1990 Memphis State Tigers football team

The 1990 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State University (now known as the University of Memphis) in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Chuck Stobart. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

1990 Memphis Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6–1
Head coach	Chuck Stobart (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Chuck Stobart (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Lee Dunn (1st season)
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Louisville			–					10	–	1	–	1
No. 3 Miami (FL)			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Penn State			–					9	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Tech			–					8	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss			–					8	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	4	–	2
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					5	–	6	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	7	–	0
Akron			–					3	–	7	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	1
Rutgers			–					3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa			–					3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1		Arkansas State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)	T 24–24	50,178	[1]
September 8		at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	L 21–23	41,300	[2]
September 22		UCF	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 37–28	21,385	[3]
September 29		at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 22–10	21,072	[4]
October 6		Tulane	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 21–14	26,759	[5]
October 13		at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)	L 17–19	37,423	[6]
October 20		at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl)	L 7–23	24,520	[7]
October 27		Southwestern Louisiana	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 20–6	21,628	[8]
November 3	1:30 p.m.	East Carolina	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 17–24	16,291	[9]
November 10		Mississippi State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 23–27	21,105	[10]
November 17	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 4 Florida State	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 3–35	55,190	[11]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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