| 1990 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–5 Big 8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dirk Koetter (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Michael Church (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Faurot Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Colorado $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Nebraska | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Oklahoma | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tigers offense scored 278 points while the defense allowed 360 points. Led by head coach Bob Stull, the Tigers finished the season unranked.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 8 | 12:00 pm | TCU * | Raycom | L 19–20 | 35,284 | |
| September 15 | 1:30 pm | Utah State * |
| W 45–10 | 33,986 | |
| September 22 | 1:00 pm | at Indiana * | L 7–58 | 45,228 | ||
| September 29 | 1:30 pm | No. 21 Arizona State * |
| W 30–9 | 34,825 | |
| October 6 | 1:30 pm | No. 12 Colorado |
| L 31–33 | 46,856 | |
| October 13 | 1:30 pm | at No. 7 Nebraska | L 21–69 | 76,317 | ||
| October 20 | 1:30 pm | Kansas State |
| W 31–21 | 47,181 | |
| October 27 | 3:00 pm | at Oklahoma State | L 28–48 | 37,000 | ||
| November 3 | 1:00 pm | Oklahoma |
| L 10–55 | 40,902 | |
| November 10 | 1:00 pm | at Iowa State | L 25–27 | 40,065 | ||
| November 17 | 1:00 pm | at Kansas | W 31–21 | 30,000 | ||
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| •Buffaloes | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 |
| Tigers | 14 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Q1 | 11:10 | MIZ | Bailey 19-yard pass from Kiefer (Jacke kick) | MIZ 7–0 |
| 3:19 | COL | Bieniemy 29-yard run (Harper kick) | Tied 7–7 | |
| 1:55 | MIZ | Mays 49-yard pass from Kiefer (Jacke kick) | MIZ 14–7 | |
| Q2 | 1:45 | COL | Pritchard 68-yard run (Harper kick) | Tied 14–14 |
| Q3 | 10:51 | COL | Harper 35-yard FG | COL 17–14 |
| 7:30 | MIZ | Jones 13-yard run (Jacke Kick) | MIZ 21–17 | |
| Q4 | 13:56 | COL | Pritchard 70-yard pass from Johnson (Harper kick) | COL 24–21 |
| 11:11 | MIZ | Jacke 45-yard FG | Tied 24–24 | |
| 3:41 | COL | Harper 39-yard FG | COL 27–24 | |
| 2:32 | MIZ | Mays 38-yard pass from Kiefer (Jacke kick) | MIZ 31–27 | |
| 0:00 | COL | Johnson 1-yard run (conversion failed) | COL 33–31 | |
The Fifth Down Game is the name of a college football game that included a play that the crew officiating the game permitted to occur in error. That play enabled the Colorado Buffaloes to defeat the Missouri Tigers by scoring a touchdown on the last play of their game on October 6, 1990. The ensuing controversy cast doubt on Colorado's claim to NCAA Division I-A's 1990 national championship. It has been called one of the top memorable moments and blunders in college football history. [1] [2]
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Harry Colon | Defensive back | 8 | 196 | New England Patriots |
| Tim Bruton | Tight end | 8 | 208 | Indianapolis Colts |
| Damon Mays | Wide receiver | 9 | 235 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Linzy Collins | Wide receiver | 12 | 316 | Green Bay Packers |