1990 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1990 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Forrest Gregg in his second and final year as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the SWC. SMU opened the season with a 44–7 win over Vanderbilt, but struggled the remainder of the season still recovering from the NCAA's death penalty, which barred SMU from competing in 1987 and 1988. The Mustangs offense scored 197 points while the defense allowed 426 points. Gregg, who retired after the season to serve full-time as SMU's athletic director, was carried off the field following a loss to Arkansas in the season finale.

1990 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Kueck (1st season)
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Defensive coordinatorJon Tenuta (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium (c. 23,783)
1990 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Texas $ 8 –0 –010 –2 –0
No. 10 Houston 7 –1 –010 –1 –0
No. 15 Texas A&M 5 –2 –19 –3 –1
Baylor 5 –2 –16 –4 –1
Rice 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
TCU 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Texas Tech 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Arkansas 1 –7 –03 –8 –0
SMU 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Vanderbilt*
W 44–718,700
September 15at Tulane*
L 7–4320,434[1]
September 29TCU
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX (rivalry)
L 21–4220,100
October 6at North Texas*
L 7–1422,750[2]
October 13at Baylor
L 17–5230,134
October 20No. 9 Houston
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 17–4423,250
October 27at No. 13 Texas
L 3–5265,128
November 3Texas A&M
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 17–3823,783
November 10at Rice
L 28–3017,900
November 17at Texas Tech
L 7–6231,355
November 24Arkansas
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 29–4217,100
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "Tulane turns Romo's sizzle to fizzle in 43–7 rout of SMU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 16, 1990. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "North Texas victorious over Mustangs, 14–7". Longview News-Journal. October 7, 1990. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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