Greatness: A sports collaborative timeline
November 14, 1990
The upstart Fox network signs a last minute deal to regionally televise afternoon games for the World League of American Football. The deep pockets of Fox's parent company News Corp will also come in handy as Fox will work alongside British TV channel Sky to bring games played in Europe to American viewers via satellite.
The upstart Fox network signs a last minute deal to regionally televise afternoon games for the World League of American Football. The deep pockets of Fox's parent company News Corp will also come in handy as Fox will work alongside British TV channel Sky to bring games played in Europe to American viewers via satellite.
College Football
November 17, 1990: (21) Auburn rolls Georgia 40-10, (6) Florida crushes Kentucky 63-7, (25) USC falls to (24) UCLA 34-6, Washington State shocks the college football world, winning the Apple Cup over (10) Washington 27-24, (16) Penn State beats (14) Notre Dame 35-21, (20) Ohio State beats Wisconsin 25-0, (15) Illinois comes back from a 28-0 deficit to win, 31-28, (2) Tennessee falls to (13) Ole Miss 21-12, and (3) Georgia Tech dominates Wake Forest 70-14
November 24, 1990: (16) Ohio State dominates (25) Michigan 38-14, (23) Notre Dame defeats USC 21-13, (9) Tennessee blows out Kentucky 48-7, (1) Miami beats Syracuse 35-17, (10) Illinois launches a game-winning drive to overcome Northwestern 31-28, (7) Ole Miss demolishes rival Mississippi State 42-3, and (12) Penn State is upset by Pitt 24-21, on a last second field goal.
Rivalry Weekend continues, College Basketball uspet
December 1, 1990: (18) Auburn beats (25) Alabama in Legion Field 17-13, (4) Florida falls to (11) Florida State 27-10, (2) Georgia Tech kills Georgia 66-17, and (6) Texas is upset by Texas A&M 30-20.
December 4, 1990: Iowa is shocked in the Iowa Big Four Classic by small Northern Iowa 71-59.
December 4, 1990: Iowa is shocked in the Iowa Big Four Classic by small Northern Iowa 71-59.
Army Navy
December 8, 1990: Army and Navy meet up for their rivalry. In the game, which was in the middle of a blizzard, Army beats Navy 18-12, and Navy fumbled on the Army 2 with 0:26 left that Army ran back for the game winning Touchdown. The game was on CBS and got 37.3 million viewers
December 11, 1990: Tulane, UAB, Southern Miss, and Memphis announce that they are accepting their invitations to join the SWC. Other teams are still weighing their offers.
Shortly after the announcement, USM coach Curley Hallman turns down the LSU job.
Shortly after the announcement, USM coach Curley Hallman turns down the LSU job.
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December 21, 1990
Colorado State and Houston officially announce their move to the Big 8.
Cal and Stanford veto BYU's potential PAC-10 membership. BYU and Air Force join the SWC.
Colorado State and Houston officially announce their move to the Big 8.
Cal and Stanford veto BYU's potential PAC-10 membership. BYU and Air Force join the SWC.
NCAA And NHL Announcements, fun basketball game
December 12, 1990: The NCAA Announces that they will change overtime rules for next season for football (Same as OTL up until this season.) The NHL Announces they will reveal the location for the 1995 winter classic during the first intermission of the Winter Classic coming up on January 1, 1991 Between Boston and Hartford.
December 15, 1990: Illinois State and Saint Louis play a 4 overtime basketball game that ends with a 110-108 ISU win.
December 15, 1990: Illinois State and Saint Louis play a 4 overtime basketball game that ends with a 110-108 ISU win.
January 1, 1991: No. 2 Georgia Tech destroys No. 6 Penn State 52-17; many angry Penn State supporters blame the loss on protests around Penn State’s practices and many loud GT fans shouting insults at Penn State players.
January 1, 1991: The Boston Bruins rally from down 3-0 in the third to tie the first Winter Classic, played at Fenway Park, with less than two minutes to go; however, with only two seconds left, the Whalers break the home crowd’s hearts and win the game 4-3.
January 1, 1991: The Boston Bruins rally from down 3-0 in the third to tie the first Winter Classic, played at Fenway Park, with less than two minutes to go; however, with only two seconds left, the Whalers break the home crowd’s hearts and win the game 4-3.
Divisions in college football
December 27, 1990: The ACC accepts Miami, Florida State, Pitt, and Boston College. They will have two divisions, the North and South, comprised of
North: Boston College, Pitt, Maryland, Virginia, Clemson, Wake Forest
South: Florida State, Miami, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, NC State, and Duke
On the same day, the SEC announces they will add South Carolina to get even teams, and split into two divisions, East and West. They will be
East: Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, South Carolina, LSU
West: Auburn, Alabama, Texas, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Ole Miss
North: Boston College, Pitt, Maryland, Virginia, Clemson, Wake Forest
South: Florida State, Miami, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, NC State, and Duke
On the same day, the SEC announces they will add South Carolina to get even teams, and split into two divisions, East and West. They will be
East: Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, South Carolina, LSU
West: Auburn, Alabama, Texas, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Ole Miss
College football bowls
January 1, 1991: (4) Illinois and (18) Washington meet in the Rose Bowl. Illinois marches 77 yards in 1:13 to win on a 9 yard Howard Griffith Touchdown run with 0:13 left, 23-18. (12) Texas beats (1) Miami in the Cotton Bowl, 14-10. (3) Ole Miss beats (17) Notre Dame 42-28 in the Orange Bowl, (14) Auburn rolls (20) Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl, and in the Sugar Bowl (8) Tennessee beats (15) BYU 22-21.
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January 4, 1991: The SWC adds UTEP as its 12th team and splits into divisions beginning in the 1992 season.
East: Tulane, Memphis, Southern Miss, UAB, Rice, Baylor
West: BYU, Air Force, UTEP, Texas Tech, SMU, TCU
East: Tulane, Memphis, Southern Miss, UAB, Rice, Baylor
West: BYU, Air Force, UTEP, Texas Tech, SMU, TCU
One thing to keep in mind, UAB didn’t have football IOTL until 1996. But still, this is rather interesting to see.
Why would Penn State be ranked at No. 6 after having previously been upset as No. 12?