1990 NCAA Division III football season

The 1990 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 1990, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1990 at Hawkins Stadium in Bradenton, Florida. The Allegheny Gators won their first Division III championship by defeating the Lycoming Warriors, 21−14, in overtime.

1990 NCAA Division III football season
Regular season	August – November 1990
Playoffs	November – December 1990
National championship	Hawkins Stadium Bradenton, FL
Champion	Allegheny
NCAA Division III football seasons

Conference and program changes

School	1989 Conference	1990 Conference
Davidson	I-AA Independent	D-III Independent
Thomas More	New Program	D-III Independent

Conference standings

1990 Atlantic Collegiate Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Marist $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Saint Francis (PA) 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 St. John Fisher 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Brooklyn 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Gallaudet 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Siena 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1990 Centennial Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Dickinson $ 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Western Maryland 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Johns Hopkins 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Swarthmore 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Gettysburg 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1 Ursinus 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Franklin & Marshall 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Muhlenberg 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1990 College Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Centre + 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Sewanee + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Rhodes 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Millsaps 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Trinity (TX) 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1990 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Augustana (IL) +^ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Millikin + 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Illinois Wesleyan 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Carroll (WI) 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Carthage 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Wheaton (IL) 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 North Central (IL) 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 North Park 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Elmhurst 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1990 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Bentley $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Stonehill 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Assumption 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Western New England 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 MIT 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	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 Iowa Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Central (IA) $^ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 Wartburg 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Simpson (IA) 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Loras 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Luther 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Upper Iowa 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Dubuque 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Buena Vista 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 William Penn 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1990 Liberty Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T C. W. Post $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Merchant Marine 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 St. John's 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Iona 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Stony Brook 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Pace 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1990 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Albion $ 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Hope 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 2 Olivet 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Adrian 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Kalamazoo 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Alma 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1990 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lycoming $^ 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0 Juniata 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Widener 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Susquehanna 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Moravian 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Lebanon Valley 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Delaware Valley 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Albright 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Wilkes 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1990 Midwest Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T North Division Beloit xy 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 St. Norbert 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Ripon 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Lawrence 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Lake Forest 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 South Division Coe xy$ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Monmouth (IL) 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Cornell (IA) 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Knox 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Illinois College 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Grinnell 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 1 Championship: Coe 34, Beloit 14 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant	1990 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T St. Thomas (MN) +^ 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1 Concordia–Moorhead + 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Bethel (MN) 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Hamline 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Saint John's (MN) 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Carleton 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Gustavus Adolphus 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 St. Olaf 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Macalester 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Augsburg 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1990 New England Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T North Division Plymouth State xy$ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Lowell 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Maine Maritime 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Nichols 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 UMass–Boston 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Curry 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 South Division Bridgewater State xy 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Worcester State 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Framingham State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Massachusetts Maritime 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Westfield State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Fitchburg State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Southeastern Massachusetts 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Championship: Plymouth State 26, Bridgewater State 7 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant	1990 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Trenton State $^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 Ramapo 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Montclair State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Glassboro State 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Kean 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 William Paterson 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Jersey City State 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1990 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Allegheny $^ 7 – 0 – 0 13 – 0 – 1 Ohio Wesleyan 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Wittenberg 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Kenyon 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Denison 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Wooster 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Case Western Reserve 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Earlham 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Oberlin 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1990 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Mount Union $^ 9 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 John Carroll 8 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Baldwin–Wallace 6 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Capital 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Ohio Northern 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Otterbein 3 – 4 – 2 3 – 5 – 2 Heidelberg 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Muskingum 2 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Marietta 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Hiram 1 – 7 – 1 – 1 – 8 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1990 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Emory & Henry $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Hampden–Sydney 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Randolph–Macon 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1 Washington and Lee 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Bridgewater 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1990 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Washington & Jefferson $^ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Waynesburg 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Thiel 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Bethany (WV) 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 1 Grove City 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1990 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Redlands $^ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Occidental 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 La Verne 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 0 Pomona-Pitzer 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Claremont-Mudd 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 7 – 0 Whittier 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Each team played one other conference member twice. A head-to-head sweep of the two games counted as one win for the winner and one loss for the loser in the conference standings. A split of the two games counted as a tie for each team.	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 NCAA Division III independents football records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hofstra ^   –   12 – 1 – 0 Dayton ^   –   11 – 1 – 0 Cortland ^   –   9 – 1 – 0 Frostburg State   –   9 – 1 – 0 Union (NY)   –   9 – 1 – 0 Ferrum ^   –   8 – 2 – 0 Ithaca ^   –   8 – 2 – 0 Buffalo State   –   7 – 2 – 0 San Diego   –   7 – 2 – 0 Guilford   –   7 – 3 – 0 Bluffton   –   6 – 3 – 0 Davidson   –   5 – 3 – 0 Menlo   –   5 – 3 – 0 Canisius   –   6 – 4 – 0 Drake   –   6 – 4 – 0 Quincy   –   6 – 4 – 0 UC Santa Barbara   –   6 – 4 – 0 Aurora   –   5 – 4 – 0 Catholic University   –   5 – 5 – 0 Georgetown   –   5 – 5 – 0 Maryville (TN)   –   5 – 5 – 0 Wagner   –   5 – 5 – 0 Wesley   –   5 – 5 – 0 Colorado College   –   4 – 5 – 0 Wilmington (OH)   –   4 – 5 – 0 Alfred   –   4 – 6 – 0 Thomas More   –   3 – 6 – 0 Albany   –   3 – 7 – 0 Brockport   –   3 – 7 – 0 Western Connecticut State   –   3 – 7 – 0 Buffalo   –   2 – 8 – 0 Duquesne   –   1 – 8 – 1 Mercyhurst   –   1 – 8 – 0 Norwich   –   1 – 8 – 0 Salisbury State   –   1 – 8 – 0 Southeastern Massachusetts   –   1 – 8 – 0 Saint Peter's   –   0 – 7 – 0 Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham   –   0 – 9 – 0 Methodist   –   0 – 10 – 0 ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

Conference champions

Conference champions

Centennial Conference – Dickinson College Athletic Conference – Centre and Sewanee College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL) and Millikin Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference – DePauw Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA) Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion Middle Atlantic Conference – Lycoming Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Coe Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Concordia–Moorhead and St. Thomas (MN) New England Football Conference – Plymouth State New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Trenton State North Coast Athletic Conference – Allegheny Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Emory & Henry Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Tarleton State University Athletic Association – Carnegie Mellon Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Maranatha Baptist and Northwestern–St. Paul Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Whitewater

Postseason

The 1990 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 18th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Hawkins Stadium in Bradenton, Florida for the first time. Like the previous five tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.

Playoff bracket

	First Round Campus Sites					Quarterfinals Campus Sites					Semifinals Campus Sites					National Championship Game Hawkins Stadium Bradenton, Florida
	Hofstra		35
	Cortland		9
						Hofstra		38
						Trenton State		3
	Trenton State		24
	Ithaca		14
											Hofstra		10
											Lycoming		20
	Washington & Jefferson		10
	Ferrum		7
						Washington & Jefferson		0
						Lycoming		24
	Lycoming		17
	Carnegie Mellon		7
																Lycoming		14
																Allegheny		21*
	Dayton		24
	Augustana (IL)		14
						Dayton		23
						Allegheny		31
	Allegheny		26
	Mount Union		15
											Allegheny		24
											Central (IA)		7
	St. Thomas (MN)		24
	Wisconsin–Whitewater		23
						St. Thomas (MN)		32
						Central (IA)		33
	Central (IA)		24
	Redlands		14

See also

• 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season
• 1990 NCAA Division II football season