Record: 149-138-8, .519 W-L% (6th of 10) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 0.23 (7th of 10) ▪ SOS: -0.51 (7th of 10)
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 6 (Florida State, Miami (FL), Notre Dame, Penn State, Pittsburgh and West Virginia)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 5 (Florida State, Louisville, Miami (FL), Notre Dame and Penn State)
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 1, 1990 | Sat | Arkansas State | 24 | Memphis | 24 | ||
| 2 | Sep 1, 1990 | Sat | East Carolina | 27 | Louisiana Tech | 17 | ||
| 3 | Sep 1, 1990 | Sat | Louisiana-Lafayette | 48 | @ | Tulane | 6 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 4 | Sep 8, 1990 | Sat | (3) Florida State | 45 | East Carolina | 24 | ||
| 5 | Sep 8, 1990 | Sat | (17) Pittsburgh | 29 | Boston College | 6 | ||
| 6 | Sep 8, 1990 | Sat | Syracuse | 19 | Temple | 9 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 7 | Sep 15, 1990 | Sat | Virginia Tech | 24 | @ | East Carolina | 23 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 8 | Sep 22, 1990 | Sat | East Carolina | 20 | @ | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | |
| 9 | Sep 22, 1990 | Sat | (2) Florida State | 31 | @ | Tulane | 13 | |
| 10 | Sep 22, 1990 | Sat | Louisiana Tech | 40 | Arkansas State | 7 | ||
| 11 | Sep 22, 1990 | Sat | Louisville | 9 | @ | West Virginia | 7 | |
| 12 | Sep 22, 1990 | Sat | Penn State | 28 | Rutgers | 0 | ||
| 13 | Sep 22, 1990 | Sat | (25) Pittsburgh | 20 | Syracuse | 20 | ||
| 14 | Sep 22, 1990 | Sat | South Carolina | 35 | @ | Virginia Tech | 24 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 15 | Sep 29, 1990 | Sat | Boston College | 28 | @ | Navy | 17 | |
| 16 | Sep 29, 1990 | Sat | (2) Florida State | 39 | Virginia Tech | 28 | ||
| 17 | Sep 29, 1990 | Sat | Louisiana Tech | 24 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | ||
| 18 | Sep 29, 1990 | Sat | Memphis | 22 | @ | Tulsa | 10 | |
| 19 | Sep 29, 1990 | Sat | Southern Mississippi | 25 | Louisville | 13 | ||
| 20 | Sep 29, 1990 | Sat | West Virginia | 38 | @ | Pittsburgh | 24 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 21 | Oct 6, 1990 | Sat | Boston College | 19 | Rutgers | 14 | ||
| 22 | Oct 6, 1990 | Sat | Louisville | 38 | Tulsa | 14 | ||
| 23 | Oct 6, 1990 | Sat | Memphis | 21 | Tulane | 14 | ||
| 24 | Oct 6, 1990 | Sat | (9) Miami (FL) | 31 | (2) Florida State | 22 | ||
| 25 | Oct 6, 1990 | Sat | Penn State | 48 | Temple | 10 | ||
| 26 | Oct 6, 1990 | Sat | Southern Mississippi | 16 | @ | East Carolina | 7 | |
| 27 | Oct 6, 1990 | Sat | Virginia Tech | 26 | West Virginia | 21 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 28 | Oct 13, 1990 | Sat | Boston College | 41 | Army | 20 | ||
| 29 | Oct 13, 1990 | Sat | Louisiana Tech | 35 | @ | Tulsa | 21 | |
| 30 | Oct 13, 1990 | Sat | Louisville | 19 | Memphis | 17 | ||
| 31 | Oct 13, 1990 | Sat | Navy | 17 | Akron | 13 | ||
| 32 | Oct 13, 1990 | Sat | Northern Illinois | 35 | Arkansas State | 0 | ||
| 33 | Oct 13, 1990 | Sat | Penn State | 27 | Syracuse | 21 | ||
| 34 | Oct 13, 1990 | Sat | Pittsburgh | 45 | Rutgers | 21 | ||
| 35 | Oct 13, 1990 | Sat | South Carolina | 37 | East Carolina | 7 | ||
| 36 | Oct 13, 1990 | Sat | Southern Mississippi | 20 | @ | Tulane | 14 | |
| 37 | Oct 13, 1990 | Sat | West Virginia | 28 | Cincinnati | 20 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 38 | Oct 20, 1990 | Sat | East Carolina | 56 | Cincinnati | 32 | ||
| 39 | Oct 20, 1990 | Sat | Louisiana-Lafayette | 25 | @ | Tulsa | 13 | |
| 40 | Oct 20, 1990 | Sat | Louisville | 27 | @ | Pittsburgh | 20 | |
| 41 | Oct 20, 1990 | Sat | (6) Notre Dame | 29 | (2) Miami (FL) | 20 | ||
| 42 | Oct 20, 1990 | Sat | Penn State | 40 | @ | Boston College | 21 | |
| 43 | Oct 20, 1990 | Sat | Southern Mississippi | 23 | Memphis | 7 | ||
| 44 | Oct 20, 1990 | Sat | Syracuse | 42 | Rutgers | 0 | ||
| 45 | Oct 20, 1990 | Sat | Temple | 31 | Virginia Tech | 28 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 46 | Oct 27, 1990 | Sat | Boston College | 27 | @ | West Virginia | 14 | |
| 47 | Oct 27, 1990 | Sat | Memphis | 20 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | ||
| 48 | Oct 27, 1990 | Sat | (3) Notre Dame | 31 | @ | Pittsburgh | 22 | |
| 49 | Oct 27, 1990 | Sat | Rutgers | 20 | Akron | 17 | ||
| 50 | Oct 27, 1990 | Sat | Syracuse | 26 | @ | Army | 14 | |
| 51 | Oct 27, 1990 | Sat | Temple | 30 | East Carolina | 27 | ||
| 52 | Oct 27, 1990 | Sat | Tulane | 49 | Cincinnati | 7 | ||
| 53 | Oct 27, 1990 | Sat | Virginia Tech | 20 | Southern Mississippi | 16 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 54 | Nov 3, 1990 | Sat | Army | 35 | Rutgers | 31 | ||
| 55 | Nov 3, 1990 | Sat | East Carolina | 24 | @ | Memphis | 17 | |
| 56 | Nov 3, 1990 | Sat | (12) Florida State | 41 | @ | South Carolina | 10 | |
| 57 | Nov 3, 1990 | Sat | (25) Louisville | 41 | @ | Cincinnati | 16 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 58 | Nov 3, 1990 | Sat | (8) Miami (FL) | 45 | Pittsburgh | 0 | ||
| 59 | Nov 3, 1990 | Sat | Northern Illinois | 31 | @ | Akron | 28 | |
| 60 | Nov 3, 1990 | Sat | (2) Notre Dame | 52 | Navy | 31 | East Rutherford, NJ | |
| 61 | Nov 3, 1990 | Sat | (24) Penn State | 31 | @ | West Virginia | 19 | |
| 62 | Nov 3, 1990 | Sat | Southern Mississippi | 14 | @ | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | |
| 63 | Nov 3, 1990 | Sat | Syracuse | 35 | @ | Boston College | 6 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 64 | Nov 10, 1990 | Sat | East Carolina | 24 | Northern Illinois | 20 | ||
| 65 | Nov 10, 1990 | Sat | (12) Florida State | 70 | Cincinnati | 21 | ||
| 66 | Nov 10, 1990 | Sat | Louisiana Tech | 36 | Akron | 15 | ||
| 67 | Nov 10, 1990 | Sat | Louisiana-Lafayette | 17 | @ | Arkansas State | 16 | |
| 68 | Nov 10, 1990 | Sat | (22) Louisville | 17 | Boston College | 10 | ||
| 69 | Nov 10, 1990 | Sat | Temple | 28 | @ | Pittsburgh | 18 | |
| 70 | Nov 10, 1990 | Sat | Tulane | 26 | @ | Syracuse | 24 | |
| 71 | Nov 10, 1990 | Sat | West Virginia | 28 | @ | Rutgers | 3 | East Rutherford, NJ |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 72 | Nov 17, 1990 | Sat | (9) Florida State | 35 | Memphis | 3 | Orlando, FL | |
| 73 | Nov 17, 1990 | Sat | Louisiana-Lafayette | 24 | Northern Illinois | 20 | ||
| 74 | Nov 17, 1990 | Sat | (3) Miami (FL) | 42 | Boston College | 12 | ||
| 75 | Nov 17, 1990 | Sat | (18) Penn State | 24 | @ | (1) Notre Dame | 21 | |
| 76 | Nov 17, 1990 | Sat | Syracuse | 31 | @ | West Virginia | 7 | |
| 77 | Nov 17, 1990 | Sat | Temple | 29 | Rutgers | 22 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 78 | Nov 22, 1990 | Thu | South Carolina | 29 | West Virginia | 10 | ||
| 79 | Nov 24, 1990 | Sat | (2) Miami (FL) | 33 | Syracuse | 7 | ||
| 80 | Nov 24, 1990 | Sat | (11) Penn State | 22 | Pittsburgh | 17 | ||
| 81 | Nov 24, 1990 | Sat | Temple | 29 | @ | Boston College | 10 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 82 | Dec 8, 1990 | Sat | Army | 30 | Navy | 20 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 83 | Dec 28, 1990 | Fri | (6) Florida State | 24 | (7) Penn State | 17 | Blockbuster Bowl (Miami, FL) |