1990 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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.

1990 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Pat Jones (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Bower (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Miller (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	6:30 p.m.	Tulsa*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (rivalry)	W 10–3	41,200
September 8	3:00 p.m.	at Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	L 7–50	75,428	[1]
September 15	6:30 p.m.	Northern Iowa*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 33–23	36,300	[2]
September 22	7:00 p.m.	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 21–31	25,082
October 6	1:30 p.m.	No. 7 Oklahoma	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)	L 17–31	49,800
October 13	1:10 p.m.	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 17–23	22,856
October 20	1:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 3–31	76,251
October 27	3:00 p.m.	Missouri	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 48–28	37,000
November 3	1:30 p.m.	Kansas	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 30–31	30,100
November 10	2:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 22–41	51,873
November 17	1:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	W 25–17	36,125
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Personnel

1990 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL Josh Arrott OL Brian Bobo RB Vernon Brown WR Shannon Colbert TE Scott Copeland RB Ronnie Fisher QB Kenny Ford OL Scott Hall RB Gerald Hudson WR Charles Johnson OL Matt Jose WR Robert Kirksey WR Curtis Mayfield WR Brad McCone WR Brent Parker QB Chris Smith OL Pete Surette RB Barry Vincent TE Mark Walker OL Scott Webb QB Earl Wheeler RB Cecil Wilson	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Richie Ansley DL George Bright LB Chris Calhoun DB Mike Clark DB Jay Fleischman DL Eric Garmond DL Jason Gildon DB Scott Harmon DB Terry Henley DB Joe King LB Clarence Nobles DL Ruben Oliver DL Stacey Satterwhite DB Charles Verner LB Mike Woolridge	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K, P Cary Blanchard	Head coach Pat Jones Coordinators/assistant coaches Keith Armstrong (DB) Mike Gundy (WR) Bill Miller (DC/DL) James Shibest (GA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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Game summaries

At Florida

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma St	0	7	0	0	7
Florida	14	12	14	10	50

Game information

First quarter UF – Dexter McNabb 2-yard run (Arden Czyzewski kick), 13:18. Florida 7–0. UF – Shane Matthews 1-yard run (Arden Czyzewski kick), 3:20. Florida 14–0. Second quarter OSU – Curtis Mayfield 14-yard pass from Chris Smith (Cary Blanchard kick), 13:35. Florida 14–7. UF – Arden Czyzewski 33-yard field goal, 10:59. Florida 17–7. UF – Safety, Chris Smith tackled by Huey Richardson in end zone, 5:20. Florida 19–7. UF – Willie McClendon 1-yard run (Arden Czyzewski kick), 3:24. Florida 26–7. Third quarter UF – Tre Everett 50-yard pass from Shane Matthews (Arden Czyzewski kick), 7:45. Florida 33–7. UF – Willie McClendon 3-yard run (Arden Czyzewski kick), 3:14. Florida 40–7. Fourth quarter UF – Arden Czyzewski 40-yard field goal, 11:34. Florida 43–7. UF – Darren Mickell 14-yard interception return (Arden Czyzewski kick), 9:21. Florida 50–7. Top passers OSU – Chris Smith – 11/22, 81 yards, TD UF – Shane Matthews – 20/29, 332 yards, TD Top rushers OSU – Gerald Hudson – 14 rushes, 86 yards UF – Errict Rhett – 7 rushes, 63 yards Top receivers OSU – Curtis Mayfield – 7 receptions, 110 yards, TD UF – Tre Everett – 5 receptions, 123 yards, TD

Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–0) at Florida Gators (0–0)

at Ben Hill Griffith Stadium, Gainesville, Florida

• Date: September 8, 1990
• Game attendance: 75,428
• Recap/Box Score

External videos
Full game (first half)
Full game (second half)
The Pat Jones Show

After the season

The 1991 NFL draft was held on April 21–22, 1991. The following Cowboys were selected.^[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
9	232	Gerald Hudson	Running back	Minnesota Vikings
10	253	Curtis Mayfield	Wide receiver	Denver Broncos

References

1. "Gators' 50–7 crushing of Pokes a wonder". Tulsa World. September 9, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "OSU survives stubborn UNI". The Daily Oklahoman. September 16, 1990. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1990 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
4. "Coaches". Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
5. "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.