1990 Utah State Aggies football team

The 1990 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The Aggies were led by fifth-year head coach Chuck Shelton and played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. They finished the season with a record of five wins, five losses, and one tie (5–5–1, 5–1–1 Big West).

1990 Utah State Aggies football
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	5–5–1 (5–1–1 Big West)
Head coach	Chuck Shelton (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Pat Behrns (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Fred Bleil (5th season)
Home stadium	Romney Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Big West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Jose State $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
Fresno State	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Utah State	5	–	1	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Long Beach State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
UNLV	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
New Mexico State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Utah State finished Big West play tied for second in the conference standings with Fresno State, losing only to eventual conference champion San Jose State. The 1990 season would mark the high point of the Chuck Shelton era at Utah State, as the Aggies finished with a .500 winning percentage (the first time the Aggies had a non-losing record since the 1981 season).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	Utah*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers, Beehive Boot)	L 0–19	19,631
September 8	Long Beach State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 27-13	15,687
September 15	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 10–45	33,986
October 6	at No. 22 Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 7–52	32,554
October 13	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	T 24–24	13,137
October 20	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 27–34	11,834
October 27	UNLV	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 31–6	15,273
November 3	New Mexico State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 55–10	9,970
November 10	at Cal State Fullerton	Santa Ana Stadium Santa Ana, CA	W 45-17	4,110
November 17	Pacific (CA)	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 51-45	14,905
November 24	at No. 4 BYU*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry, Beehive Boot)	L 10–45	65,876
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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