American college football season
The 1990 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their third season under head coach Larry Marmie , the Sun Devils compiled a 4–7 record (2–5 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in eighth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 294 to 272.
The team's statistical leaders included Paul Justin with 1,876 passing yards, Leonard Russell with 810 rushing yards, and Eric Guliford with 837 receiving yards.[ 1]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 8 8:30 pm Baylor * W 34–1369,617 [ 2]
September 15 Colorado State * No. 25 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 31–2061,344 [ 3]
September 29 12:30 pm at Missouri * No. 21 L 9–3034,825 [ 4]
October 6 4:00 pm No. 17 Washington Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ L 14–4262,738 [ 5]
October 13 California Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ L 24–3159,043 [ 6]
October 20 7:00 pm at Oregon Prime L 7–2735,685 [ 7]
October 27 12:30 pm No. 21 USC Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ ABC L 6–1364,715 [ 8]
November 3 6:00 pm Oregon State Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 34–956,325 [ 9]
November 10 1:00 pm at Washington State W 51–2620,070 [ 10]
November 24 at Arizona L 17–2157,112 [ 11]
vs. No. 11 Houston * TBS L 45–6250,000 [ 12]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time
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Game summaries
Washington
Oregon State
Oregon State at Arizona State
Team
1
2 3 4 Total
Beavers
0
6 3 0
9
• Sun Devils
0
10 10 14
34
Date: November 3Location: Sun Devil StadiumGame attendance: 56,325
Scoring summary Q2 OSU Burke 33 yard field goal OSU 3–0
Q2 ASU Guliford 10 yard pass from Justin (Richey kick) ASU 7–3
Q2 OSU Burke 19 yard field goal ASU 7–6
Q2 ASU Rausch 50 yard field goal ASU 10–6
Q3 ASU Richey 23 yard field goal ASU 13–6
Q3 ASU Fisher 16 yard run (Richey kick) ASU 20–6
Q3 OSU Burke 31 yard field goal ASU 20–9
Q4 ASU LaDuke 95 yard interception return (Richey kick) ASU 27–9
Q4 ASU Fisher 5 yard run (Richey kick) ASU 34–9
ASU assistant Frank Falks collapsed after the game and was taken to the hospital but later released.
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Vs. Houston
The Sun Devils lost a high-scoring matchup in Tokyo — a game where the two teams combined for 1,445 yards of total offense (1,190 yards passing). Houston's David Klingler set the Division I-A single-game passing record with 716 yards.[ 16]
Roster
1990 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
^ "1990 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016 .
^ "Arizona State grinds out win over Baylor" . The Houston Chronicle . September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Interception keys Arizona State's victory" . The Arizona Daily Star . September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Missouri posts lopsided upset" . Daily American Republic . September 30, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sun Devils no match for Huskies" . The Los Angeles Times . October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Leading 31–3, Bears hang on to tip ASU 31–24" . The Sacramento Bee . October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ducks warm up, whip Sun Devils" . The Sunday Oregonian . October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Marinovich-less Trojans hang on to topple Arizona State" . The Wichita Eagle . October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Devils trash Beavers" . The Arizona Republic . November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Justin bedevils Cougars" . The Coeur d'Alene Press . November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
^ " 'Cats pin 21–17 loss on Devils" . The Register-Guard . November 25, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Houston has fun at ASU's expense" . The Arizona Republic . December 2, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1990 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016 .
^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide" . Arizona State University. 2016. p. 124. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016 .
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1990 Nov 04. Retrieved 2018-Nov-26.
^ "Klingler Has Record Finish With 716 Yards" . Los Angeles Times . December 3, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2019 .
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