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.

1990 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1990
PostseasonNovember–December 1990
National ChampionshipCaniglia Field
Omaha, NE
ChampionsPeru State

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.

Conference standings

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1990 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mount Hood League
No. 23 Southern Oregon x 6 0 0 6 3 0
Lewis & Clark 4 1 1 5 3 1
Willamette 3 3 0 4 5 0
Eastern Oregon 3 3 0 3 6 0
Pacific (OR) 2 3 1 3 5 1
Oregon Tech 1 5 0 1 8 0
Western Oregon 1 5 0 1 8 0
Mount Rainier League
No. 1 Central Washington x^ 6 0 0 11 1 0
No. 6 Pacific Lutheran ^ 5 1 0 9 2 0
No. 18 Linfield 4 2 0 7 2 0
Whitworth 3 3 0 6 3 0
Puget Sound 1 5 0 4 5 0
Western Washington 1 5 0 3 6 0
Simon Fraser 1 5 0 2 8 0
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1990 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Carroll (MT) $ 5 1 0 6 3 0
Western Montana 3 3 0 5 3 0
Montana Tech 3 3 0 4 5 0
Rocky Mountain 1 5 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1990 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Baker +^ 6 1 0 10 2 0
No. 20 William Jewell +^ 6 1 0 8 3 0
No. 14 Missouri Valley 5 2 0 8 2 0
Graceland 4 3 0 6 4 0
Evangel 3 4 0 4 6 0
Culver–Stockton 2 5 0 2 8 0
MidAmerica Nazarene 1 6 0 2 8 0
Tarkio 1 6 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1990 Illini–Badger–Hawkeye Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Concordia (WI) $^ 7 0 0 9 1 0
No. 13 Greenville ^ 6 1 0 8 2 0
Iowa Wesleyan 5 2 0 7 5 0
MacMurray 4 3 0 5 5 0
Eureka 3 4 0 5 5 0
Lakeland 2 5 0 2 6 0
Concordia (IL) 1 6 0 2 7 0
Blackburn 0 7 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
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
  • $ – Conference champion
1990 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 St. Mary of the Plains +^ 8 1 0 9 2 0
No. 17 Bethany (KS) +^ 8 1 0 8 2 0
Friends 7 2 0 8 2 0
Southwestern (KS) 6 3 0 6 4 0
Kansas Wesleyan 5 4 0 6 4 0
Ottawa 5 4 0 5 5 0
Bethel (KS) 2 7 0 3 7 0
McPherson 2 7 0 3 7 0
Sterling 1 8 0 1 9 0
Tabor 1 8 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
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
    * – ineligible for conference title
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1990 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Nebraska Wesleyan + 4 1 0 7 2 0
Midland + 4 1 0 5 4 0
Hastings 3 2 0 3 6 0
Doane 2 3 0 3 7 0
Dana 1 3 1 3 6 1
Concordia (NE) 0 4 1 1 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
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
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1990 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Black Hills State $ 5 0 0 5 4 0
Sioux Falls 3 2 0 6 4 0
Dakota Wesleyan 3 2 0 4 6 0
Huron 3 2 0 3 7 0
Dakota State 1 4 0 4 5 0
South Dakota Tech 0 5 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
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
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
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
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
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
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
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
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

Conference champions

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Conference Champion Record
Columbia Mount Rainier League: Central Washington
Mount Hood League: Southern Oregon
6–0
6–0
Frontier Carroll (MT) 5–1
Heart of America William Jewell
Baker (KS)
6–1
Kansas Bethany
St. Mary of the Plains
8–1
Mid-South Georgetown (KY) 5–0
Nebraska Midland
Nebraska Wesleyan
4–1
North Dakota Dickinson State
Mayville State
4–1
South Dakota Black Hills State 5–0
Texas Tarleton State 6–0

Rankings

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Final NAIA Division II poll rankings:

Rank Team (first place votes) Record (thru Nov. 11) Points
1 Central Washington (18) 9–0 474
2 Tarleton State (1) 9–0 448
3 Westminster (PA) 8–1 427
4 Wisconsin–La Crosse 9–1 411
5 Peru State 8–0–1 397
6 Pacific Lutheran 8–1 367
7 Chadron State 9–1 351
8 Georgetown (KY) 8–1 346
9 Baker 8–1 339
10 Concordia (WI) 9–0 283
11 St. Mary of the Plains 9–1 265
12 Dickinson State 8–1 242
13 Greenville 8–1 231
14 Missouri Valley 8–2 213
15 Austin 8–2 207
16 Nebraska Wesleyan 7–2 217
17 Bethany (KS) 8–1 179
18 Linfield 7–2 155
19 Findlay 7–2 141
20 William Jewell 7–2 130
21 Mayville State 8–1 114
22 Westmar 8–2 95
23 Southern Oregon 6–3 61
24 Cumberland (KY) 7–2 32
25 St. Francis (IL) 5–4 23

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Postseason

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First Round
Campus sites
Quarterfinals
Campus sites
Semifinals
Campus sites
Championship
Omaha, NE
            
  Baker 55
  Bethany* 7
  Baker 56
  William Jewell* 29
  Austin 23
  William Jewell* (OT) 26
  Baker 3
  Peru State ‡‡ 27
  Chadron State 3
  Dickinson State* 28
  Dickinson State* 34
  Peru State 38
  Wisconsin–La Crosse 3
  Peru State* 24
  Peru State 17
  Westminster (PA) 7
  Greenville (IL) 13
  Central Washington* 43
  Central Washington24
  Pacific Lutheran 6
  Pacific Lutheran 37
  Concordia (WI)* 9
  Central Washington 17
  Westminster (PA)* 24
  St. Mary of the Plains 14
  Tarleton State* 24
  Tarleton State* 17
  Westminster (PA) 19
  Georgetown (KY) 13
  Westminster (PA)* 47

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "NAIA Division II". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. November 13, 1990. p. 4B. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .