The 1990 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1990 college football season in the United States and the 35th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 21st season of play of the NAIA division II for football.
The season was played from August to November 1990 and culminated in the 1990 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played in Omaha, Nebraska, near the campus of Peru State College.
The Peru State Bobcats defeated two-time defending champion in the championship game, 17–7, to win their first NAIA national title.
Conference standings
Conference champions Conference Champion Record Columbia Mount Rainier League: Central WashingtonMount Hood League: Southern Oregon 6–06–0FrontierCarroll (MT)5–1 Heart of America William JewellBaker (KS) 6–1 Kansas BethanySt. Mary of the Plains 8–1 Mid-South Georgetown (KY) 5–0 Nebraska MidlandNebraska Wesleyan 4–1 North Dakota Dickinson StateMayville State 4–1 South Dakota Black Hills State 5–0TexasTarleton State6–0
Rankings Final NAIA Division II poll rankings:
Rank Team (first place votes) Record (thru Nov. 11) Points 1 (18) 9–0 474 2 (1) 9–0 448 3 8–1 427 4 9–1 411 5 Peru State 8–0–1 397 6 8–1 367 7 9–1 351 8 8–1 346 9 8–1 339 10 9–0 283 11 9–1 265 12 8–1 242 13 8–1 231 14 8–2 213 15 8–2 207 16 7–2 217 17 8–1 179 18 7–2 155 19 7–2 141 20 7–2 130 21 8–1 114 22 8–2 95 23 6–3 61 24 7–2 32 25 5–4 23
Postseason
‡ Game played at Puyallup, Washington ‡‡ Game played at Omaha, Nebraska
See also 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1990 NCAA Division II football season 1990 NCAA Division III football season
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