1990 Texas A&M Aggies football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1990

| team = Texas A&M Aggies

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southwest Conference

| short_conf = SWC

| CoachRank = 13

| APRank = 15

| record = 9–3–1

| conf_record = 5–2–1

| head_coach = R. C. Slocum

| hc_year = 2nd

| off_coach = Bob Toledo

| oc_year = 2nd

| off_scheme = West Coast

| def_coach = Bob Davie

| dc_year = 2nd

| def_scheme = 4–3

| captain =

| stadium = Kyle Field

| champion = Holiday Bowl champion

| bowl = Holiday Bowl

| bowl_result = W 65–14 vs. BYU

}}

{{1990 Southwest Conference football standings}}

The 1990 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach R. C. Slocum, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 9–3–1 with a mark of 5–2–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the SWC. Texas A&M was invited to Holiday Bowl, where the Aggies defeated BYU. The team was ranked No. 15 in the final AP poll and No. 13 in the final Coaches Poll. Texas A&M played home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1990

| poll = AP

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 1

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 13

| opponent = Hawaii

| site_stadium = Aloha Stadium

| site_cityst = Halawa, HI

| tv = ESPN

| score = 28–13

| attend = 37,237

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 15

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 12

| opponent = Southwestern Louisiana

| site_stadium = Kyle Field

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| tv =

| score = 63–14

| attend = 51,713

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 22

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 12

| opponent = North Texas

| opprank = 7 (I-AA)

| site_stadium = Kyle Field

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| tv =

| score = 40–8

| attend = 52,049

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88054268/no-12-am-whips-north-texas-moves-to-3/|work=Austin American-Statesman|title=No. 12 A&M whips North Texas, moves to 3–0|date=September 23, 1990|accessdate=October 30, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 11

| opponent = LSU

| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium

| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score = 8–17

| attend = 77,703

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/victoria-advocate-kinchens-show-too-muc/135073464/|work=The Victoria Advocate|title=Kinchen's show too much for Aggies|date=September 30, 1990|accessdate=November 12, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 19

| opponent = Texas Tech

| site_stadium = Kyle Field

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score = 28–24

| attend = 68,593

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 20

| opponent = Houston

| opprank = 12

| site_stadium = Houston Astrodome

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv =

| score = 31–36

| attend = 45,141

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = t

| rank = 25

| opponent = Baylor

| site_stadium = Kyle Field

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| gamename = Battle of the Brazos

| tv =

| score = 20–20

| attend = 61,017

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Rice

| site_stadium = Kyle Field

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| tv =

| score = 41–15

| attend = 52,158

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = SMU

| site_stadium = Ownby Stadium

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| tv =

| score = 38–17

| attend = 23,783

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Arkansas

| site_stadium = Razorback Stadium

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = PPV

| score = 20–16

| attend = 46,418

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 24

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = TCU

| site_stadium = Kyle Field

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = Raycom

| score = 56–10

| attend = 40,378

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 1

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Texas

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Texas Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = CBS

| score = 27–28

| attend = 82,518

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 29

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = BYU

| opprank = 13

| site_stadium = Jack Murphy Stadium

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| gamename = Holiday Bowl

| tv = ESPN

| score = 65–14

| attend = 61,441

}}

}}

Game summaries

=Hawaii=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=#13 Texas A&M

|R1=7

|R2=7

|R3=7

|R4=7

|Home=Hawaii

|H1=10

|H2=0

|H3=3

|H4=0

}}

{{Clear}}

=Southwestern Louisiana=

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|Road=SW LA

|R1=7

|R2=0

|R3=7

|R4=0

|Home=#12 Texas A&M

|H1=28

|H2=14

|H3=14

|H4=7

}}

{{Clear}}

=North Texas=

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|Road=North Texas

|R1=2

|R2=0

|R3=3

|R4=3

|Home=#12 Texas A&M

|H1=0

|H2=20

|H3=20

|H4=0

}}

{{Clear}}

=Louisiana State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=#11 Texas A&M

|R1=0

|R2=0

|R3=0

|R4=8

|Home=LSU

|H1=7

|H2=3

|H3=7

|H4=0

}}

{{Clear}}

=Texas Tech=

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|Road=Texas Tech

|R1=10

|R2=7

|R3=7

|R4=0

|Home=#19 Texas A&M

|H1=0

|H2=14

|H3=7

|H4=7

}}

{{Clear}}

=At Houston=

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|Road=#20 Texas A&M

|R1=17

|R2=0

|R3=7

|R4=7

|Home=#12 Houston

|H1=16

|H2=10

|H3=10

|H4=0

}}

{{see also|1990 Houston Cougars football team}}

{{Clear}}

=Baylor=

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|Road=Baylor

|R1=6

|R2=0

|R3=7

|R4=7

|Home=#25 Texas A&M

|H1=6

|H2=0

|H3=7

|H4=7

}}

{{Clear}}

=Rice=

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|Road=Rice

|R1=8

|R2=7

|R3=0

|R4=0

|Home=Texas A&M

|H1=27

|H2=0

|H3=0

|H4=14

}}

{{Clear}}

=SMU=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Texas A&M

|R1=3

|R2=21

|R3=14

|R4=0

|Home=SMU

|H1=10

|H2=7

|H3=0

|H4=0

}}

{{Clear}}

=Arkansas=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Arkansas

|R1=16

|R2=0

|R3=0

|R4=0

|Home=Texas A&M

|H1=0

|H2=0

|H3=0

|H4=20

}}

{{Clear}}

=TCU=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=TCU

|R1=3

|R2=7

|R3=0

|R4=0

|Home=Texas A&M

|H1=35

|H2=14

|H3=0

|H4=7

}}

{{Clear}}

=Texas=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Texas A&M

|R1=7

|R2=7

|R3=0

|R4=13

|Home=#5 Texas

|H1=0

|H2=14

|H3=7

|H4=7

}}

{{Clear}}

=BYU=

{{main|1990 Holiday Bowl}}

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Texas A&M

|R1=14

|R2=23

|R3=7

|R4=21

|Home=#13 BYU

|H1=7

|H2=0

|H3=7

|H4=0

}}

{{Clear}}

Roster

  • T Brusinski
  • J Gonzales
  • M Kilmer
  • D Lewis
  • K McAfee
  • D Patterson
  • L Pavalas
  • B Payne
  • K Petty
  • F Ransby
  • QB Bucky Richardson
  • G Salazar
  • G Schorp
  • R Simmons
  • S Wood

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