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1989 Big Eight Conference Year Summary

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Record: 45-45-0, .500 W-L% (6th of 10) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 1.00 (6th of 10) ▪ SOS: 0.76 (6th of 10)

Conference Champion: Colorado

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 (Colorado, Nebraska and Oklahoma)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Colorado and Nebraska)

Standings

	Overall				Conference				Pts/G		SRS
School	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
Colorado	11	1	0	.917	7	0	0	1.000	38.2	14.3	21.54	3.63
Nebraska	10	2	0	.833	6	1	0	.857	42.4	17.9	16.03	0.20
Oklahoma	7	4	0	.636	5	2	0	.714	34.5	18.2	8.87	-0.22
Iowa State	6	5	0	.545	4	3	0	.571	26.7	27.7	-0.65	-1.65
Oklahoma State	4	7	0	.364	3	4	0	.429	20.5	29.0	-5.01	2.54
Kansas	4	7	0	.364	2	5	0	.286	22.5	34.8	-8.68	-1.59
Missouri	2	9	0	.182	1	6	0	.143	15.5	33.0	-8.97	3.57
Kansas State	1	10	0	.091	0	7	0	.000	12.2	31.7	-15.11	-0.38

AP Poll Summary

School	Pre	9/5	9/12	9/19	9/26	10/3	10/10	10/17	10/24	10/31	11/7	11/14	11/21	11/28	12/5	12/12	Final
Colorado	14	9	8	6	5	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	4
Nebraska	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	6	6	6	7	6	6	11
Oklahoma	15	8	6	16	16	16	15	25

2 Bowl Games

Date	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
1990-01-01	Fiesta Bowl	Florida State	41	Nebraska	17	Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
1990-01-01	Orange Bowl	Notre Dame	21	Colorado	6	Orange Bowl (Miami, FL)

Conference Leaders

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Pass Completions

1.	Kent Kiefer (MO)	183
2.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	164
3.	Bret Oberg (IAST)	152
4.	Kelly Donohoe (KS)	141
5.	Carl Straw (KSST)	101
6.	Paul Watson (KSST)	76
7.	Gerry Gdowski (NE)	71
8.	Darian Hagan (CO)	48
9.	Chris Cobb (KSST)	32
10.	John Stollenwerck (MO)	22

Pass Attempts

1.	Kent Kiefer (MO)	314
2.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	287
3.	Kelly Donohoe (KS)	256
4.	Bret Oberg (IAST)	245
5.	Carl Straw (KSST)	192
6.	Paul Watson (KSST)	141
7.	Gerry Gdowski (NE)	136
8.	Darian Hagan (CO)	85
9.	Chris Cobb (KSST)	64
10.	Steve Collins (OK)	49

Pass Completion Percentage

1.	Bret Oberg (IAST)	62.0
2.	Kent Kiefer (MO)	58.3
3.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	57.1
4.	Kelly Donohoe (KS)	55.1
5.	Carl Straw (KSST)	52.6

Passing Yards

1.	Kent Kiefer (MO)	2314
2.	Bret Oberg (IAST)	2242
3.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	2203
4.	Kelly Donohoe (KS)	2125
5.	Gerry Gdowski (NE)	1326
6.	Carl Straw (KSST)	1095
7.	Darian Hagan (CO)	1002
8.	Paul Watson (KSST)	853
9.	Steve Collins (OK)	442
10.	Tink Collins (OK)	326

Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Bret Oberg (IAST)	9.2
2.	Kelly Donohoe (KS)	8.3
3.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	7.7
4.	Kent Kiefer (MO)	7.4
5.	Carl Straw (KSST)	5.7

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Bret Oberg (IAST)	8.2
2.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	7.2
3.	Kelly Donohoe (KS)	7.0
4.	Kent Kiefer (MO)	6.0
5.	Carl Straw (KSST)	5.1

Passing Touchdowns

1.	Gerry Gdowski (NE)	19
2.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	14
3.	Kelly Donohoe (KS)	12
	Kent Kiefer (MO)	12
5.	Bret Oberg (IAST)	9
6.	Darian Hagan (CO)	4
7.	Tink Collins (OK)	3
	Steve Collins (OK)	3
	Carl Straw (KSST)	3
10.	Mike Grant (NE)	2
	Mickey Joseph (NE)	2
	Paul Watson (KSST)	2
	Chris Cobb (KSST)	2

Passing Interceptions

1.	Kent Kiefer (MO)	15
2.	Kelly Donohoe (KS)	13
3.	Bret Oberg (IAST)	9
	Mike Gundy (OKST)	9
5.	Paul Watson (KSST)	7
6.	Darian Hagan (CO)	4
	Carl Straw (KSST)	4
	Tink Collins (OK)	4
9.	John Stollenwerck (MO)	3
	Steve Collins (OK)	3

Passing Efficiency Rating

1.	Bret Oberg (IAST)	143.7
2.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	131.4
3.	Kelly Donohoe (KS)	130.1
4.	Kent Kiefer (MO)	123.2
5.	Carl Straw (KSST)	101.5

Rush Attempts

1.	Blaise Bryant (IAST)	299
2.	Tony Sands (KS)	216
3.	Ken Clark (NE)	198
4.	Gerald Hudson (OKST)	187
5.	Darian Hagan (CO)	186
6.	J.J. Flannigan (CO)	164
7.	Tommie Stowers (MO)	142
8.	Vernon Brown (OKST)	140
9.	Leon Perry (OK)	132
10.	Dewell Brewer (OK)	118

Rushing Yards

1.	Blaise Bryant (IAST)	1516
2.	Ken Clark (NE)	1196
3.	J.J. Flannigan (CO)	1187
4.	Tony Sands (KS)	1109
5.	Darian Hagan (CO)	1004
6.	Gerry Gdowski (NE)	925
7.	Gerald Hudson (OKST)	910
8.	Mike Gaddis (OK)	829
9.	Dewell Brewer (OK)	584
10.	Leon Perry (OK)	582

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Gerry Gdowski (NE)	7.9
2.	Mike Gaddis (OK)	7.5
3.	J.J. Flannigan (CO)	7.2
4.	Eric Bieniemy (CO)	6.4
5.	Ike Lewis (OK)	6.1
6.	Ken Clark (NE)	6.0
7.	Darian Hagan (CO)	5.4
8.	Tony Sands (KS)	5.1
9.	Blaise Bryant (IAST)	5.1
10.	Dewell Brewer (OK)	4.9

Rushing Touchdowns

1.	Blaise Bryant (IAST)	19
2.	J.J. Flannigan (CO)	18
3.	Darian Hagan (CO)	17
4.	Gerry Gdowski (NE)	13
5.	Ken Clark (NE)	12
6.	Tony Sands (KS)	11
7.	Mike Gaddis (OK)	10
8.	Eric Bieniemy (CO)	9
	Leon Perry (OK)	9
10.	Leodis Flowers (NE)	7

Receptions

1.	Michael Smith (KSST)	70
2.	Quintin Smith (KS)	50
3.	Curtis Mayfield (OKST)	49
4.	Steve Lester (IAST)	46
	Linzy Collins (MO)	46
6.	Frank Hernandez (KSST)	36
7.	Jarrod Green (OKST)	30
8.	Tommie Stowers (MO)	28
9.	Eric Gallon (KSST)	27
	Tim Bruton (MO)	27

Receiving Yards

1.	Quintin Smith (KS)	898
2.	Curtis Mayfield (OKST)	879
3.	Michael Smith (KSST)	816
4.	Linzy Collins (MO)	803
5.	Steve Lester (IAST)	612
6.	Kenny Drayton (KS)	444
7.	Jarrod Green (OKST)	441
8.	Frank Hernandez (KSST)	421
9.	John Glotfelty (IAST)	394
10.	Mike Busch (IAST)	375

Receiving Yards Per Reception

1.	Quintin Smith (KS)	18.0
2.	Curtis Mayfield (OKST)	17.9
3.	John Glotfelty (IAST)	17.9
4.	Kenny Drayton (KS)	17.8
5.	Linzy Collins (MO)	17.5
6.	Mike Busch (IAST)	16.3
7.	Jarrod Green (OKST)	14.7
8.	Damon Mays (MO)	14.3
9.	Skip Leach (MO)	14.0
10.	Steve Lester (IAST)	13.3

Receiving Touchdowns

1.	Quintin Smith (KS)	8
2.	Jon Bostick (NE)	6
3.	Artie Guess (OK)	5
4.	Chris Garrett (NE)	4
	Curtis Mayfield (OKST)	4
	Richard Bell (NE)	4
	Jarrod Green (OKST)	4
	Frank Hernandez (KSST)	4
	Linzy Collins (MO)	4
10.	Morgan Gregory (NE)	3
	Vance Vice (OKST)	3
	Steve Lester (IAST)	3
	Damon Mays (MO)	3
	Kenny Drayton (KS)	3

Plays From Scrimmage

1.	Blaise Bryant (IAST)	319
2.	Tony Sands (KS)	222
3.	Gerald Hudson (OKST)	204
4.	Ken Clark (NE)	199
5.	Darian Hagan (CO)	186
6.	Tommie Stowers (MO)	170
7.	J.J. Flannigan (CO)	165
8.	Vernon Brown (OKST)	146
9.	Leon Perry (OK)	132
10.	Dewell Brewer (OK)	120

Yards From Scrimmage

1.	Blaise Bryant (IAST)	1718
2.	Ken Clark (NE)	1210
3.	J.J. Flannigan (CO)	1188
4.	Tony Sands (KS)	1163
5.	Gerald Hudson (OKST)	1109
6.	Darian Hagan (CO)	1004
7.	Quintin Smith (KS)	957
8.	Gerry Gdowski (NE)	925
9.	Curtis Mayfield (OKST)	916
10.	Mike Gaddis (OK)	872

Touchdowns From Scrimmage

1.	Blaise Bryant (IAST)	19
2.	J.J. Flannigan (CO)	18
3.	Darian Hagan (CO)	17
4.	Gerry Gdowski (NE)	13
5.	Ken Clark (NE)	12
6.	Tony Sands (KS)	11
7.	Mike Gaddis (OK)	10
8.	Leon Perry (OK)	9
	Eric Bieniemy (CO)	9
10.	Quintin Smith (KS)	8

Total Plays

1.	Kent Kiefer (MO)	367
2.	Bret Oberg (IAST)	355
3.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	353
4.	Kelly Donohoe (KS)	337
5.	Blaise Bryant (IAST)	299
6.	Darian Hagan (CO)	271
7.	Gerry Gdowski (NE)	253
8.	Carl Straw (KSST)	238
9.	Tony Sands (KS)	216
10.	Ken Clark (NE)	198

Total Yards

1.	Bret Oberg (IAST)	2515
2.	Gerry Gdowski (NE)	2251
3.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	2166
4.	Kelly Donohoe (KS)	2123
5.	Kent Kiefer (MO)	2076
6.	Darian Hagan (CO)	2006
7.	Blaise Bryant (IAST)	1516
8.	Ken Clark (NE)	1196
9.	J.J. Flannigan (CO)	1187
10.	Carl Straw (KSST)	1147

Total Touchdowns

1.	Gerry Gdowski (NE)	32
2.	Darian Hagan (CO)	21
3.	Blaise Bryant (IAST)	19
4.	J.J. Flannigan (CO)	18
5.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	17
	Kelly Donohoe (KS)	17
7.	Bret Oberg (IAST)	14
8.	Ken Clark (NE)	12
	Kent Kiefer (MO)	12
10.	Tony Sands (KS)	11

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