The 1990 NAIA Division II football season , as part of the 1990 college football season in the United States and the 35th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA , was the 21st season of play of the NAIA division II for football.
The season was played from August to November 1990 and culminated in the 1990 NAIA Division II Football National Championship , played in Omaha, Nebraska , near the campus of Peru State College .[ 1]
The Peru State Bobcats defeated two-time defending champion Westminster Titans in the championship game, 17–7, to win their first NAIA national title.
1990 Mid-South Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
No. 8 Georgetown (KY) $^
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
No. 24 Cumberland (KY)
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
1
Campbellsville
3
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Union (KY)
1
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Evansville
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Tennessee Wesleyan
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Lambuth *
0
–
0
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Cumberland (TN) *
0
–
0
–
0
0
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1990 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
No. 21 Mayville State +
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
No. 12 Dickinson State +^
4
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Valley City State
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Minot State
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Mary
1
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Jamestown
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1990 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
No. 2 Tarleton State $^
6
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
No. 15 Austin ^
4
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Howard Payne
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Midwestern State
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Sul Ross
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Hardin–Simmons
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
McMurry
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1990 Tri-State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
No. 5 Peru State $^
3
–
0
–
0
12
–
0
–
1
Northwestern (IA)
2
–
1
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
No. 22 Westmar
1
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Benedictine (KS)
0
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1990 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Wisconsin–Whitewater $^
8
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
No. 4 Wisconsin–La Crosse *
7
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Wisconsin–Platteville
5
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point
4
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Wisconsin–River Falls
3
–
4
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Wisconsin–Oshkosh
3
–
4
–
1
4
–
5
–
1
Wisconsin–Stout
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Wisconsin–Eau Claire
1
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Wisconsin–Superior
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant * – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1990 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
No. 3 Westminster (PA) ^
–
11
–
2
–
0
No. 7 Chadron State ^
–
9
–
2
–
0
No. 19 Findlay
–
7
–
2
–
1
Azusa Pacific
–
6
–
3
–
0
Lindenwood
–
6
–
4
–
0
Trinity (IL)
–
6
–
4
–
0
No. 25 St. Francis (IL)
–
5
–
4
–
0
Geneva
–
5
–
5
–
0
St. Ambrose
–
3
–
7
–
1
Tiffin
–
1
–
8
–
1
Mount St. Joseph
–
1
–
9
–
0
Oklahoma Panhandle State
–
1
–
9
–
0
^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Final NAIA Division II poll rankings:
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