1990 LSU Tigers football team

The 1990 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

1990 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1990 record	5–6 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach	Mike Archer (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ed Zaunbrecher (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	John Mitchell (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 80,140)

1990 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Florida	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Tennessee $	5	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	2
No. 21 Ole Miss	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Alabama	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
No. 19 Auburn	4	–	2	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
Kentucky	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
LSU	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Georgia	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Rankings from AP Poll

Coach Mike Archer announced his resignation November 15, but he coached the Tigers in their last two games.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	7:00 p.m.	Georgia	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 18–13	76,751
September 15	7:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 35–7	63,237
September 22	11:30 a.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	TBS	L 21–24	33,149
September 29	7:00 p.m.	No. 11 Texas A&M*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	PPV	W 17–8	77,703
October 6	6:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 8–34	75,063
October 20	7:00 p.m.	Kentucky	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 30–20	64,720
October 27	11:30 a.m.	at No. 12 Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	TBS	L 3–42	60,111
November 3	7:00 p.m.	No. 17 Ole Miss	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	PPV	L 10–19	79,634
November 10	1:30 p.m.	at Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	PPV	L 3–24	70,123
November 17	1:30 p.m.	at Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	PPV	L 22–34	22,509
November 24	7:00 p.m.	Tulane*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	PPV	W 16–13	67,435
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Personnel

1990 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Leo Abel RB Odell Beckham TE Harold Bishop WR Marcus Carter QB Jesse Daigle Fr RB Mike Garrett QB Sol Graves WR Wesley Jacob WR Todd Kinchen OL Darron Landry QB Chad Loup OL Andy Martin OL Kevin Mawae OL Blake Miller QB Chris Moock RB Derek Pope WR Scott Ray RB Sammy Seamster WR Tyke Tolbert OL Chris Truax TE Ricardo Washington WR Slip Watkins RB Darrell Williams RB Germaine Williams RB Harvey Williams RB Calvin Windom	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Ray Adams DL Marc Boutte DB Vincent Fuller DL Leonard Harris LB Mike Hewitt DB Anthony Marshall DB Derriel McCorvey DL Clayton Mouton DB Corey Raymond DB Mike Stepteau LB Roovelroe Swan LB David Walkup DL Scott Wharton LB Anthony Williams DB Wayne Williams	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Brian Griffith K Pedro Suarez	Head coach Mike Archer Coordinators/assistant coaches John Mitchell (DC/DL) Ed Zaunbrecher (OC/QB) Jesse Daigle Sr. (QB) John Fontes (ILB) Pete Jenkins (DL) Jerry Sullivan (WR) Joe Wessel (DB) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Kentucky

• Harvey Williams 213 rush yards

at Florida St

LSU Tigers at #12 Florida State Seminoles

	1	2	3	4	Total
LSU	3	0	0	0	3
Florida St	14	14	0	14	42

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

• Date: October 27
• Game attendance: 60,111
• Recap/Box

Game information

First quarter FSU – Amp Lee 9-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 14:43. Florida St 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards. LSU – Pedro Suarez 35-yard field goal, 8:11. Florida St 7–3. Drive: 64 yards. FSU – Amp Lee 6-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 0:16. Florida St 14–3. Drive: Second quarter FSU – Amp Lee 2-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 0:52. Florida St 21–3. Drive: 8 plays. FSU – Shannon Baker 38-yard pass from Casey Weldon (Richie Andrews kick), 0:00. Florida St 28–3. Drive: Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter FSU – Paul Moore 6-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 12:30. Florida St 35–3. Drive: 50 yards. FSU – Felix Harris 31-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 3:58. Florida St 42–3. Drive: Top passers LSU FSU – Casey Weldon – 15/25, 229 yards, TD, INT Top rushers LSU – Harvey Williams – 22 rushes, 93 yards FSU – Maurice Pinckney – 4 rushes, 52 yards Top receivers LSU FSU – Matt Frier – 1 reception, 54 yards

References

1. "1990 Schedule". Louisiana State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 15, 2014.