1990 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 1990 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Dennis Green, the Cardinal compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of4–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Pac-10. The team played home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

1990 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dennis Green (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ron Turner (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Willie Shaw (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

1990 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Washington $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 20 USC	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	4	–	1
Oregon	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
California	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Arizona	5	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
UCLA	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Stanford	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Arizona State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	5:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN	L 17–21	50,669
September 15	3:30 p.m.	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		L 31–32	45,855
September 22	12:30 p.m.	Oregon State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 37–3	45,000
September 29	12:30 p.m.	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)		L 23–29	45,500
October 6	10:00 a.m.	at No. 1 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		W 36–31	59,075
October 13	12:30 p.m.	No. 16 USC	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	ABC	L 22–37	62,000
October 20	12:30 p.m.	No. 13 Washington	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ABC	L 16–52	36,500
October 27	1:00 p.m.	No. 25 Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 0–31	37,559
November 3	12:30 p.m.	Washington State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 31–13	30,000
November 10	1:00 p.m.	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 23–10	52,609
November 17	3:30 p.m.	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)		W 27–25	75,662
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

At Colorado

Stanford at #5 Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinal 14 0 0 3 17 • Buffaloes 0 0 14 7 21 Date: September 6 Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO Game start: 6:08 PM Elapsed time: 3:14 Game attendance: 50,699 Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), partly cloudy, Wind NW 5 mph (8.0 km/h) Referee: Dean Cramer Source: Box score

Scoring summary Q1 5:47 STAN Palumbis 1-yard run (Hopkins kick) STAN 7–0 4:09 STAN Vardell 1-yard run (Hopkins kick) STAN 14–0 Q3 8:04 COL Eric Bieniemy 18-yard run (Harper kick) STAN 14–7 5:09 COL Eric Bieniemy 36-yard run (Harper kick) Tied 14–14 Q4 4:17 STAN Hopkins 27-yard field goal STAN 17–14 0:12 COL Eric Bieniemy 1-yard run (Harper kick) COL 21-17

See also: 1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team

At Notre Dame

Stanford at #1 Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinal 7 8 14 7 36 Fighting Irish 7 17 7 0 31 Date: September 22 Location: Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN Game attendance: 59,075 Source:

Scoring summary 1 ND Mirer 1 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 7-0 1 Sta Milburn 9 run (Hopkins kick) Tied 7-7 2 ND Hentrich 29 yard field goal ND 10-7 2 ND T. Smith 11 yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick) ND 17-7 2 ND T. Smith 15 yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick) ND 24-7 2 Sta Vardell 1 yard run (Palumbis to McCafferty pass) ND 24-15 3 Sta Vardell 1 yard run (Hopkins kick) ND 24-22 3 ND Culver 1 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 31-22 3 Sta Vardell 1 yard run (Hopkins kick) ND 31-29 4 Sta Vardell 1 yard run (Hopkins kick) Stan 36-31

See also: 1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry

At California

1 2 3 4 Total • Stanford 0 6 9 12 27 California 3 14 0 8 25 Date: November 17 Location: Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 75,662

Scoring summary Q1 CAL Keen 50 yard field goal CAL 3–0 Q2 STAN Hopkins 26 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q2 CAL White 2 yard run (Keen kick) CAL 10–3 Q2 CAL Dawkins 15 yard pass from Pawlawski (Keen kick) CAL 17–3 Q2 STAN Hopkins 29 yard field goal CAL 17–6 Q3 STAN Hopkins 47 yard field goal CAL 17–9 Q3 STAN Milburn 53 yard run (run failed) CAL 17–15 Q3 STAN Hopkins 22 yard field goal STAN 18–17 Q4 CAL White 8 yard pass from Pawlawski (Zomadt pass from Pawlawski) CAL 25–18 Q4 0:12 STAN McCaffrey 19 yard pass from Palumbis (pass failed) CAL 25–24 Q4 0:00 STAN Hopkins 39 yard field goal STAN 27–25

See also: 1990 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (American football)

• Glyn Milburn 24 rush, 196 yds, 9 rec, 66 yds

Roster

1990 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 17 John Lynch So WR 40 Ed McCaffrey Sr RB 5 Glyn Milburn So QB 12 Jason Palumbis  Jr FB 44 Tommy Vardell Jr WR 80 Chris Walsh Jr OT 70 Bob Whitfield Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 21 Darrien Gordon So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 94 John Hopkins Sr	Head coach Dennis Green Coordinators/assistant coaches Ron Turner – Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks Tyrone Willingham – Running backs Brian Billick – Wide receivers and tight ends Scott Schuhmann – Offensive line Chris Foerster – Assistant offensive line Willie Shaw – Defensive coordinator and defensive backs Mike Nelson – Defensive line Mike Tolleson – Inside linebackers Dave Tipton – Outside linebackers Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt