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WAC · 1990 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
10–3
0.769 Win %
Conference
1st
7–1 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
102
1922–2026
All-Time Record
642–447–26
0.587 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1984
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 23
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 14 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare BYU head-to-head · History & Eras

1990 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4UTEPH2HIND WAC3–8W 30–10
3Week 3 · Sep 11Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI10–2W 28–21
4Week 4 · Sep 18Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–8W 50–36
5Week 5 · Sep 25San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–5W 62–34
6Week 6 · Oct 2Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC8–4L 16–32
8Week 8 · Oct 16Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC9–4W 52–9
10Week 10 · Oct 30New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC2–10W 55–31
11Week 11 · Nov 6Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC7–5W 54–7
12Week 12 · Nov 13Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC9–4W 45–14
13Week 13 · Nov 20Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC4–7W 45–22
14Week 14 · Nov 27Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND BW5–5–1W 45–10
15Regular Season Final · Dec 4Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC7–5L 28–59
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC9–3–1L 14–65

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.531
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+46
-12+58
  • Miami +10
  • Colorado State +9
  • Wyoming +9
  • Air Force +7
  • San Diego State +6
  • Utah State +5
  • Utah +4
  • UTEP +3
  • Washington State +3
  • New Mexico +2
  • Texas A&M -3
  • Oregon -4
  • Hawai'i -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #15Better than 90%
Win % Place 14thBetter than 91%

0.769 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#8Regular Season Final#8Post-Season W1#8Post-Season W2#16Post-Season W4#15Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+20
+7
+14
+28
-16
+43
+24
+47
+31
+23
+35
-31
-51

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#221985#331986#261987#271988#181989

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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