The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 9-2 in 1990. They fell to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 45 to 21, in the Citrus Bowl.
| 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 | 11 | 413 | 4,888 | 798 | 6.1 | 3,740 | 641 | 5.8 | 1,148 | 157 | 7.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 7th | 17th | 42nd | 10th | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 103rd | 104th | 40th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 147 | 2,898 | 4.0 | 1,457 | 482 | 3.0 | 1,441 | 242 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 7th | 7th | 8th | 30th | 59th | 18th | 5th | 7th | 22nd | ||||||||||
Net | +266 | +1,990 | +798 | +2.1 | +2,283 | +159 | +2.8 | -293 | -85 | +1.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 1st | 5th | 42nd | 1st | 1st | 11th | 2nd | 71st | 88th | 25th |
| 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 |