The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 9-2 in 1990. They fell to the Colorado Buffaloes, 10 to 9, in the Orange Bowl.
| 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 | 350 | 4,587 | 786 | 5.8 | 2,753 | 582 | 4.7 | 1,834 | 204 | 9.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 20th | 21st | 54th | 15th | 12th | 13th | 16th | 70th | 99th | 6th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 249 | 4,293 | 5.5 | 1,355 | 405 | 3.3 | 2,938 | 374 | 7.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 47th | 72nd | 82nd | 21st | 14th | 33rd | 99th | 95th | 87th | ||||||||||
Net | +101 | +294 | +786 | +0.3 | +1,398 | +177 | +1.4 | -1,104 | -170 | +1.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 30th | 46th | 54th | 42nd | 13th | 8th | 19th | 104th | 103rd | 31st |
| 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 |