1990 Football Team
| Overall Record: 9-3 | Conference Record: 6-2 |
| Conference Finish: 1st place tie | |
| National Ranking: AP - No. 7, UPI - No. 8 | |
| Coach: Gary O. Moeller | |
| Captain: Jarrod Bunch, John Milligan | |
| All-Americans: Tripp Welborne, Dean Dingman, Greg Skrepenak | |
| All-Conference: J.D. Carlson, Dean Dingman, Tripp Welborne, Jon Vaughn, Greg Skrepenak, Desmond Howard, Tom Dohring, Erick Anderson | |
| Most Valuable Player: Tripp Welborne | |
| Frederick Matthaei Award: Erick Anderson | |
| Arthur Robinsion Scholarship Award: David Ritter | |
| Dick Katcher Award: T.J. Osman | |
| Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Dean Dingman | |
| Robert P. Ufer Award: John Milligan | |
| Trainer: Russ Miller | |
| Assistant coaches: Phil Bromley, Tirrel Burton, Cam Cameron, Lloyd Carr, Jerry Hanlon, Bill Harris, Jim Herrmann, Les Miles, Bobby Morrison, Tom Reed | |
| Manager: Chris Smith | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 4/1 | 09/15 | A | L | 24-28 | 59,075 |
| UCLA | 7/- | 09/22 | H | W | 38-15 | 104,992 |
| Maryland | 6/- | 09/29 | H | W | 45-17 | 102,894 |
| Wisconsin | 3/- | 10/06 | A | W | 41-3 | 64,359 |
| Michigan State | 1/- | 10/13 | H | L | 27-28 | 106,188 |
| Iowa (HC) | 10/22 | 10/20 | H | L | 23-24 | 105,517 |
| Indiana | 20/- | 10/27 | A | W | 45-19 | 51,948 |
| Purdue | 20/- | 11/03 | A | W | 38-13 | 38,750 |
| Illinois | 19/-17 | 11/10 | H | W | 22-17 | 105,343 |
| Minnesota | 16/- | 11/17 | H | W | 35-18 | 102,112 |
| Ohio State | 15/19 | 11/24 | A | W | 16-13 | 90,054 |
| Mississippi | 12/15 | 01/01 | 1 | W | 35-3 | 68,927 |
| Totals | 389-198 | 1,000, 159 | ||||
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| 1 - Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| split end | Desmond Howard (12) | |
| left tackle | Tom Dohring (12) | |
| left guard |
Dean Dingman (8) Matt Elliott (4) | |
| center |
Matt Elliott (8) Steve Everitt (4) | |
| right guard |
Joe Cocozzo (8) Dean Dingman (4) | |
| right tackle | Greg Skrepenak (12) | |
| tight end |
Dave Diebolt (11) Yale Van Dyne (3) | |
| flanker |
Derrick Alexander (11) Yale Van Dyne | |
| quarterback |
Elvis Grbac (12)
| |
| tailback |
Jon Vaughn (11) Ricky Powers | |
| fullback |
Jarrod Bunch (10) Tony McGee (2) |
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| defensive tackle | Mike Evans (12) | |
| middle guard | T.J. Osman (12) | |
| defensive tackle |
Chris Hutchinson (7) Steve Rekowski (5) Alex Marshall | |
| outside linebacker |
Martin Davis (11) Brian Townsend | |
| outside linebacker |
Neil Simpson (10) Alex Marshall Mike Maloney | |
| inside linebacker |
John Milligan (7) Dave Dobreff (2) Chris Bohn (2) Steve Morrison | |
| inside linebacker |
Erick Anderson (12)
| |
| ss cornerback |
David Key (12)
| |
| ws cornerback |
Lance Dottin (11) Todd Plate | |
| strong safety |
Tripp Welborne (10) Otis Williams | |
| free safety |
Vada Murray (11) Corwin Brown |
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- Back Row
- Ed Whited, Paul Schmidt, Phil Bromley, Jeff Long, Bob Chmiel, TJ Weist, Jim Hermann, Bobby Morrison, Tirrel Burton, Lloyd Carr, Jerry Hanlon, Tom Reed, Bill Harris, Cam Cameron, Les Miles, Mike Gittleson, Jon Falk, Russ Miller, Lee Taggert
- 7th Row
- Roger Mastrontonio, Ken Mouton, Kevin Keenan, Jeff Watson, Jim Plocki, Chris Smith, Bob Bland, Paul Brown, Marvin Jennings, Marc Elliott, Sergio Gasperoni, Justin Carlson, Mike Vollmar, Mike Dietzel, Daryl Bullock, David Robinson, Mike Bossary, Irv Sigler, Matt McCoy
- 6th Row
- Joshua Wuerfel, Pete Elezovic, Shawn Miller, Charlie Stumb, Walter Smith, Jason Kendrick, Deon Johnson, Steve Morrison, Bobby Powers, Greg McThomas, Gordon Laro, Gannon Dudlar, Jesse Johnson, Marcus Walker, Tony Henderson, Allen Woodard, Dave Henkel, Julian Sweringin, Eric Lovell
- 5th Row
- Ken Spencer, Matt Brady, Brian Foster, Mike Lyons, Terry Looby, Joe Barry, Mike Lewis, Juan Kemp, Todd Collins, Ricky Powers, Nate Holdren, Matt Dyson, John Jaeckin, Doug Musgrave, Troy Plate, Mike Nadlicki, Joel Blankenship, Bill Steuk, Ron Buff
- 4th Row
- Barry Kelley, Cole Wallace, Eduardo Azcona, Michael Maloney, Dennis Washington, Steve Rekowski, Dave Dobreff, Tony McGee, Derrick Alexander, Sylvester Stanley, Chris Stapleton, Marc Burkholder, Marc Milia, Alfie Burch, Eric Graves, Ninef Aghakhan, Todd Martens, John Albertson
- 3rd Row
- John Ellison, Paul Manning, Brian Wallace, Martin Davis, Corwin Brown, Dwayne Ware, Desmond Howard, Chris Hutchinson, Elvis Grbac, Steve Everitt, Joe Cocozzo, Rob Doherty, Joe Vaughn, Doug Skene, Livetius Johnson, Erik Knuth, John Woodlock, Bill Schaffer
- 2nd Row
- Curt Mallory, Leon Morton, Ron Zielinski, Neil Simpson, TJ Osman, Matt Elliott, Erick Anderson, Greg Skrepenak, John Milligan, Dean Dingman, Tom Dohring, Mike Evans, Alex Marshall, Dave Diebolt, Brian Townsend, Randy Stark, Kevin Owen, Shawn Watson
- Front Row
- Eric Traupe, Dan Jokisch, Chris Bohn, Pat Maloney, Yale VanDyne, Allen Jefferson, JD Carlson, David Key, Vada Murray, Jarrod Bunch, Tripp Welborn, Lance Dottin, Todd Plate, Otis Williams, Dave Ritter, Ken Sollom, Eric Bush, Gary Moeller