The 1990 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Ducks outscored their opponents 341 to 221 points. Led by fourteenth-year head coach Rich Brooks, the Ducks were 8–3 in the regular season (4–3 in Pac-10, third) and competed in the Freedom Bowl.
For the only time since 1935, Northwest foe Washington State was not on the Ducks' schedule (excluding the war years without teams (1943, 1944)).
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | 1:00 pm | San Diego State* | | | | W 42–21 | 35,118 | [1] |
| September 15 | 1:00 pm | Idaho* | | | | W 55–23 | 29,637 | [2] |
| September 22 | 7:00 pm | at No. 18 Arizona | | | OSN | L 17–22 | 53,283 | [3] |
| September 29 | 12:30 pm | No. 4 BYU* | | | ABC | W 32–16 | 45,022 | [4] |
| October 6 | 1:00 pm | Utah State* | No. 22 | | | W 52–7 | 32,554 | [5] |
| October 13 | 12:30 pm | at No. 17 Washington | No. 19 | | ABC | L 17–38 | 73,498 | [6] |
| October 20 | 7:00 pm | Arizona State | | | Prime | W 27–7 | 35,685 | [7] |
| October 27 | 1:00 pm | Stanford | No. 25 | | | W 31–0 | 37,559 | [8] |
| November 3 | 1:00 pm | UCLA | No. 22 | | | W 28–24 | 45,901 | [9] |
| November 10 | 1:00 pm | at California | No. 20 | | | L 3–28 | 45,000 | [10] |
| November 17 | 1:30 pm | at Oregon State | | | | W 6–3 | 35,962 | [11] |
| December 29 | 5:00 pm | vs. Colorado State* | | | NBC | L 31–32 | 51,103 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Game summaries
UCLA
| Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UCLA |
7 |
10 | 0 | 7 |
24 |
| • Oregon |
0 |
7 | 3 | 18 |
28 |
- Date: November 3
- Location: Autzen Stadium
Scoring summary |
| Q1 | 3:08 | UCLA | Miller 13 yard pass from Maddox (Daluiso kick) | UCLA 7–0 |
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| Q2 | 8:16 | UCLA | Daluiso 27 yard field goal | UCLA 10–0 |
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| Q2 | 3:50 | ORE | Kelemeni 2 yard run (McCallum kick) | UCLA 10 |
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| Q2 | 0:16 | UCLA | R. Moore 9 yard pass from Maddox (Daluiso kick) | UCLA 17–7 |
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| Q3 | 9:49 | ORE | McCallum 35 yard field goal | UCLA 17–10 |
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| Q4 | 11:41 | ORE | McCallum 38 yard field goal | UCLA 17–13 |
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| Q4 | 9:32 | UCLA | Miller 62 yard pass from Maddox (Daluiso kick) | UCLA 24–13 |
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| Q4 | 6:10 | ORE | Shedrick 2 yard run (Kelemeni run) | UCLA 24–21 |
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| Q4 | 2:01 | ORE | Ferry 16 yard pass from Musgrave (McCallum kick) | ORE 28–24 |
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California
Oregon State
| Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Oregon |
3 |
0 | 3 | 0 |
6 |
| Oregon State |
3 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
Scoring summary |
| 1 | 10:31 | ORE | McCallum 43-yard field goal | ORE 3-0 |
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| 1 | 7:09 | OSU | Burke 33-yard field goal | Tied 3-3 |
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| 3 | 8:26 | ORE | McCallum 28-yard field goal | ORE 6-3 |
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Freedom Bowl
Roster
| 1990 Oregon Ducks football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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| Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Draft picks
The following players were selected in the 1991 NFL draft.
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References
- ^ Scott Miller (September 9, 1990). "'New' Aztec defense doesn't faze Oregon". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). p. C-1. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oregon runs to easy, but costly, win over Idaho, 55–23". Statesman Journal. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ducks lose a heartbreaker". The Columbian. September 23, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ducks dump Detmer, BYU". The Roanoke Times. September 30, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ducks crush Utah St". Anchorage Daily News. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Turnovers doom Ducks, 38–17". Anchorage Daily News. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ducks warm up, whip Sun Devils". The Sunday Oregonian. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stanford has no defense for the Ducks". The Register-Guard. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ducks storm back to claim dramatic victory over UCLA". The Bulletin. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cal bowls over Oregon 28–3". The Modesto Bee. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ducks win field goal battle". Statesman Journal. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CSU running back pulls fast one". Blade-Citizen. December 30, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1990 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "1990 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 44. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1990 Nov 04. Retrieved 2018-Nov-26
- ^ "Crippled Ducks Still Able to Win the War". The Register-Guard. Eugene. November 18, 1990.
- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.