1990 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

The 1990 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Larry Marmie, the Sun Devils compiled a 4–7 record (2–5 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in eighth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 294 to 272.

1990 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Larry Marmie (3rd season)
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
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 team's statistical leaders included Paul Justin with 1,876 passing yards, Leonard Russell with 810 rushing yards, and Eric Guliford with 837 receiving yards.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	8:30 pm	Baylor*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 34–13	69,617
September 15		Colorado State*	No. 25	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 31–20	61,344
September 29	12:30 pm	at Missouri*	No. 21	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 9–30	34,825
October 6	4:00 pm	No. 17 Washington		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		L 14–42	62,738
October 13		California		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		L 24–31
October 20	7:00 pm	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	Prime	L 7–27	35,685
October 27	12:30 pm	No. 21 USC		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ABC	L 6–13	64,717
November 3	6:00 pm	Oregon State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 34–9	56,325
November 10	1:00 pm	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		W 51–26	20,070
November 24		at Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)		L 17–21	55,938
December 2		vs. No. 11 Houston*		Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan (Coca-Cola Classic)		L 45–62	50,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

Washington

See also: 1990 Washington Huskies football team

Oregon State

Oregon State at Arizona State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	0	6	3	0	9
• Sun Devils	0	10	10	14	34

• Date: November 3
• Location: Sun Devil Stadium
• Game attendance: 56,325

Scoring summary

Q2		OSU	Burke 33 yard field goal	OSU 3–0
Q2		ASU	Guliford 10 yard pass from Justin (Richey kick)	ASU 7–3
Q2		OSU	Burke 19 yard field goal	ASU 7–6
Q2		ASU	Rausch 50 yard field goal	ASU 10–6
Q3		ASU	Richey 23 yard field goal	ASU 13–6
Q3		ASU	Fisher 16 yard run (Richey kick)	ASU 20–6
Q3		OSU	Burke 31 yard field goal	ASU 20–9
Q4		ASU	LaDuke 95 yard interception return (Richey kick)	ASU 27–9
Q4		ASU	Fisher 5 yard run (Richey kick)	ASU 34–9

• ASU assistant Frank Falks collapsed after the game and was taken to the hospital but later released.

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Vs. Houston

See also: 1990 Houston Cougars football team

The Sun Devils lost a high-scoring matchup in Tokyo — a game where the two teams combined for 1,445 yards of total offense (1,190 yards passing). Houston's David Klingler set the Division I-A single-game passing record with 716 yards.^[5]

Roster

1990 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 12 Eric Guliford So QB 10 Paul Justin Sr RB 42 Leonard Russell Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 98 Shante Carver Fr S 24 Floyd Fields Sr S 29 Nathan LaDuke Sr CB 4 Lenny McGill Fr CB 1 Phillippi Sparks Jr LB 44 Brett Wallerstedt So OLB 6 Darren Woodson Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Larry Marmie Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt