The 1990 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented the Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Pat Jones, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth in the Big 8. Oklahoma State played home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–5 Big 8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jeff Bower (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Miller (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Lewis Field |
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| No. 1 Colorado $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Nebraska | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Oklahoma | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | 6:30 p.m. | Tulsa* | W 10–3 | 41,200 | ||
| September 8 | 3:00 p.m. | at Florida* | L 7–50 | 75,428 | [1] | |
| September 15 | 6:30 p.m. | Northern Iowa* |
| W 33–23 | 36,300 | [2] |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at TCU* | L 21–31 | 25,082 | ||
| October 6 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 7 Oklahoma |
| L 17–31 | 49,800 | |
| October 13 | 1:10 p.m. | at Kansas State | L 17–23 | 22,856 | ||
| October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Nebraska | L 3–31 | 76,251 | ||
| October 27 | 3:00 p.m. | Missouri |
| W 48–28 | 37,000 | |
| November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Kansas |
| L 30–31 | 30,100 | |
| November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Colorado | L 22–41 | 51,873 | ||
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at Iowa State | W 25–17 | 36,125 | ||
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Personnel
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Offense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
editAt Florida
editOklahoma State Cowboys (0–0) at Florida Gators (0–0)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Oklahoma St | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Florida | 14 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 50 |
at Ben Hill Griffith Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
- Date: September 8, 1990
- Game attendance: 75,428
- Recap/Box Score
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 Full game (first half) | |
| Full game (second half) | |
| The Pat Jones Show |
After the season
editThe 1991 NFL draft was held on April 21–22, 1991. The following Cowboys were selected.[5]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 9 | 232 | Gerald Hudson | Running back | Minnesota Vikings |
| 10 | 253 | Curtis Mayfield | Wide receiver | Denver Broncos |
References
edit- ^ "Gators' 50–7 crushing of Pokes a wonder". Tulsa World. September 9, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "OSU survives stubborn UNI". The Daily Oklahoman. September 16, 1990. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1990 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Coaches". Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.