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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

The 1990 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 1990 College football season. The Crimson Tide was led by first-year head coach Gene Stallings,[1][2] replacing Bill Curry who left for the University of Kentucky.[3]

Summary

The 1990 season got off to an excruciating start, as the Tide and new coach Gene Stallings lost three games by a combined total of eight points. In the opener against Southern Miss, star tailback Siran Stacy tore ligaments in his knee and missed the rest of the season. Against Florida, quarterback Gary Hollingsworth threw three interceptions to Florida safety Will White, and the Gators scored the winning touchdown on a blocked punt.[4]

After wins over lightly regarded Vanderbilt and SW Louisiana (now Louisiana-Lafayette), Bama traveled to Knoxville to face undefeated, third-ranked Tennessee. The result was a shocking 9–6 upset victory, Alabama's fifth in a row in the Third Saturday in October rivalry. The game was a defensive struggle and a field goal duel. UT's kicker Greg Harris, who hit a 51-yard field goal try to tie the game with ten minutes left, attempted a 50-yarder for the win with 1:35 to go, but Alabama's Stacy Harrison blocked the kick and the ball bounced to the Tennessee 37-yard line. The Crimson Tide advanced the ball seven yards on three running plays, setting up Philip Doyle's third field goal, a game-winning 48-yarder as time expired.[5]

The next game was an ugly 9–0 loss to Penn State in which Hollingsworth threw five interceptions and Bama rushed for only six yards.[6] However, Alabama bounced back to win four in a row and salvage a winning season after the 0–3 start. Most importantly, Alabama won its first Iron Bowl in five years, dominating Auburn defensively and winning 16–7. It was the seventh game in a row in which the Alabama defense held the opposition to single digits. The season ended with a lopsided 34–7 bowl loss to Louisville, and Alabama finished 7–5.

Schedule

September 81:30 pmSouthern Miss*No. 13

PPVL 24–2775,962 September 1511:30 amNo. 24 Florida

WTBSL 13–1770,123 September 222:00 pmat Georgia

CBSL 16–1782,122 September 291:30 pmVanderbilt

  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL

PPVW 59–2870,123 October 64:00 pmat Southwestern Louisiana*

PPVW 25–636,133 October 203:00 pmat No. 3 Tennessee

ESPNW 9–696,732 October 274:00 pmPenn State*dagger

  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)

ESPNL 0–970,123 November 311:30 amat Mississippi State

WTBSW 22–039,252 November 101:30 pmLSU

  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)

PPVW 24–370,123 November 171:30 pmCincinnati*

  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL

W 45–771,327 December 12:00 pmvs. No. 20 Auburn

CBSW 16–775,962 January 1, 19913:30 pmvs. No. 18 Louisville*No. 25

NBCL 7–3469,098

Template:CFB Schedule End

Statistics

Note: Does not include Fiesta Bowl.

Overall

Statistics Alabama Opponents
Touchdowns 26 13
Points Scored 253 127
Total First Downs 194 139
Rushing 111 62
Passing 72 65
Penalty 11 12
Total Yards 3,673 2,523
Rushing 2,144 1,007
Passing 1,529 1,519
Punts–Yards 64–2,473 79–3,105
FG Made–Att 24–29 12–17
XP Made–Att 25–25 11–11

Scoring

 1   2   3   4  Total
Alabama 89 74 42 48 253
Opponents 15 24 34 54 127

Passing

Name Comp–Att Pct. TD INT Yards Rating Long
Hollingsworth 140–282 49.7 4 13 1,463 88.7 60
Woodson 2–11 18.2 0 3 66 14.0 35
Lee 0–1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0

References

  1. ^ "Stallings Hopes To Bring Alabama Program Home". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 14, 1990.
  2. ^ "Alabama set to name Stallings". St. Petersburg Times. January 11, 1990. p. 1C. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "Alabama's Curry quits, reportedly for Kentucky job". The Dallas Morning News. January 8, 1990.
  4. ^ "Loaded For Bear", S. Looney, Douglas. Sports Illustrated, September 24, 1990
  5. ^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Alabama Stuns Tennessee, 9–6", New York Times, October 21, 1990
  6. ^ "Lions' defense smothers Tide in 9–0 win", The Daily Collegian (Penn State University), October 29, 1990
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