1990 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1990 Indiana Hoosiers football
Peach Bowl, L 23–27 vs. Auburn
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–5–1 (3–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Novak (7th season)
MVPMike Dumas
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
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

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 15Kentucky*
W 45–2458,150[1]
September 221:00 pmMissouri*
W 58–745,228[2]
September 29Eastern Michigan*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 37–640,043[3]
October 611:30 amat Northwestern
W 42–030,447[4]
October 1312:30 pmOhio StateNo. 22
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ESPNT 27–2752,080[5]
October 201:05 pmat MinnesotaNo. 20
L 0–1238,227[6]
October 2712:30 pmNo. 20 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ESPNL 19–4551,948[7]
November 312:30 pmat Michigan State
ESPNL 20–4574,261[8]
November 1012:00 pmWisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 20–745,093[9]
November 1712:30 pmNo. 22 Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
L 10–2444,639[10]
November 241:00 pmat Purdue
W 28–1450,519–51,393[11][12]
December 2911:30 amvs. Auburn
ABCL 23–2738,962[13]
  • *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 26 Vaughn Dunbar Jr
QB 12 Trent Green So
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
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. ^ "Indiana eruption". The Times-Mail. September 23, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Defense vaults Hoosiers past outcalsses Hurons". The Kokomo Tribune. September 30, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wind helps IU defense blow away Wildcats". The Courier-Journal. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tie fails to thrill Indiana". Chicago Tribune. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "First-place Gophers? It's true". Grand Forks Herald. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "IU smashed by Michigan". The Republic. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "MSU batters Indiana". The Flint Journal. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hoosiers maintain dominance over lowly". The South Bend Tribune. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Illini dash Hoosiers' Peach Bowl plans, 24–10". Journal and Courier. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Kirts, Rex (November 25, 1990). "Peaches fill the Bucket". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  12. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  13. ^ "Late Auburn TD sinks Hoosiers". The Indianapolis Star. December 30, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1990 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  15. ^ "1990 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  16. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 16. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  17. ^ "1990 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearbook). Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  18. ^ "1991 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
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