Hurricanes | 12 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 46 |
| Longhorns | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

## 1990 team players in the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Stanley Richard | Safety | 1 | 9 | San Diego Chargers |
| Stan Thomas | Tackle | 1 | 22 | Chicago Bears |
| Kerry Cash | Tight end | 5 | 125 | Indianapolis Colts |
| Keith Cash | Tight end | 7 | 188 | Washington Redskins |
| Johnny Walker | Wide receiver | 8 | 203 | Green Bay Packers |
| Brian Jones | Linebacker | 8 | 213 | Los Angeles Raiders |
| Chris Samuels | Running back | 12 | 317 | San Diego Chargers |
| Stephen Clark | Tight end | 12 | 333 | Buffalo Bills |