The Michigan State Spartans were 7-3-1 in 1990. They emerged victorious over the USC Trojans, 17 to 16, in the Sun Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-2 | 9-3 | |
1 | 6-2 | 8-3-1 | |
1 | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
1 | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
5-2-1 | 7-4-1 |
| 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 | 11 | 295 | 4,339 | 795 | 5.5 | 2,793 | 590 | 4.7 | 1,546 | 205 | 7.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 37th | 34th | 48th | 32nd | 10th | 12th | 15th | 91st | 97th | 32nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 207 | 3,444 | 4.8 | 1,245 | 383 | 3.3 | 2,199 | 332 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 30th | 24th | 38th | 16th | 3rd | 28th | 61st | 70th | 43rd | ||||||||||
Net | +88 | +895 | +795 | +0.6 | +1,548 | +207 | +1.5 | -653 | -127 | +0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 34th | 29th | 48th | 35th | 10th | 5th | 18th | 93rd | 99th | 36th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 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 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 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 |