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The 1990 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season . They were represented in the Southwest Conference . They played their home games at Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas . The team was led by head coach David McWilliams .
In 1990, the Longhorns bounced back with a 10–1 regular-season record. Fueled by what became known as the "Shock the Nation" tour, Texas won the SWC championship—the only loss coming at the hands of eventual national champion, Colorado . Texas entered the New Year's Day Cotton Bowl Classic ranked number three in the nation, but was defeated by Miami , 46–3.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 8 11:00 a.m. at No. 21 Penn State * No. 23 Raycom W 17–1385,973 September 22 6:30 p.m. No. 20 Colorado * No. 22 ESPN L 22–2977,273 October 6 6:30 p.m. at Rice W 26–1034,800 October 13 3:00 p.m. vs. No. 4 Oklahoma * ESPN W 14–1375,587 October 20 12:00 p.m. Arkansas No. 19 Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry ) Raycom W 49–1772,657 October 27 1:00 p.m. SMU No. 13 Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX W 52–365,128 November 3 12:00 p.m. at Texas Tech No. 14 Raycom W 41–2250,276 November 10 6:45 p.m. No. 3 Houston No. 14 Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX ESPN W 45–2482,547 November 17 11:00 a.m. at TCU No. 7 CBS W 38–1039,007 November 24 1:00 p.m. at Baylor No. 6 PPV W 23–1345,649 December 1 11:00 a.m. Texas A&M No. 5 Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry ) CBS W 28–2782,518 January 1, 1991 12:30 p.m. vs. No. 4 Miami (FL) * No. 3 CBS L 3–4673,521 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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#20 Colorado at #22 Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
• Buffaloes
7
7 0 15
29
Longhorns
10
3 6 3
22
Date: October 13Location: Texas Memorial Stadium , Austin, TX Game start: 6:39 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:20Game attendance: 77,273Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Cloudy/Low Overcast, Wind NE 15–20 mph (24–32 km/h)Referee: Larry FisherTelevision network: ESPN Scoring summary Q1 8:46 TEX Kerry Cash 6-yard pass from Gardere (Pollak kick) TEX 7–0 3:30 COL George Hemingway 38-yard pass from Hagan (Harper kick) Tied 7–7 0:16 TEX Pollak 47-yard field goal TEX 10–7 Q2 6:51 COL Eric Bieniemy 2-yard run (Harper kick) COL 14–10 1:26 TEX Pollak 25-yard field goal COL 14–13 Q3 4:44 TEX Brown 2-yard run (Pass failed) TEX 19–14 Q4 14:22 TEX Pollak 22-yard field goal TEX 22–14 10:10 COL Eric Bieniemy 4-yard run (Pass failed) TEX 22–20 5:47 COL Eric Bieniemy 2-yard run (Harper kick) COL 27–22 0:29 COL Safety, Williams tackled Garder in End Zone COL 29–22
Texas vs. #4 Oklahoma
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2 3 4 Total
• Longhorns
7
0 0 7
14
Sooners
3
7 3 0
13
Scoring summary 1 OU R.D. Lashar 47 yard field goal OU 3-0 1 TEX Kerry Cash 8 yard pass from Peter Gardere (Michael Pollak kick)TEX 7-3 2 OU Dewell Brewer 9 yard run (R.D. Lashar kick)OU 10-7 3 OU R.D. Lashar 36 yard field goal OU 13-7 4 2:00 TEX Keith Cash 16 yard pass from Peter Gardere (Michael Pollak kick)TEX 14-13
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#4 Miami (FL) vs. #3 Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hurricanes
12
7 14 13
46
Longhorns
0
3 0 0
3
Scoring summary 1 8:53 MIA Carlos Huerta 28-yard field goal MIA 3–0 5:26 MIA Carlos Huerta 50-yard field goal MIA 6–0 0:11 MIA Wesley Carroll 12-yard pass from Erickson (pass failed) MIA 12–0 2 7:43 TEX Michael Pollak 29-yard field goal MIA 12–3 4:17 MIA Wesley Carroll 24-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 19–3 3 11:46 MIA Darrin Smith 34-yard interception return (Huerta kick) MIA 26–3 6:09 MIA Randal Hill 48-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 33–3 4 10:56 MIA Randy Bethel 4-yard pass from Erickson (kick blocked) MIA 40–3 9:23 MIA Leonard Conley 26-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 46–3
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Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
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