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's lower division 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 .[1]
Peru State defeated two-time defending champion Westminster (PA) in the championship game, 17–7, to win their first NAIA national title.
Conference standings [ ]
1990 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Mount Hood League
Southern Oregon x
6
–
0
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Lewis & Clark
4
–
1
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Willamette
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Eastern Oregon
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Pacific (OR)
2
–
3
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Oregon Tech
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Western Oregon
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Mount Rainer League
Central Washington x^
6
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
Pacific Lutheran ^
5
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Linfield
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Whitworth
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Puget Sound
1
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Western Washington
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Simon Fraser
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1990 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Baker +^
6
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
William Jewell +^
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Missouri Valley
5
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Graceland
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Evangel
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Culver–Stockton
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
MidAmerica Nazarene
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Tarkio
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1990 Illini–Badger–Hawkeye Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Concordia (WI) $^
7
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Greenville ^
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Iowa Wesleyan
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
5
–
0
MacMurray
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Eureka
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Lakeland
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Concordia (IL)
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Blackburn
0
–
7
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1990 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
St. Mary of the Plains +^
8
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Bethany (KS) +^
8
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Friends
7
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Southwestern (KS)
6
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Kansas Wesleyan
5
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Ottawa
5
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Bethel (KS)
2
–
7
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
McPherson
2
–
7
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Sterling
1
–
8
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Tabor
1
–
8
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1990 Mid-South Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Georgetown (KY) $^
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Cumberland (KY)
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
1
Campbellsville
3
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Union (KY)
1
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Evansville
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Tennessee Wesleyan
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Lambuth *
0
–
0
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Cumberland (TN) *
0
–
0
–
0
0
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant * – ineligible for conference title
1990 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Westminster (PA) ^
–
11
–
2
–
0
Findlay
–
7
–
2
–
1
Lindenwood
–
6
–
4
–
0
St. Ambrose
–
3
–
7
–
1
Tiffin
–
1
–
8
–
1
Mount St. Joseph
–
1
–
9
–
0
Oklahoma Panhandle State
–
1
–
9
–
0
^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
Postseason [ ]
First Round Campus sites
Quarterfinals Campus sites
Semifinals Campus sites
Championship Omaha, NE
Baker
55
Bethany *
7
Baker
56
William Jewell*
29
Austin
23
William Jewell * (OT)
26
Baker
3
Peru State ‡‡
27
Chadron State
3
Dickinson State *
28
Dickinson State*
34
Peru State
38
Wisconsin–La Crosse
3
Peru State *
24
Peru State
17
Westminster (PA)
7
Greenville (IL)
13
Central Washington *
43
Central Washington ‡
24
Pacific Lutheran
6
Pacific Lutheran
37
Concordia (WI) *
9
Central Washington
17
Westminster (PA) *
24
St. Mary of the Plains
14
Tarleton State *
24
Tarleton State*
17
Westminster (PA)
19
Georgetown (KY)
13
Westminster (PA) *
47
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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