American college football season
1990 NCAA Division III football season Regular season August – November 1990 Playoffs November – December 1990 Hawkins Stadium Bradenton, FL Champion Allegheny
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The 1990 NCAA Division III football season , part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 1990, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl , in December 1990 at Hawkins Stadium in Bradenton, Florida . The Allegheny Gators won their first Division III championship by defeating the Lycoming Warriors , 21−14, in overtime.[1]
Conference and program changes [ ]
Conference standings [ ]
1990 Atlantic Collegiate Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Marist $
5
–
0
–
0
7
–
2
–
1
Saint Francis (PA)
4
–
1
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
St. John Fisher
3
–
2
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Brooklyn
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Gallaudet
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Siena
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
1990 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Dickinson $
5
–
1
–
1
8
–
1
–
1
Western Maryland
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
1
Johns Hopkins
4
–
2
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Swarthmore
4
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Gettysburg
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
1
Ursinus
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Franklin & Marshall
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Muhlenberg
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
1990 College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Centre +
3
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Sewanee +
3
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Rhodes
2
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Millsaps
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Trinity (TX)
0
–
4
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1990 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Augustana (IL) +^
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Millikin +
7
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Illinois Wesleyan
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Carroll (WI)
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Carthage
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Wheaton (IL)
4
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
North Central (IL)
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
North Park
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Elmhurst
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1990 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
DePauw $
7
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Rose–Hulman
6
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Hanover
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Wabash
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Anderson (IN)
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Taylor
2
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Franklin (IN)
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Manchester
0
–
7
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
1990 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Central (IA) $^
8
–
0
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Wartburg
7
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Simpson
6
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Loras
5
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Luther
4
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Upper Iowa
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Dubuque
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Buena Vista
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
William Penn
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1990 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Albion $
4
–
0
–
1
7
–
1
–
1
Hope
3
–
1
–
1
6
–
1
–
2
Olivet
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Adrian
2
–
2
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Kalamazoo
1
–
3
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Alma
0
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
1990 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Lycoming $^
8
–
0
–
0
12
–
1
–
0
Juniata
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
1
Widener
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
1
Susquehanna
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Moravian
4
–
4
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Lebanon Valley
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Delaware Valley
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Albright
1
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Wilkes
0
–
8
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1990 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
St. Thomas (MN) +^
7
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
1
Concordia–Moorhead +
7
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Bethel (MN)
6
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Hamline
6
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Saint John's (MN)
6
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Carleton
5
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Gustavus Adolphus
4
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
St. Olaf
3
–
6
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Macalester
1
–
8
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Augsburg
0
–
9
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1990 New England Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
North Division
Plymouth State xy$
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Lowell
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Maine Maritime
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Nichols
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
UMass–Boston
1
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Curry
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
South Division
Bridgewater State xy
6
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Worcester State
5
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Framingham State
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Massachusetts Maritime
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Westfield State
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Fitchburg State
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Southeastern Massachusetts
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Championship: Plymouth State 26 , Bridgewater State 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant
1990 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Trenton State $^
5
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Ramapo
5
–
1
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Montclair State
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Glassboro State
3
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Kean
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
William Paterson
1
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Jersey City State
0
–
6
–
0
3
–
6
–
1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1990 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Allegheny $^
7
–
0
–
0
13
–
0
–
1
Ohio Wesleyan
7
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Wittenberg
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Kenyon
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Denison
3
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Wooster
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Case Western Reserve
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Earlham
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Oberlin
0
–
8
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1990 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Mount Union $^
9
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
John Carroll
8
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Baldwin–Wallace
6
–
2
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
Capital
5
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Ohio Northern
4
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Otterbein
3
–
4
–
2
3
–
5
–
2
Heidelberg
3
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Muskingum
2
–
7
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Marietta
2
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Hiram
1
–
7
–
1
–
1
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1990 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Emory & Henry $
4
–
0
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Hampden–Sydney
2
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Randolph–Macon
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
1
Washington and Lee
1
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Bridgewater
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
1990 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Redlands $^
5
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Occidental
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
La Verne
2
–
2
–
1
4
–
5
–
0
Pomona-Pitzer
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Claremont-Mudd
1
–
3
–
1
2
–
7
–
0
Whittier
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Each team played one other conference member twice. A head-to-head sweep of the two games counted as one win for the winner and one loss for the loser in the conference standings. A split of the two games counted as a tie for each team.
1990 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Hofstra ^
–
12
–
1
–
0
Dayton ^
–
11
–
1
–
0
Cortland ^
–
9
–
1
–
0
Frostburg State
–
9
–
1
–
0
Union (NY)
–
9
–
1
–
0
Ferrum ^
–
8
–
2
–
0
Ithaca ^
–
8
–
2
–
0
Buffalo State
–
7
–
2
–
0
San Diego
–
7
–
2
–
0
Menlo
–
5
–
3
–
0
Canisius
–
6
–
4
–
0
Drake
–
6
–
4
–
0
Quincy
–
6
–
4
–
0
UC Santa Barbara
–
6
–
4
–
0
Aurora
–
5
–
4
–
0
Catholic University
–
5
–
5
–
0
Georgetown
–
5
–
5
–
0
Maryville (TN)
–
5
–
5
–
0
Wagner
–
5
–
5
–
0
Wesley
–
5
–
5
–
0
Colorado College
–
4
–
5
–
0
Wilmington (OH)
–
4
–
5
–
0
Alfred
–
4
–
6
–
0
Thomas More
–
3
–
6
–
0
Albany
–
3
–
7
–
0
Brockport
–
3
–
7
–
0
Buffalo
–
2
–
8
–
0
Duquesne
–
1
–
8
–
1
Mercyhurst
–
1
–
8
–
0
Norwich
–
1
–
8
–
0
Salisbury State
–
1
–
8
–
0
Saint Peter's
–
0
–
7
–
0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham
–
0
–
9
–
0
Methodist
–
0
–
10
–
0
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
Centennial Conference – Dickinson
College Athletic Conference – Centre and Sewanee
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL) and Millikin
Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference – DePauw
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion
Middle Atlantic Conference – Lycoming
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Coe
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Concordia–Moorhead and St. Thomas (MN)
New England Football Conference – Plymouth State
New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Trenton State
North Coast Athletic Conference – Allegheny
Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Emory & Henry
Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Tarleton State
University Athletic Association – Carnegie Mellon
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Maranatha Baptist and Northwestern–St. Paul
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Whitewater
Postseason [ ]
The 1990 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 18th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Hawkins Stadium in Bradenton, Florida for the first time. Like the previous five tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.[2]
Playoff bracket [ ]
First Round Campus Sites
Quarterfinals Campus Sites
Semifinals Campus Sites
National Championship Game Hawkins Stadium Bradenton, Florida
Hofstra
35
Cortland
9
Hofstra
38
Trenton State
3
Trenton State
24
Ithaca
14
Hofstra
10
Lycoming
20
Washington & Jefferson
10
Ferrum
7
Washington & Jefferson
0
Lycoming
24
Lycoming
17
Carnegie Mellon
7
Lycoming
14
Allegheny
21*
Dayton
24
Augustana (IL)
14
Dayton
23
Allegheny
31
Allegheny
26
Mount Union
15
Allegheny
24
Central (IA)
7
St. Thomas (MN)
24
Wisconsin–Whitewater
23
St. Thomas (MN)
32
Central (IA)
33
Central (IA)
24
Redlands
14
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