# 1990 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1990 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by second-year head coach Gary Gibbs. They were ineligible to participate in a bowl game since they were on probation, but they were allowed to be on TV.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 8 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 19 UCLA* | No. 23 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | ABC | W 34–14 | 50,068 |
| September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 13 Pittsburgh* | No. 14 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | CBS | W 52–10 | 71,117 |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Tulsa* | No. 11 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | | W 52–10 | 70,235 |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Kansas | No. 9 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | PSN | W 31–17 | 70,095 |
| October 6 | 1:30 p.m. | at Oklahoma State | No. 7 | Lewis FieldStillwater, OK (Bedlam Series) | | W 31–17 | 49,800 |
| October 13 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Texas* | No. 4 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | ESPN | L 13–14 | 75,587 |
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Iowa State | No. 16 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | | L 31–33 | 69,112 |
| October 27 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Colorado | No. 22 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | CBS | L 23–32 | 51,967 |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at Missouri | | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO (rivalry) | | W 55–10 | 40,902 |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Kansas State | | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | PSN | W 34–7 | 69,106 |
| November 23 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 10 Nebraska | | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (rivalry) | CBS | W 45–10 | 74,910 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### At UCLA
### Texas

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

### At Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sooners | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| • Buffaloes | 3 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 32 |

### Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cornhuskers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| • Sooners | 0 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 45 |

## Rankings

Oklahoma was on probation in 1990 and ineligible to receive votes in the Coaches Poll.
Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 22 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 20 | 17 |
| Coaches Poll | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards

* All-Big Eight: DB Jason Belser, LB Joe Bowden, TE Adrian Cooper, DT Scott Evans, OG Mike Sawatzky

## Postseason
### NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
| 4 | 103 | Adrian Cooper | Tight end | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 5 | 114 | James Goode | Linebacker | Atlanta Falcons |
| 7 | 169 | Frank Blevins | Linebacker | Green Bay Packers |
| 8 | 209 | Scott Evans | Defensive tackle | Phoenix Cardinals |
| 10 | 272 | Tom Backes | Defensive end | Chicago Bears |