1990 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1990 Texas A&M Aggies football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 65–14 vs. BYU
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 15
Record9–3–1 (5–2–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Toledo (2nd season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorBob Davie (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumKyle Field
1990 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Texas $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Houston 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 15 Texas A&M 5 – 2 – 1 9 – 3 – 1
Baylor 5 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Rice 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
TCU 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Arkansas 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
SMU 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach R. C. Slocum, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 9–3–1 with a mark of 5–2–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the SWC. Texas A&M was invited to Holiday Bowl, where the Aggies defeated BYU. The team was ranked No. 15 in the final AP poll and No. 13 in the final Coaches Poll. Texas A&M played home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13:00 p.m.at Hawaii*No. 13
ESPNW 28–1338,237[1]
September 156:00 p.m.Southwestern Louisiana*No. 12
W 63–1451,713[2]
September 222:00 p.m.No. 7 (I-AA) North Texas*No. 12
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 40–852,049[3]
September 297:00 p.m.at LSU*No. 11
L 8–1777,703[4]
October 62:00 p.m.Texas TechNo. 19
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 28–2468,593[5]
October 134:00 p.m.at No. 12 HoustonNo. 20
L 31–3645,141[6]
October 202:00 p.m.BaylorNo. 25
T 20–2061,017[7]
October 272:00 p.m.Rice
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 41–1552,158[8]
November 31:00 p.m.at SMU
W 38–1723,783[9]
November 171:00 p.m.at Arkansas
PPVW 20–1646,418[10]
November 2412:00 p.m.TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
RaycomW 56–1040,378[11]
December 111:00 a.m.at No. 5 Texas
CBSL 27–2882,518[12]
December 297:00 p.m.vs. No. 13 BYU*
ESPNW 65–1461,441[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Texas A&M 7 7 7 7 28
Hawaii 10 0 3 0 13

Southwestern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total
SW LA 7 0 7 0 14
#12 Texas A&M 28 14 14 7 63

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
North Texas 2 0 3 3 8
#12 Texas A&M 0 20 20 0 40

LSU

1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Texas A&M 0 0 0 8 8
LSU 7 3 7 0 17

Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas Tech 10 7 7 0 24
#19 Texas A&M 0 14 7 7 28

At Houston

1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Texas A&M 17 0 7 7 31
#12 Houston 16 10 10 0 36
See also: 1990 Houston Cougars football team

Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total
Baylor 6 0 7 7 20
#25 Texas A&M 6 0 7 7 20

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Rice 8 7 0 0 15
Texas A&M 27 0 0 14 41

SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 3 21 14 0 38
SMU 10 7 0 0 17

Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Arkansas 16 0 0 0 16
Texas A&M 0 0 0 20 20

TCU

1 2 3 4 Total
TCU 3 7 0 0 10
Texas A&M 35 14 0 7 56

Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 7 7 0 13 27
#5 Texas 0 14 7 7 28

BYU

Main article: 1990 Holiday Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 14 23 7 21 65
#13 BYU 7 0 7 0 14

Roster

  • T Brusinski
  • J Gonzales
  • M Kilmer
  • D Lewis
  • K McAfee
  • D Patterson
  • L Pavalas
  • B Payne
  • K Petty
  • F Ransby
  • QB Bucky Richardson
  • G Salazar
  • G Schorp
  • R Simmons
  • S Wood
  • D Hall

References

  1. ^ "Ground dominance, defense vault Aggies over the Rainbows". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 2, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Aggies befuddle, rip Cajuns 63–14". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "No. 12 A&M whips North Texas, moves to 3–0". Austin American-Statesman. September 23, 1990. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Kinchen's show too much for Aggies". The Victoria Advocate. September 30, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "A&M topples Tech with Lewis, defense". The Houston Chronicle. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "No. 12 Houston nips A&M, 36–31". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Underdog Bears tie Aggies". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lewis gets record, Aggies get victory". San Antonio Express-News. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lewis, A&M make themselves at home in Dallas". The Houston Post. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Aggies hold on as Hogs lose 7th straight game". Abilene Reporter-News. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Aggies take Holiday trip, cruising past TCU". The Houston Post. November 25, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Texas survives, says bring on UM". The Miami Herald. December 2, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Aggies' defense crushes BYU in Holiday". The Commercial Appeal. December 30, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1990 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
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