1990 Utah State Aggies football team

1990 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record5–5–1 (5–1–1 Big West)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Behrns (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorFred Bleil (5th season)
Home stadiumRomney Stadium
1990 Big West Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Fresno State 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Utah State 5 – 1 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Long Beach State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
UNLV 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
New Mexico State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1990 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The Aggies were led by fifth-year head coach Chuck Shelton and played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. They finished the season with a record of five wins, five losses, and one tie (5–5–1, 5–1–1 Big West).

Utah State finished Big West play tied for second in the conference standings with Fresno State, losing only to eventual conference champion San Jose State. The 1990 season would mark the high point of the Chuck Shelton era at Utah State, as the Aggies finished with a .500 winning percentage (the first time the Aggies had a non-losing record since the 1981 season).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Utah*
L 0–1919,631[1]
September 8Long Beach State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 27–1315,687[2]
September 15at Missouri*
L 10–4533,986[3]
October 6at No. 22 Oregon*
L 7–5232,554[4]
October 13at Fresno State
T 24–2433,519[5]
October 20at San Jose State
L 27–3411,834[6]
October 27UNLV
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 31–615,273[7]
November 3New Mexico State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 55–109,970[8]
November 10at Cal State Fullerton
W 45–174,110[9]
November 17Pacific (CA)
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 51–4514,905[10]
November 24at No. 4 BYU*
L 10–4565,876[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Defense leads Utah past Utah State". The Daily Spectrum. September 2, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Grant drives USU over Long Beach". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mizzou rushes past Utah State for first win". Omaha World-Herald. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ducks crush Utah St". Anchorage Daily News. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Aggies tame Fresno's Dogs, but settle for 24–24 tie". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Spartan strategy too good". The San Francisco Examiner. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Aggies demolish Las Vegas, 31–6". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "It's same ols story for Aggies – a loss". Carlsbad Current-Argus. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Titans down to a last ditch effort". The Los Angeles Times. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Utah State outguns, UOP, Kopp". The Fresno Bee. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Detmer makes Heisman pitch in BYU victory, 45–10". The Register-Guard. November 25, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1990 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  13. ^ "Utah State Football Guide 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
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