The Colorado Buffaloes were 10-1-1 in 1990. They emerged victorious over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 10 to 9, in the Orange Bowl, and won their first National Championship.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 11-1-1 | |
5-2 | 9-3 | ||
5-2 | 8-3 | ||
2-5 | 5-6 | ||
2-4-1 | 4-6-1 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 12 | 389 | 5,177 | 834 | 6.2 | 3,254 | 629 | 5.2 | 1,923 | 205 | 9.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 13th | 7th | 24th | 9th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 62nd | 97th | 3rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 220 | 3,711 | 4.5 | 1,370 | 474 | 2.9 | 2,341 | 349 | 6.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 35th | 36th | 26th | 24th | 51st | 16th | 70th | 76th | 46th | ||||||||||
Net | +169 | +1,466 | +834 | +1.7 | +1,884 | +155 | +2.3 | -418 | -144 | +2.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 15th | 11th | 24th | 8th | 5th | 12th | 4th | 81st | 101st | 5th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |