1990 SMU Mustangs football team

1990 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1990 record	1-10 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach	Forrest Gregg
Home stadium	Ownby Stadium (c. 23,783)

1990 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#12 Texas $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#10 Houston	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#15 Texas A&M	5	–	2	–	1			9	–	3	–	1
Baylor	5	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Rice	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Arkansas	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
SMU	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Southern Methodist University Mustangs football team represented the Southern Methodist University in the 1990 college football season. SMU opened with a 44-7 win over Vanderbilt, but struggled the remainder of the season still recovering from the Death penalty. The Mustangs offense scored 197 points while the defense allowed 426 points. Forrest Gregg, who was retiring after the season, was carried off the field following a loss to Arkansas in the final game.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
1990-09-08	Vanderbilt*		Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX	W 44-7	18,700
1990-09-15	at Tulane*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 7-43	20,434
1990-09-29	Texas Christian		Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX	L 21-42	20,100
1990-10-06	at North Texas*		Fouts Field • Denton, TX	L 7-14	22,750
1990-10-13	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	L 17-52	30,134
1990-10-20	#9 Houston		Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX	L 17-44	23,250
1990-10-27	at #13 Texas		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 3-52	65,128
1990-11-03	Texas A&M		Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX	L 17-38	23,783
1990-11-10	at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 28-30	17,900
1990-11-17	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	L 7-62	31,355
1990-11-24	Arkansas		Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX	L 29-42	17,100
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.