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 IUP, 51–11, to win their fifth Division II national title.
[1] The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Chris Simdorn, quarterback from North Dakota State.
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 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.