1990 Utah Utes football team
# 1990 Utah Utes football team

The 1990 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Ron McBride, the Utes compiled an overall record of 4–7 record with a mark of 2–6 against conference opponents, placed seventh in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents 348 to 214. The team played home games at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.

The McBride era started with a shutout of Utah State. It was the Utes first shutout since the 1981 season and signaled a change in defensive philosophy from the previous year, in which Utah finished in last place out of 106 NCAA Division I-A teams in total defense.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| September 1 | 1:15 pm | at Utah State* | Romney StadiumLogan, UT (Battle of the Brothers) | KTVX | W 19–0 | 19,631 |
| September 8 | 6:00 pm | at Minnesota* | Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN | KUTV | W 35–29 | 32,229 |
| September 15 | 7:00 pm | No. 23 Fresno State* | Robert Rice StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | | L 7–31 | 29,023 |
| September 22 | 7:00 pm | Hawaii | Robert Rice StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | | L 7–19 | 29,140 |
| September 29 | 12:00 pm | Wyoming | Robert Rice StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | | L 10–28 | 31,051 |
| October 6 | 12:05 pm | at Colorado State | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | | L 13–28 | 23,107 |
| October 20 | 12:00 pm | UTEP | Robert Rice StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | | W 37–23 | 26,262 |
| October 27 | 12:05 pm | at Air Force | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | | L 21–52 | 40,798 |
| November 3 | 6:00 pm | at San Diego State | Jack Murphy StadiumSan Diego, CA | | L 14–66 | 25,504 |
| November 10 | 12:05 pm | at New Mexico | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | | W 29–27 | 10,431 |
| November 17 | 12:00 pm | No. 5 BYU | Robert Rice StadiumSalt Lake City, UT (Holy War) | KUTV | L 22–45 | 33,515 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||
