The 1990 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
In their second season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 1–9 record and were outscored 292 to 115.
Bruce Mayhew and Galen Snyder were the team captains.
[1] The Lions' 1–6 conference record placed eighth in the Ivy League standings.
[2] Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.