American college football season
1990 NCAA Division II football season Regular season August – November 1990 Playoffs November 17 – December 8, 1990 National Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL Champion North Dakota State (5)Harlon Hill Trophy Chris Simdorn, North Dakota State
The 1990 NCAA Division II football season , part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1990, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 8, 1990, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama , hosted by the University of North Alabama . The North Dakota State Bison defeated the Indiana (PA) Crimson Hawks, then known as the Indians , 51–11, to win their fifth Division II national title.[1]
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to , quarterback from North Dakota State .
Conference and program changes [ ]
One program departed Division II for Division I-AA prior to the season.
The Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) was founded prior to the season by the football-playing members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (six teams) and the Heartland Collegiate Conference (five teams). As such, the GLIAC abandoned its sponsorship of football and the Heartland disbanded.
Conference standings [ ]
1990 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Northern
No. 5 Virginia Union xy^
7
–
0
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Norfolk State
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Hampton
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Virginia State
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Elizabeth City State
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
1
Bowie State
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Southern
Winston-Salem State xy$^
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
4
–
1
Fayetteville State
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Livingstone
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
North Carolina Central
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Johnson C. Smith
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
Championship: Winston-Salem State 34 , Virginia Union 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1990 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 7 East Texas State $^
7
–
0
–
0
10
–
3
–
0
Angelo State
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Eastern New Mexico
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Texas A&I
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Central State (OK)
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Cameron
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Abilene Christian
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
West Texas State
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1990 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Grand Valley State $^
9
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Ashland
7
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
1
Hillsdale
7
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Ferris State
5
–
4
–
1
6
–
4
–
1
Butler
5
–
4
–
1
5
–
5
–
1
Northern Michigan
5
–
4
–
1
5
–
5
–
1
Saginaw Valley State
5
–
5
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Indianapolis
3
–
6
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Wayne State (MI)
3
–
7
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Saint Joseph's (IN)
3
–
7
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Valparaiso
1
–
9
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
1990 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 3 Pittsburg State $^
9
–
0
–
0
12
–
1
–
0
No. 9 NE Missouri State ^
8
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
SE Missouri State
7
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Central Missouri State
5
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Missouri Southern State
4
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Washburn
4
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Southwest Baptist
4
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
NW Missouri State
2
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
1
Missouri Western State
2
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Missouri–Rolla
1
–
8
–
0
1
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1990 North Central Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 North Dakota State $^
9
–
0
–
0
14
–
0
–
0
No. 12 North Dakota
7
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
No. T–20 Northern Colorado ^
6
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Augustana (SD)
5
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Morningside
5
–
4
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Mankato State
4
–
5
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
South Dakota
3
–
6
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
St. Cloud State
3
–
6
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
South Dakota State
2
–
7
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Nebraska–Omaha
1
–
8
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1990 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
UC Davis $
5
–
0
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Sonoma State
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Chico State
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
San Francisco State
1
–
4
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Humboldt State
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
8
–
1
Cal State Hayward
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion First Humboldt State vs. Cal State Hayward game did not count as a conference game Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll
1990 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Alabama A&M $
6
–
1
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
No. 14 Tuskegee
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Albany State
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Savannah State
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Morris Brown
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Clark Atlanta
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Fort Valley State
2
–
6
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Morehouse
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
7
–
1
Miles
0
–
4
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1990 Western Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 8 Cal Poly +^
4
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
No. 13 Cal State Northridge +^
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Portland State
2
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Santa Clara
2
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Southern Utah State
2
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Sacramento State
1
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll
1990 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 18 Wofford ^
–
9
–
3
–
0
No. 17 American International
–
7
–
3
–
0
No. 19 New Haven
–
7
–
3
–
0
Saint Mary's
–
7
–
3
–
0
Wayne State (NE)
–
7
–
4
–
0
Michigan Tech
–
6
–
4
–
0
Springfield (MA)
–
6
–
4
–
0
Central Connecticut
–
2
–
7
–
0
Cal Lutheran
–
2
–
8
–
0
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
Conference summaries [ ]
See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons
Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State
Gulf South Conference – Mississippi College
Lone Star Conference – East Texas State
Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Grand Valley State
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Pittsburg State
North Central Conference – North Dakota State
Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis
Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth , Northern State , and Southwest Minnesota State
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Millersville (East), Indiana (PA) (West)
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa
South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Alabama A&M
Western Football League – Cal Poly–SLO and Cal State Northridge
Postseason [ ]
1990 NCAA Division II Football Championship Teams 16 Finals Site Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL Champion North Dakota State (5th title, title game) Runner-up Semifinalists Winning coach
The 1990 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 18th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama , for the fifth time.
Playoff bracket [ ]
First round Campus sites
Quarterfinals Campus sites
Semifinals Campus sites
Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Mississippi College
70
Wofford
19
Mississippi College
14
Jacksonville State
7
Jacksonville State
38
North Alabama
14
Mississippi College
8
IUP
27
IUP
48
Winston-Salem State
0
IUP
14
Edinboro
7
Edinboro
38
Virginia Union
14
IUP
11
North Dakota State
51
North Dakota State
17
Northern Colorado
7
North Dakota State
47
Cal Poly
0
Cal Poly
14
Cal State Northridge
7
North Dakota State
39
Pittsburg State
29
Pittsburg State
59
Northeast Missouri State
3
Pittsburg State
60
East Texas State
28
East Texas State
20
Grand Valley State
14
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