American college football season
1990 NCAA Division I-AA season Duration August–November Payton Award Walter Dean (RB, Grambling State)Duration November 25–December 15 Championship date December 15, 1990 Championship site Paulson Stadium Statesboro, Georgia Champion Georgia Southern
The 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season , part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1990, and concluded with the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 15, 1990, at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia . The Georgia Southern Eagles won their fourth I-AA championship, defeating the Nevada Wolf Pack by a score of 36–13.[1]
Notable changes [ ]
The Colonial League changed its name to the Patriot League , which it retains today, after it began to sponsor non-football sports.
Conference changes [ ]
Conference standings [ ]
1990 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 4 Nevada $^
7
–
1
–
0
13
–
2
–
0
No. 13 Idaho ^
6
–
2
–
0
9
–
4
–
0
No. 10 Boise State ^
6
–
2
–
0
10
–
4
–
0
Montana
4
–
4
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Montana State
3
–
5
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Northern Arizona
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Weber State
3
–
5
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Eastern Washington
3
–
5
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Idaho State
1
–
7
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll
1990 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 6 Southwest Missouri State +^
5
–
1
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
No. 11 Northern Iowa +^
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
Eastern Illinois
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Illinois State
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Western Illinois
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Indiana State
1
–
5
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Southern Illinois
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1990 Ivy League football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 17 Dartmouth +
6
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
1
Cornell +
6
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Yale
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Harvard
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Penn
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Princeton
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Brown
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Columbia
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1990 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Florida A&M $
6
–
0
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
No. 19 North Carolina A&T
5
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Delaware State
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Howard
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
South Carolina State
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Bethune–Cookman
1
–
5
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Morgan State
0
–
6
–
0
1
–
10
–
0
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1990 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Middle Tennessee +^
5
–
1
–
0
11
–
2
–
0
No. 5 Eastern Kentucky +^
5
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Tennessee State
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Tennessee Tech
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Morehead State
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Murray State
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
Austin Peay
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
11
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1990 Patriot League football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 8 Holy Cross $
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
1
Bucknell
3
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Colgate
3
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Lehigh
3
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Lafayette
1
–
4
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Fordham
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1990 Southern Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 12 Furman $^
6
–
1
9
–
4
Appalachian State
5
–
2
6
–
5
Chattanooga
4
–
2
6
–
5
No. 15 The Citadel ^
4
–
3
7
–
5
Marshall
4
–
3
6
–
5
Western Carolina
2
–
5
3
–
8
VMI
1
–
5
4
–
7
East Tennessee State
1
–
6
2
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
1990 Southland Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 14 Northeast Louisiana $^
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
5
–
0
McNeese State
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Southwest Texas State
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Northwestern State
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Sam Houston State
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
North Texas
2
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Stephen F. Austin
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1990 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 16 Jackson State $^
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
Alabama State
4
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
1
Grambling State
3
–
3
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Mississippi Valley State
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Southern
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Texas Southern
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Alcorn State
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll
1990 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 9 UMass $^
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
1
No. 19 New Hampshire
5
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
1
Delaware
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Connecticut
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Villanova
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Boston University
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Maine
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Rhode Island
2
–
6
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Richmond
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
Conference champions [ ]
See also: List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons
Conference
Champion
Big Sky Conference
Nevada
Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Northern Iowa
Ivy League
Cornell and Dartmouth
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Florida A&M
Ohio Valley Conference
Eastern Kentucky and Middle Tennessee State
Patriot League
Holy Cross
Southern Conference
Furman
Southland Conference
Northeast Louisiana
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Jackson State
Yankee Conference
Massachusetts
Postseason [ ]
The top four teams were seeded, and thus assured of home games in the opening round.[2] [3] The location of the final, the Georgia Southern Eagles ' Paulson Stadium , had been predetermined via a three-year agreement the university reached with the NCAA in February 1989.[4]
NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket [ ]
First Round November 24 Campus sites
Quarterfinals December 1 Campus sites
Semifinals December 8 Campus sites
National Championship Game December 15 Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA
Jackson State
7
(1) Middle Tennessee State *
28
(1) Middle Tennessee State
13
Boise State *
20
Northern Iowa
3
Boise State *
20
Boise State
52
(4) Nevada *
59***
Northeast Louisiana
14
(4) Nevada *
27
(4) Nevada *
42***
Furman
35
Furman
45
Eastern Kentucky *
17
(4) Nevada
13
(3) Georgia Southern
36
UCF
20
(2) Youngstown State *
17
UCF *
52
William & Mary
38
UMass
0
William & Mary *
38
UCF
7
(3) Georgia Southern *
44
The Citadel
0
(3) Georgia Southern *
31
(3) Georgia Southern *
28
Idaho
27
Idaho
41
Southwest Missouri State *
35
* By team name denotes host institution
* By score denotes overtime periods
Source:[1]
References [ ]
^ a b "1990 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF) . NCAA.org . p. 15. Retrieved December 29, 2013 .
^ Baden, Larry (November 24, 1990). "Division I-AA Playoffs at a glance" . Reno Gazette-Journal . Reno, Nevada . p. 88. Retrieved April 20, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^ Baden, Larry (November 24, 1990). "Playoff" . Reno Gazette-Journal . Reno, Nevada . p. 82. Retrieved April 20, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia Southern to host NCAA title" . Rocky Mount Telegram . Rocky Mount, North Carolina . AP . February 24, 1989. p. 11. Retrieved April 21, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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