1990 Colorado State Rams football
Freedom Bowl, W 32–31 vs. Oregon
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	9–4 (6–1 WAC)
Head coach	Earle Bruce (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Szabo (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 22 BYU $	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Colorado State	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
San Diego State	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Wyoming	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Hawaii	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Air Force	3	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Utah	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	10	–	0
UTEP	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Earle Bruce, the Rams compiled a 9–4 record.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	W 35–33	47,028
September 8	Montana State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 41–5	25,691
September 15	at No. 25 Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 20–31	61,344
September 22	UTEP	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 38–20	26,541
September 29	at No. 23 Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 20–31	50,480
October 6	Utah	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 22–13	23,107
October 13	at No. 13 BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 9–52	65,922
October 20	New Mexico	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 47–7	28,301
November 3	No. 19 Wyoming	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	W 17–8	30,111
November 10	Tulsa	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 31–13	25,710
November 17	at Louisiana Tech*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 30–31	15,225	^[3]
November 24	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 30–27	31,968
December 29	vs. Oregon*	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl)	W 32–31	51,103
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1990 Colorado State Rams football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`14`	Anthoney Hill	Fr
WR	`27`	Greg Primus	So
QB	`13`	Kevin Verduge	Jr
FB	`41`	Todd Yert	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`2`	Selwyn Jones	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "1990 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
^ "2020 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2020. p. 189. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
^ "Louisiana Tech squeaks past Colorado State". The Daily Advertiser. November 18, 1990. Retrieved July 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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