1990 NCAA Division II football season

American college football season August 2023 1990 August – November 1990 November 17 – December 8, 1990 December 8, 1990 Braly Municipal StadiumFlorence, AL North Dakota State (5) Chris Simdorn, North Dakota State 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 1990 IUP Indians IUP, 51–11, to win their fifth Division II national title.1990 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d2/2012DIIfbchamp.pdf NCAA NCAA.org January 4, 2014 13 The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Chris Simdorn, quarterback from North Dakota State. Conference and program changes One program departed Division II for Division I-AA prior to the season. The Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) was founded prior to the season by the football-playing members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (six teams) and the Heartland Collegiate Conference (five teams). The GLIAC abandoned its sponsorship of football and the Heartland disbanded. School 1989 Conference 1990 Conference Ashland Heartland MIFC Butler Heartland MIFC Cal Lutheran Western D-II Independent Central Florida D-II Independent I-AA Independent Ferris State GLIAC MIFC Grand Valley State GLIAC MIFC Hillsdale GLIAC MIFC Indianapolis Heartland MIFC Kearney State RMAC (NAIA) Independent (D-II) Knoxville SIAC Independent (NAIA) Lincoln (MO) MIAA Dropped Program Northern Michigan GLIAC MIFC Saginaw Valley State GLIAC MIFC Saint Joseph's (IN) Heartland MIFC Valparaiso Heartland MIFC Wayne State (MI) GLIAC MIFC Wayne State (NE) RMAC (NAIA) Independent (D-II) Conference standings Conference summaries List of NCAA Division II football seasons Conference ChampionsCentral 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 Postseason II 1990 16 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL North Dakota State 5th 1990 IUP Indians IUP 1st 1990 Mississippi College Choctaws Mississippi College 1990 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State 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. Playoff bracket First roundCampus sites QuarterfinalsCampus sites SemifinalsCampus sites ChampionshipBraly Municipal StadiumFlorence, AL 1990 Mississippi College Choctaws Mississippi College 70 1990 Wofford Terriers Wofford 19 Jacksonville State 38 1990 North Alabama Lions North Alabama 14 1990 IUP Indians IUP 48 1990 Winston-Salem State Rams Winston-Salem State 0 1990 Edinboro Fighting Scots Edinboro 38 1990 Virginia Union Panthers Virginia Union 14 North Dakota State 17 1990 Northern Colorado Bears Northern Colorado 7 Cal Poly 14 Cal State Northridge 7 1990 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State 59 1990 Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs Northeast Missouri State 3 East Texas State 20 Grand Valley State 14 Mississippi College 14 Jacksonville State 7 IUP 14 Edinboro 7 North Dakota State 47 Cal Poly 0 Pittsburg State 60 East Texas State 28 Mississippi College 8 IUP 27 North Dakota State 39 Pittsburg State 29 IUP 11 North Dakota State 51 See also 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1990 NCAA Division III football season 1990 NAIA Division I football season 1990 NAIA Division II football season References