Penn State
FBSI · 1990 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Penn State head-to-head · History & Eras
1990 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 10–2 | L 13–17 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 8–4–1 | L 14–19 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 28–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | W 48–10 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4–2 | W 27–21 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 40–21 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 7–5 | W 9–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 31–19 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 6–5–1 | W 24–10 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | W 24–21 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7–1 | W 22–17 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 17–24 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Notre Dame +9
- Temple +7
- Syracuse +7
- Alabama +7
- Maryland +6
- Boston College +4
- West Virginia +4
- Rutgers +3
- Pittsburgh +3
- Texas -2
- Florida State -2
- USC -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.