1990 Kansas Jayhawks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1990
| team = Kansas Jayhawks
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Big Eight Conference
| short_conf = Big 8
| record = 3–7–1
| conf_record = 2–4–1
| head_coach = Glen Mason
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach = Pat Ruel
| oc_year = 3rd
| off_scheme =
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| captain =
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1990 Big Eight Conference football standings}}
The 1990 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Glen Mason, the Jayhawks compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 with a mark of 2–4–1 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big 8. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. Kansas's 34–34 tie with Iowa State on October 6 was final tie in program history. The NCAA implemented overtime in 1996, eliminating the possibility of a tie.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1990
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 1
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Virginia
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| tv =
| score = 10–59
| attend = 35,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salina-journal-virginia-scorches-jay/140209323/|work=The Salina Journal|title=Virginia scorches Jayhawks in opener, 59–10|date=September 2, 1990|accessdate=February 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Oregon State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| tv =
| score = 38–12
| attend = 28,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Louisville
| site_stadium = Cardinal Stadium
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| tv =
| score = 16–28
| attend = 35,848
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| tv = Prime
| score = 17–31
| attend = 70,095
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Cyclone Stadium
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| tv =
| score = 34–34
| attend = 44,726
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Miami Orange Bowl
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| tv = Raycom
| score = 0–34
| attend = 54,211
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Colorado
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| tv =
| score = 10–41
| attend = 40,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Kansas State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename = Sunflower Showdown
| tv =
| score = 27–24
| attend = 45,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| site_stadium = Lewis Field
| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK
| tv =
| score = 31–30
| attend = 30,100
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 9–41
| attend = 36,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Missouri
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename = Border War
| tv =
| score = 21–31
| attend = 30,000
}}
}}
{{cite web|last=DeLassus|first=David|title=Kansas Yearly Results: 1990–1994|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/kansas/yearly_results.php?year=1990|access-date=October 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075800/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/kansas/yearly_results.php?year=1990|archive-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}