1990 Missouri Tigers football team

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.

1990 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Bob Stull (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dirk Koetter (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Michael Church (2nd season)
Home stadium	Faurot Field
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	12:00 pm	TCU*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	Raycom	L 19–20	35,284
September 15	1:30 pm	Utah State*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 45–10	33,986
September 22	1:00 pm	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 7–58	45,228
September 29	1:30 pm	No. 21 Arizona State*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 30–9	34,825
October 6	1:30 pm	No. 12 Colorado	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 31–33	46,856
October 13	1:30 pm	at No. 7 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		L 21–69	76,317
October 20	1:30 pm	Kansas State	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 31–21	47,181
October 27	3:00 pm	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 28–48	37,000
November 3	1:00 pm	Oklahoma	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)		L 10–55	40,902
November 10	1:00 pm	at Iowa State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)		L 25–27	40,065
November 17	1:00 pm	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War)		W 31–21	30,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Fifth Down Game

#12 Colorado at Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Buffaloes	7	7	3	16	33
Tigers	14	0	7	10	31

• Date: October 6
• Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, MO
• Game attendance: 46,856
• Referee: J. C. Louderback
• Television network: KCNC

       

Scoring summary

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

Main article: Fifth Down Game (1990)

See also: 1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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]

Roster

1990 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 79 Mike Bedosky Fr WR 4 Linzy Collins Sr C 50 Brad Funk So QB 7 Kent Kiefer Sr WR 6 Damon Mays Sr OT 74 Russ McCullough Jr OT 78 Rick Trumball Sr G 76 Don Wright Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 21 Harry Colon Sr DT 97 Mario Johnson Jr DE 99 Rob Harper Sr DT 72 George Hunt Fr DE 59 Rick Lyle Fr LB 47 Mike Ringgenberg So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 3 Jeff Jacke So	Head coach Bob Stull Coordinators/assistant coaches Dirk Koetter – Offensive coordinator Mike Ward – Running backs Larry Hoefer – Wide receivers Andy Reid – Offensive line Kevin Faulkner – Tight ends Michael Church – Defensive coordinator & linebackers Mo Lattimore – Defensive line Steve Telander – co-linebackers Ken Flajole – defensive backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1991 NFL Draft

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

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