The 1990 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars offense scored 524 points while the defense allowed 350 points. Led by head coach LaVell Edwards, the team participated in the Holiday Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason Ty Detmer was entering his third year as a starter and a Heisman Trophy candidate. Head coach LaVell Edwards considered him so valuable that he was allowed to go through spring practice untouched. While Detmer and tight Chris Smith were projected to lead another high-flying BYU offense, Edwards was looking for improvement with the team's defense that had been embarrassed in the Holiday Bowl by Penn State, which had led him to pay a visit to the San Francisco 49ers in the offseason. Even with their defensive deficiencies, BYU was considered a Top 20 squad and expected to once again to win the WAC.Sports Illustrated. 3 Sept 1990.
Game summaries Game 1: UTEP
Game 2: Miami (FL)
Gainesville Sun. 10 Sept 1990.
Utah
"BYU bags another WAC title, 45-22." Eugene Register-Guard. 1990 Nov 18.
Roster
Statistics Passing Player G/GS Comp Att Yards TD INT Ty Detmer 12/12 361 562 5,188 41 28 Joe Evans 5/0 11 16 148 0 1 Matt Bellini 11/9 1 2 43 0 0
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Awards and honors Heisman Trophy: Ty Detmer Maxwell Award: Ty Demter Davey O'Brien Award: Ty Detmer Runner Up WAC Defensive Player of the Year: Alema Fitisemanu All-WAC: (1st) Alema Fitisemanu, Matt Bellini, Andy Boyce, Ty Detmer, Neal Fort, Earl Kauffman (P), Rich Kaufusi, Brian Mitchell, Robert Stephens, (2nd) Mike Keim, Rocky Biegel, Tony Crutchfield East West Shrine All Star Game: Alema Fiitsemanu, Rich Kaufusi, Chris Smith, Andy Boyce
Team players in the NFL The following were selected in the 1991 NFL draft.
Player Position Round Overall NFL team Neal Fort Tackle 6143 Los Angeles RamsBrian Mitchell Defensive back 7172 Atlanta Falcons Chris Smith Tight end 11 295 Cincinnati Bengals
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