The Northwestern Wildcats were 2-9 in 1990.
| 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 | 210 | 3,215 | 716 | 4.5 | 1,351 | 430 | 3.1 | 1,864 | 286 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 83rd | 97th | 101st | 87th | 86th | 78th | 87th | 67th | 63rd | 75th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 370 | 4,968 | 6.3 | 2,761 | 534 | 5.2 | 2,207 | 258 | 8.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 97th | 100th | 103rd | 103rd | 95th | 102nd | 62nd | 15th | 102nd | ||||||||||
Net | -160 | -1,753 | +716 | -1.8 | -1,410 | -104 | -2.0 | -343 | +28 | -2.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 99th | 104th | 101st | 103rd | 101st | 84th | 102nd | 77th | 44th | 95th |
| 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 |