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 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]

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 Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Chris Simdorn, 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.

School	1989 Conference	1990 Conference
Ashland	Heartland	MIFC
Butler	Heartland	MIFC
Central Florida	D-II Independent	I-AA Independent
Ferris State	GLIAC	MIFC
Grand Valley State	GLIAC	MIFC
Hillsdale	GLIAC	MIFC
Indianapolis	Heartland	MIFC
Lincoln (MO)	MIAA	Dropped Program
Northern Michigan	GLIAC	MIFC
Saginaw Valley State	GLIAC	MIFC
Saint Joseph's (IN)	Heartland	MIFC
Troy State	Gulf South	D-II Independent
Valparaiso	Heartland	MIFC
Wayne State	GLIAC	MIFC

Conference standings

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 Pittsburg State $^ 9 – 0 – 0     12 – 1 – 0 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
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 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AFCA 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. 19 New Haven   –       7 – 3 – 0 Michigan Tech   –       6 – 4 – 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	Indiana (PA) (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Mississippi College Pittsburg State
Winning Coach	championship

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
									Indiana (PA)	27
	Indiana (PA)	48
	Winston-Salem State	0
					Indiana (PA)	14
					Edinboro	7
	Edinboro	38
	Virginia Union	14
													Indiana (PA)	11
													North Dakota State	51
	North Dakota State	17
	Northern Colorado	7
					North Dakota State	47
					Cal Poly–SLO	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

References

1. "1990 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 13. Retrieved January 4, 2014.