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1990 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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.

1990 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Washington $7–1–010–2–0
No. 20 USC5–2–18–4–1
Oregon4–3–08–4–0
California4–3–17–4–1
Arizona5–4–07–5–0
UCLA4–4–05–6–0
Stanford4–4–05–6–0
Arizona State2–5–04–7–0
Washington State2–6–03–8–0
Oregon State1–6–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 88:30 pmBaylor*
W 34–1369,617[2]
September 15Colorado State*No. 25
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 31–2061,344[3]
September 2912:30 pmat Missouri*No. 21
L 9–3034,825[4]
October 64:00 pmNo. 17 Washington
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 14–4262,738[5]
October 13Californiadagger
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 24–3159,043[6]
October 207:00 pmat Oregon
PrimeL 7–2735,685[7]
October 2712:30 pmNo. 21 USC
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
ABCL 6–1364,715[8]
November 36:00 pmOregon State
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 34–956,325[9]
November 101:00 pmat Washington State
W 51–2620,070[10]
November 24at Arizona
L 17–2157,112[11]
December 2vs. No. 11 Houston*
TBSL 45–6250,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

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Washington

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Oregon State

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Oregon State at Arizona State
Team 1 234Total
Beavers 0 630 9
• Sun Devils 0 101014 34
  • Date: November 3
  • Location: Sun Devil Stadium
  • Game attendance: 56,325
Scoring summary
Q2OSUBurke 33 yard field goalOSU 3–0
Q2ASUGuliford 10 yard pass from Justin (Richey kick)ASU 7–3
Q2OSUBurke 19 yard field goalASU 7–6
Q2ASURausch 50 yard field goalASU 10–6
Q3ASURichey 23 yard field goalASU 13–6
Q3ASUFisher 16 yard run (Richey kick)ASU 20–6
Q3OSUBurke 31 yard field goalASU 20–9
Q4ASULaDuke 95 yard interception return (Richey kick)ASU 27–9
Q4ASUFisher 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

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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

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1990 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 12 Eric Guliford So
QB 10 Paul Justin Sr
RB 42 Leonard Russell Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 98 Shante Carver Fr
S 24 Floyd Fields Sr
S 29 Nathan LaDuke Sr
CB 4 Lenny McGill Fr
CB 1 Phillippi Sparks Jr
LB 44 Brett Wallerstedt So
OLB 6 Darren Woodson Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ↑ "1990 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Arizona State grinds out win over Baylor". The Houston Chronicle. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Interception keys Arizona State's victory". The Arizona Daily Star. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Missouri posts lopsided upset". Daily American Republic. September 30, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Sun Devils no match for Huskies". The Los Angeles Times. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Leading 31–3, Bears hang on to tip ASU 31–24". The Sacramento Bee. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Ducks warm up, whip Sun Devils". The Sunday Oregonian. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Marinovich-less Trojans hang on to topple Arizona State". The Wichita Eagle. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Devils trash Beavers". The Arizona Republic. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Justin bedevils Cougars". The Coeur d'Alene Press. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "'Cats pin 21–17 loss on Devils". The Register-Guard. November 25, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Houston has fun at ASU's expense". The Arizona Republic. December 2, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1990 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  14. ↑ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 124. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  15. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1990 Nov 04. Retrieved 2018-Nov-26.
  16. ↑ "Klingler Has Record Finish With 716 Yards". Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
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