1990 Washington Huskies football team

1990 Washington Huskies football
Pac-10 champion Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 46–34 vs. Iowa
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
Record	10–2 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Don James (16th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Pinkel (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Lambright (14th season)
MVP	Greg Lewis (RB)
Captains	Eric Briscoe (DB) Dean Kirkland (G) Greg Lewis (RB) Travis Richardson (DE)
Home stadium	Husky Stadium capacity: 72,500 AstroTurf
Seasons ←  1989 1991  →

1990 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Washington $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 20 USC	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	4	–	1
Oregon	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
California	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Arizona	5	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
UCLA	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Stanford	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Arizona State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season.

The Huskies won their first conference championship since 1981 and defeated #17 Iowa in the Rose Bowl by twelve points, 46–34. It was the first victory in that game in nine years as well, when Washington crushed Iowa 28–0 in the 1982 game. The Huskies were led by head coach Don James, offensive coordinator Gary Pinkel, and defensive coordinator Jim Lambright. Pinkel left Washington after the season to become head coach at Toledo, where he stayed for a decade and then moved to Missouri. Lambright succeeded James as head coach of the Huskies in August 1993.

Five Huskies were selected in the 1991 NFL draft, led by running back Greg Lewis and defensive back Charles Mincy. Sophomore defensive lineman Steve Emtman was the first overall pick in 1992.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	12:30 p.m.	San Jose State *	No. 20	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 20–17	66,337
September 15	11:00 a.m.	at Purdue *	No. 22	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 20–14	33,113
September 22	3:30 p.m.	No. 5 USC	No. 21	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	Prime	W 31–0	72,617
September 29	12:30 p.m.	at No. 20 Colorado *	No. 12	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	Prime	L 14–20	52,868
October 6	4:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	No. 17	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	Prime	W 42–14	62,738
October 13	12:30 p.m.	No. 19 Oregon	No. 17	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	ABC	W 38–17	73,498
October 20	12:30 p.m.	at Stanford	No. 13	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ABC	W 52–16	36,500
October 27	12:30 p.m.	California	No. 7	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 46–7	71,427
November 3	12:30 p.m.	No. 23 Arizona	No. 7	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 54–10	70,111
November 10	12:30 p.m.	UCLA	No. 2	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	L 22–25	71,925
November 17	3:00 p.m.	at Washington State	No. 10	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	Prime	W 55–10	37,600
January 1, 1991	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 17 Iowa *	No. 8	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	ABC	W 46–34	101,273
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Roster

1990 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class SE 5 Mario Bailey So RB 42 Jay Berry So QB 11 Mark Brunell So RB 29 Beno Bryant So C 79 Ed Cunningham Jr QB 12 Billy Joe Hobert So FB 22 Matt Jones So G 56 Pete Kaligis So OT 75 Lincoln Kennedy So G 51 Dean Kirkland (C) Sr TB 20 Greg Lewis  (C) Sr OT 70 Siupeli Malamala Jr FL 4 Orlando McKay Jr OT 58 Jeff Pahukoa Sr OT 71 Pete Pierson So TE 84 Aaron Pierce Jr G 76 Rick Schulberg Sr FB 31 Darius Turner So	Defense Pos. # Name Class ROV 28 Eric Briscoe (C) Sr LB 46 Brett Collins Jr MG 93 John Cook Sr DE 90 Steve Emtman So DT 75 D'Marco Farr So CB 26 Jaime Fields So ILB 39 Chico Fraley Jr CB 5 Dana Hall Jr ILB 54 Dave Hoffman So OLB 48 Donald Jones Jr DE 13 Andy Mason Fr CB 1 Charles Mincy Sr FS 21 Shane Pahukoa So DE 58 Travis Richardson (C) Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 4 Travis Hanson Fr P 27 Channing Wyles Sr	Head coach Don James (15th year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Gary Pinkel – OC Jim Lambright – DC Keith Gilbertson – OL Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

Season summary

The Huskies were ranked #20 in the 1990 pre-season, ^[4] and started slowly with close wins over San José State at home and at Purdue. In the third game, #5 USC, in pursuit of a fourth straight Rose Bowl, entered Husky Stadium as a 5-point favorite with a four-game winning streak over UW, ^[5] but was shut out 31–0 on a hot afternoon on the Seattle AstroTurf. ^[6] The game started at 3:30 p.m. in the 92 °F (33 °C) heat and the opportunistic Huskies led 24–0 at the half. ^[6] Sacked three times and under pressure all day, Trojan QB Todd Marinovich stated, "I just saw purple. That's all I saw. No numbers, no faces, just purple." ^[7]

The Huskies suffered a letdown the following week, losing to #20 Colorado in Boulder by six. ^[8] (Colorado would claim half of the 1990 national championship, tainted by the "fifth down" touchdown at Missouri the following week.) The UW Dawgs regrouped and rolled through the next five games, all in conference and by large margins, and climbed to 8–1 record; ^[9] they clinched the league title and Rose Bowl berth on November 3 after a 54–10 drubbing of #23 Arizona. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

The Huskies moved up five places to a #2 national ranking, behind Notre Dame, when UCLA visited the following week. ^{[12] [13]} In the wind and under dark but rainless skies on November 10, the 21-point underdog Bruins jumped out to an early lead with an 89-yard run. The game went back and forth, and was tied at 22 until a late field goal by UCLA ended UW's national title hopes. ^{[14] [15]} The Huskies took their frustration at the loss and their drop in ranking to #10 by crushing Washington State in Pullman to win the Apple Cup 55–10. ^{[16] [17]} The Cougars scored their touchdown on Husky reserves with less than three minutes remaining to close the margin to 45 points. ^[16]

The #8 ranked Pac-10 champs then took on the Big Ten champions, #17 Iowa Hawkeyes, in the Rose Bowl, winning 46–34. Entering the fourth quarter with a 39–14 lead, ^[18] reserves were entered into the game for the Huskies and promptly gave up two touchdowns; UW then scored its own touchdown to push the lead back to 46–26, answered by an Iowa TD and conversion to close the final score to a 12-point gap. ^[18] The Huskies, like all Pac-10 teams in 1990, played an eight-game conference schedule. They did not play Oregon State, who finished last in the Pac-10 at 1–10 overall (1–7 in conference) and fired sixth-year head coach Dave Kragthorpe. ^{[19] [20]}

San Jose State

See also: 1990 San Jose State Spartans football team

At Purdue

#22 Washington at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total •Huskies 7 3 3 7 20 Boilermakers 14 0 0 0 14 Date: September 15 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium

Scoring summary Q1 PUR Vinson 11 yard pass from Hunter (Sullivan kick) PUR 7–0 Q1 WASH Brunell 47 yard run (Dodd kick) Tie 7–7 Q1 PUR Dennis 54 yard pass from Hunter (Sullivan kick) PUR 14—7 Q2 WASH Dodd 28 yard field goal PUR 14–10 Q3 WASH Dodd 20 yard field goal PUR 14–13 Q4 WASH McKay 35 yard pass from Brunell (Dodd kick) WASH 20–14

See also: 1990 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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USC

See also: 1990 USC Trojans football team

"All I saw was purple," -Todd Marinovich on Washington's defense

At Colorado

#12 Washington at #20 Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 7 0 7 0 14 •Buffaloes 0 3 14 3 20 Date: September 29 Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO Game start: 1:31 PM Elapsed time: 2:46 Game attendance: 52,868 Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), cloudy, Wind E 3 mph (4.8 km/h) Referee: Dean Cramer Source: Box score

Scoring summary Q1 6:25 WASH Mark Brunell 1-yard run (Dodd kick) WASH 7–0 Q2 0:00 COL Harper 47-yard field goal WASH 7–3 Q3 12:47 COL Darian Hagan 15-yard run (Harper kick) COL 10–7 7:22 WASH Pierce 3-yard pass from Brunell (Dodd kick) WASH 14–10 4:52 COL Darian Hagan 3-yard run (Harper kick) COL 17–14 Q4 13:05 COL Harper 32-yard field goal COL 20-14

See also: 1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team

At Arizona State

See also: 1990 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

At Washington State

See also: 1990 Washington State Cougars football team and Apple Cup

Vs. Iowa (Rose Bowl)

#17 Iowa vs. #8 Washington

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 7 7 20 34 •Huskies 10 23 6 7 46 Date: January 1, 1991 Location: Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Game attendance: 101,273 Referee: Pat Flood TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, and Jack Arute

Scoring summary 1 Wash Hanson 23-yard field goal Wash 3–0 1 Wash Hall 27-yard return of blocked punt (Hanson kick) Wash 10–0 2 Iowa Nick Bell 15-yard run (Skillett kick) Wash 10–7 2 Wash Hanson 34-yard field goal Wash 13–7 2 Wash Mincy 37-yard interception return (pass failed) Wash 19–7 2 Wash Mark Brunell 5-yard run (Hanson kick) Wash 26–7 2 Wash Mario Bailey 22-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Hanson kick) Wash 33–7 3 Iowa Matt Rodgers 7-yard run (Skillett kick) Wash 33–14 3 Wash Mark Brunell 20-yard run (run failed) Wash 39–14 4 Iowa Matt Rodgers 9-yard run (run failed) Wash 39–20 4 Iowa Nick Bell 20-yard run (pass failed) Wash 39–26 4 Wash Mario Bailey 31-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Hanson kick) Wash 46–26 4 Iowa Saunders 12-yard pass from Rodgers (Velicer pass from Rodgers) Wash 46–34

Main article: 1991 Rose Bowl

See also: 1990 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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Awards

• Greg Lewis, running back: Doak Walker Award (inaugural)

NFL draft

Five Huskies were selected in the 1991 NFL draft, which lasted twelve rounds (334 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Greg Lewis	RB	5th	115	Denver Broncos
Charles Mincy	DB	5th	133	Kansas City Chiefs
Dean Kirkland	G	11th	305	Buffalo Bills
Jeff Pahukoa	T	12th	311	Los Angeles Rams
John Cook	MG	12th	328	Chicago Bears

Source: ^[23]

Both 1990 Washington quarterbacks were selected in the 1993 NFL draft. Sophomore starter Mark Brunell was taken by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round with the 118th pick. Brunell was a reserve for two seasons behind Brett Favre in Green Bay, then led the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995. ^[24] Redshirt freshman Billy Joe Hobert was drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders in the third round with the 58th pick. ^[25]

See also

• College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS

References

1. 2003 UW Huskies football media guide, p. 290
2. "Today's game". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 13, 1990. p. 4C.
3. "Starting lineups". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 17, 1990. p. 5D.
4. "Preseason AP Top 25". Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 27, 1990. p. C4.
5. "Huskies, USC face off in key Pac-10 game". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 22, 1990. p. B1.
6. "UW enjoys California Dreamin' by blanking USC". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. September 23, 1990. p. 5C.
7. Bergum, Steve; Blanchette, John (September 25, 1990). "Husky fans stop barking at QB". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. p. C3.
8. "Colorado cuts 12th-ranked Huskies off at pass, 20-14". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 30, 1990. p. C1.
9. "Pac-10 standings". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 4, 1990. p. 1F.
10. "Huskies earn roses, eye top rank". Spokesman=Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 4, 1990. p. C1.
11. "Now it's on to Pasadena for Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 4, 1990. p. 1F.
12. Boling, Dave (November 6, 1990). "Huskies once had thorns, not roses". Spokesman=Review. Spokane, Washington. p. C2.
13. "College polls: AP Top 25". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 6, 1990. p. C4.
14. Burlison, Frank (November 11, 1990). "UCLA puts bite on UW title dreams". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
15. "Husky title hopes crushed by Bruins". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire services. November 11, 1990. p. 1E.
16. Bergum, Steve (November 18, 1990). "Huskies regain their bite". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
17. Grummert, Dale (November 18, 1990). "Huskies bomb Cougars out of their misery, 55-10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Washington. p. 1B.
18. Blanchette, John (January 2, 1991). "UW, Brunell in full bloom". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. D1.
19. Cawood, Neil (November 22, 1990). "Kragthorpe era ends suddenly". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1C.
20. "Kragthorpe out as Oregon State head coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 22, 1990. p. 1B.
21. Gainesville Sun. 1990 Sep 16. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
22. "Washington Outlasts Fast-Finishing Iowa". The New York Times. January 2, 1991. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
23. "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
24. "Mark Brunell NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
25. "Billy Joe Hobert NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

External links

• YouTube – UW video – "All I Saw Was Purple" (vs. USC on September 22)