# 1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

The 1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:30 pm | Baylor* | No. 7 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | ESPN | W 13–0 | 76,184 |
| September 8 | 1:30 pm | Northern Illinois* | No. 10 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | W 60–14 | 76,043 |
| September 22 | 1:30 pm | Minnesota* | No. 8 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | | W 56–0 | 76,354 |
| September 29 | 1:30 pm | Oregon State* | No. 8 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | W 31–7 | 76,061 |
| October 6 | 1:10 pm | at Kansas State | No. 8 | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS (rivalry) | | W 45–8 | 35,757 |
| October 13 | 1:30 pm | Missouri | No. 7 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | | W 69–21 | 76,317 |
| October 20 | 1:30 pm | Oklahoma State | No. 4 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | W 31–3 | 76,251 |
| October 27 | 1:00 pm | at Iowa State | No. 4 | Cyclone StadiumAmes, IA | | W 45–13 | 54,475 |
| November 3 | 3:00 pm | No. 9 Colorado | No. 3 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | ESPN | L 12–27 | 76,464 |
| November 10 | 1:00 pm | at Kansas | No. 13 | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS (rivalry) | | W 41–9 | 36,000 |
| November 23 | 1:30 pm | at Oklahoma | No. 10 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (rivalry) | CBS | L 10–45 | 74,910 |
| January 1, 1991 | 12:30 pm | vs. No. 2 Georgia Tech* | No. 19 | Florida Citrus BowlOrlando FL (Florida Citrus Bowl) | ABC | L 21–45 | 72,328 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 24 |
| Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |

## Game summaries
### Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Baylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Nebraska | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |

### Northern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Northern Illinois | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| • Nebraska | 16 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 60 |

### Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Nebraska | 14 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 56 |

### Oregon State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oregon State | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Nebraska | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 31 |

### Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Nebraska | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 45 |
| Kansas State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |

### Missouri

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Missouri | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| • Nebraska | 28 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 69 |

### Oklahoma State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| • Nebraska | 7 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 31 |

### Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Nebraska | 3 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 45 |
| Iowa State | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |

### #9 Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #9 Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| #3 Nebraska | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Nebraska | 7 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
| Kansas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |

### Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Nebraska | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| • Oklahoma | 0 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 45 |

### Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Nebraska | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| • Georgia Tech | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |

## Personnel
### Depth chart

Defense :
* FS
* Tyrone Byrd
* Steve Carmer
* Will Thomas
| OUTSIDE | INSDIE | INSDIE | OUTSIDE |
| Travis Hill | Mike Petko | Pat Tyrance | Mike Croel |
| David White Dan Svehla | Matt Penland | Mike Anderson | Trev Alberts |
| Joe Spitzenberger | Troy Branch | Shane Geiken | Rick Wendland |
* SS
* Reggie Cooper
* Curtis Cotton
* Ed Stewart
* CB
* Bruce Pickens
* Robert Hicks
* Jon Crippen
| DE | NT | DE |
| Joe Sims | Pat Engelbert | Kenny Walker |
| Brian Brown | Greg Koellner | Le Andre Anderson |
| John Parrella | Mike Jefferson | Jamie Liewer |
* CB
* Tahaun Lewis
* Tyrone Legette
* Eric Anderson
Offense :
* WR
* Jon Bostick
* Dan Pleasant
* Mark Dowse
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Tom Punt | Jim Wanek | David Edeal | Erik Wiegert Will Shields | Brian Boerboom |
| Steve Engstrom | Jeff Chaney | Bill Ziegelbein | Dave Jensen | Terry Eyman |
| Brent Pick | Chris Zyzda | Terris Chorney | Scott Peterson | Ray Reifenrath |
* TE
* Johnny Mitchell
* William Washington
* Chris Garrett
* WR
* Nate Turner
* Tyrone Hughes
* Brad Devall
* QB
* Mickey Joseph
* Mike Grant
* Tom Haase
* RB
* Leodis Flowers
* Scott Bladwin
* Derek Brown Georgie Achola
* FB
* Lance Lewis
* Omar Soto
* Tim Johnk
* Special teams
* PK Greg Barios
* P Mike Stigge

## Awards

| Award | Name(s) |
| All-America | Kenny Walker |
| All-Big 8 | Reggie Cooper, Mike Croel, Johnny Mitchell, Bruce Pickens, Tom Punt, Will Shields, Pat Tyrance, Kenny Walker |

## NFL and pro players

The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1990 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.
| Name | Team |
| Trev Alberts | Indianapolis Colts |
| Mike Anderson | Amsterdam Admirals |
| Derek Brown | New Orleans Saints |
| Terris Chorney | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Reggie Cooper | Dallas Cowboys |
| Mike Croel | Denver Broncos |
| Travis Hill | Cleveland Browns |
| Tyrone Hughes | New Orleans Saints |
| Tyrone Legette | New Orleans Saints |
| Keithen McCant | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Johnny Mitchell | New York Jets |
| John Parrella | Buffalo Bills |
| Bruce Pickens | Atlanta Falcons |
| John Reece | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Will Shields | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Joe Sims | Atlanta Falcons |
| Nate Turner | Buffalo Bills |
| Kenny Walker | Denver Broncos |
| David White | New England Patriots |