1990 NCAA Division II football season


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 Division II Football Championship on December 8, 1990, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The [1990 North Dakota State Bison football|North Dakota State Bison football team|North Dakota State Bison] defeated, 51–11, to win their fifth Division II national title.
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Chris Simdorn, quarterback from North Dakota State.

Conference and program changes

School1989 Conference1990 Conference
AshlandHeartlandMIFC
ButlerHeartlandMIFC
Central FloridaD-II IndependentI-AA Independent
Ferris StateGLIACMIFC
Grand Valley StateGLIACMIFC
HillsdaleGLIACMIFC
IndianapolisHeartlandMIFC
Lincoln (MO)MIAADropped Program
Northern MichiganGLIACMIFC
Saginaw Valley StateGLIACMIFC
Saint Joseph's (IN)HeartlandMIFC
Troy StateGulf SouthD-II Independent
ValparaisoHeartlandMIFC
Wayne StateGLIACMIFC

Conference summaries

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, Indiana (PA)
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

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.