1990 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1990 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Hoosiers compiled an overall record of 6–5–1 with a mark of 3–4–1 in conference play, placing seventh the Big Ten. Indiana was invited to the Peach Bowl, where they lost to Auburn, 27–23. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

1990 Indiana Hoosiers football
Peach Bowl, L 23–27 vs. Auburn
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–5–1 (3–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bill Mallory (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Novak (7th season)
MVP	Mike Dumas
Captain	Mike Dumas, Cal Miller
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Michigan +	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Michigan State +	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
No. 25 Illinois +	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Iowa +	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	2	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	4	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
Northwestern	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Purdue	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15		Kentucky*		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)		W 45–24	58,150	[1]
September 22	1:00 pm	Missouri*		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 58–7	45,228
September 29		Eastern Michigan*		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 37–6	40,043
October 6	11:30 am	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 42–0	30,447
October 13	12:30 pm	Ohio State	No. 22	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN	T 27–27	52,080
October 20	1:05 pm	at Minnesota	No. 20	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		L 0–12	38,227
October 27	12:30 pm	No. 20 Michigan		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN	L 19–45	51,948
November 3	12:30 pm	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	ESPN	L 20–45	74,261
November 10	12:00 pm	Wisconsin		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 20–7	45,093
November 17	12:30 pm	No. 22 Illinois		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		L 10–24	44,639
November 24	1:00 pm	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		W 28–14	50,519–51,393	[2][3]
December 29	11:30 am	vs. Auburn		Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ABC	L 23–27	38,962	[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1990 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Vaughn Dunbar QB Trent Green RB Ernie Thompson WR Rob Turner	Defense Pos. # Name Class S Mike Dumas DT Nolan Harrison LB Troy Mason	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Scott Bonnell K Matt Pruslecki P Macky Smith	Head coach Bill Mallory Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1991 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Mike Dumas	2	28	Safety	Houston Oilers
Nolan Harrison	6	146	Defensive tackle	Los Angeles Raiders
Ernie Thompson	12	312	Running back	Los Angeles Raiders

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References

1. "28-point explosion lifts IU". Sunday Herald-Times. September 16, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Kirts, Rex (November 25, 1990). "Peaches fill the Bucket". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
4. "Late Auburn TD sinks Hoosiers". The Indianapolis Star. December 30, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "1990 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
6. "1990 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
7. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 16. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
8. "1990 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
9. "1991 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2015.