Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| BYU | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 40.3 | 26.9 | 12.38 | 1.30 | 16 | 4 | 22 | |
| Colorado State | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 29.1 | 23.2 | 3.42 | -2.43 | ||||
| San Diego State | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 41.7 | 35.1 | 4.04 | 1.22 | ||||
| Wyoming | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 25.2 | 22.8 | 0.79 | -2.44 | 18 | |||
| Hawaii | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 31.2 | 21.4 | 2.40 | -4.27 | ||||
| Air Force | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 21.8 | 23.6 | 0.78 | -0.22 | ||||
| Utah | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 19.5 | 31.6 | -8.76 | -0.31 | ||||
| New Mexico | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 23.3 | 33.3 | -10.77 | -1.69 | ||||
| UTEP | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 17.4 | 31.1 | -12.09 | -1.82 | ||||
4 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-12-31 | Copper Bowl | California | 17 | Wyoming | 15 | Tucson, AZ |
| 1990-12-29 | Freedom Bowl | Colorado State | 32 | Oregon | 31 | Anaheim, CA |
| 1990-12-29 | Holiday Bowl | Texas A&M | 65 | Brigham Young (13) | 14 | San Diego, CA |
| 1990-12-27 | Liberty Bowl | Air Force | 23 | Ohio State (24) | 11 | Memphis, TN |
Award Winners
| Award | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| WAC Defensive Player of the Year | Mitch Donahue | Wyoming |
| WAC Offensive Player of the Year | Ty Detmer | Brigham Young |
| WAC Coach of the Year | LaVell Edwards | Brigham Young |
1990 Conference Leaders