1990 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1990
PostseasonNovember 17–December 8, 1990
National ChampionshipRalph Stocker Stadium
Grand Junction, CO
ChampionsCentral State (OH)

The 1990 NAIA Division I football season was the 35th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 21st season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.

The season was played from August to November 1990 and culminated in the 1990 NAIA Champion Bowl playoffs and the 1990 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 8, 1990 at Ralph Stocker Stadium in Grand Junction, Colorado, on the campus of Mesa State College.[1]

The Central State Marauders defeated the Mesa State Mavericks in the Champion Bowl, 38–16, to win their first NAIA national title.[2] The Marauders won the championship after winning all three games on the road.

Conference changes

Conference standings

1990 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Central Arkansas $^ 6 –0 –08 –4 –0
Henderson State 4 –2 –06 –3 –1
No. 18 Ouachita Baptist 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
No. 10 Southern Arkansas 3 –3 –08 –3 –1
No. 15 Harding 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Arkansas–Monticello 1 –5 –05 –5 –0
Arkansas Tech 0 –6 –04 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1990 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Northeastern State $^ 4 –0 –07 –3 –1
No. T–12 NW Oklahoma State 3 –1 –06 –4 –0
SE Oklahoma State 2 –2 –04 –4 –1
SW Oklahoma State 1 –3 –05 –5 –0
East Central 0 –4 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1990 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Minnesota Duluth + 5 –1 –09 –1 –1
No. 5 Southwest State (MN) +^ 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 9 Northern State + 5 –1 –07 –4 –0
No. 19 Moorhead State 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Minnesota Morris 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Winona State 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
Bemidji State 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1990 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Mesa State $^ 4 –0 –08 –4 –0
Adams State 3 –1 –05 –4 –0
Colorado Mines 1 –3 –05 –5 –0
Western State (CO) 1 –3 –03 –7 –0
Fort Lewis 1 –3 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1990 South Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Carson–Newman $^ 7 –0 –011 –1 –0
Catawba 5 –2 –05 –6 –0
No. 16 Lenoir–Rhyne 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
No. 17 Wingate 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
Elon 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Mars Hill 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Gardner–Webb 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Presbyterian 2 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1990 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–12 Concord $ 5 –1 –06 –4 –0
No. 11 Shepherd 4 –1 –16 –3 –1
No. 20 Fairmont State 4 –1 –15 –4 –1
West Virginia State 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
West Virginia Tech 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
West Liberty State 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
Glenville State 1 –5 –01 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1990 NAIA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Central State (OH) ^   –  10 –1 –0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –  9 –1 –0
No. 3 Western New Mexico ^   –  8 –2 –0
No. 8 Fort Hays State ^   –  8 –4 –0
No. 14 Emporia State   –  6 –4 –0
West Virginia Wesleyan   –  5 –5 –0
Langston   –  4 –5 –0
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

Conference champions

Conference Champion Record
Arkansas Intercollegiate Central Arkansas 6—0
NIC Northern State (SD)
Southwest State (MN)		 5–1
Oklahoma Northeastern State 4–0
RMAC Mesa State 4–0
South Atlantic Carson–Newman 7–0
WVIAC Concord (WV) 5–1

Rankings

Final NAIA Division I poll rankings:

Rank Team (first place votes) Record (thru Nov. 11) Points
1 Carson–Newman (13) 10–0 237
2 Central State (OH) (1) 7–1 266
3 Western New Mexico 8–1 247
4 Central Arkansas 7–3 224
5 Southwest State (MN) 8–2 216
6 Mesa State 6–3 213
7 Northeastern State 7–2–1 209
8 Fort Hays State 8–3 185
9 Northern State 7–3 155
10 Southern Arkansas 7–3–1 141
11 Shepherd 6–3–1 127
T–12 Concord 6–4 117
T–12 Northwestern Oklahoma State 6–4 117
14 Emporia State 6–4 105
15 Harding 6–4 74
16 Lenoir–Rhyne 6–5 59
17 Wingate 6–4 46
18 Ouachita Baptist 5–4 44
19 Moorhead State 5–4 41
20 Fairmont State 5–4–1 35

[4]

Postseason

Quarterfinals
November 17, 1990
Campus sites 		Semifinals
December 1, 1990
Campus sites 		1990 Champion Bowl
December 8, 1990
Grand Junction, CO
         
Central State (OH) 48
Fort Hays State* 10
Central State (OH) 41
Carson–Newman* 14
Southwest State (MN) 6
Carson–Newman* 35
Central State (OH) 38
Mesa State* 16
Western New Mexico 30
Mesa State* 37
Mesa State* 10
Central Arkansas 9
Northeastern State 14
Central Arkansas* 26

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1990 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ "NAIA Football Regular Season Records" (PDF). NAIA. p. 22. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ "NAIA Division I Poll". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. November 13, 1990. p. 4B. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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