1990 NAIA Division II football season

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1990 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1990
PostseasonNovember–December 1990
National Championship Caniglia Field
Omaha, NE
Champions Peru State

The 1990 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1990 college football season in the United States and the 35th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 21st season of play of the NAIA division II for football.

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The season was played from August to November 1990 and culminated in the 1990 NAIA Division II Football National Championship , played in Omaha, Nebraska, near the campus of Peru State College. [1]

The Peru State Bobcats defeated two-time defending champion Westminster Titans in the championship game, 17–7, to win their first NAIA national title.

Conference standings

1990 Columbia Football Association standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mount Hood League
No. 23 Southern Oregon x 6 0 06 3 0
Lewis & Clark 4 1 15 3 1
Willamette 3 3 04 5 0
Eastern Oregon 3 3 03 6 0
Pacific (OR) 2 3 13 5 1
Oregon Tech 1 5 01 8 0
Western Oregon 1 5 01 8 0
Mount Rainier League
No. 1 Central Washington x^ 6 0 011 1 0
No. 6 Pacific Lutheran ^ 5 1 09 2 0
No. 18 Linfield 4 2 07 2 0
Whitworth 3 3 06 3 0
Puget Sound 1 5 04 5 0
Western Washington 1 5 03 6 0
Simon Fraser 1 5 02 8 0
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1990 Frontier Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Carroll (MT) $ 5 1 06 3 0
Western Montana 3 3 05 3 0
Montana Tech 3 3 04 5 0
Rocky Mountain 1 5 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
1990 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Baker +^ 6 1 010 2 0
No. 20 William Jewell +^ 6 1 08 3 0
No. 14 Missouri Valley 5 2 08 2 0
Graceland 4 3 06 4 0
Evangel 3 4 04 6 0
Culver–Stockton 2 5 02 8 0
MidAmerica Nazarene 1 6 02 8 0
Tarkio 1 6 01 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1990 Illini–Badger–Hawkeye Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Concordia (WI) $^ 7 0 09 1 0
No. 13 Greenville ^ 6 1 08 2 0
Iowa Wesleyan 5 2 07 5 0
MacMurray 4 3 05 5 0
Eureka 3 4 05 5 0
Lakeland 2 5 02 6 0
Concordia (IL) 1 6 02 7 0
Blackburn 0 7 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1990 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
DePauw $ 7 0 08 2 0
Rose–Hulman 6 1 07 3 0
Hanover 4 3 06 4 0
Wabash 4 3 04 5 0
Anderson (IN) 3 4 03 7 0
Taylor 2 5 05 5 0
Franklin (IN) 2 5 04 6 0
Manchester 0 7 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
1990 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 St. Mary of the Plains +^ 8 1 09 2 0
No. 17 Bethany (KS) +^ 8 1 08 2 0
Friends 7 2 08 2 0
Southwestern (KS) 6 3 06 4 0
Kansas Wesleyan 5 4 06 4 0
Ottawa 5 4 05 5 0
Bethel (KS) 2 7 03 7 0
McPherson 2 7 03 7 0
Sterling 1 8 01 9 0
Tabor 1 8 01 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1990 Mid-South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Georgetown (KY) $^ 5 0 09 2 0
No. 24 Cumberland (KY) 4 1 07 2 1
Campbellsville 3 2 08 2 0
Union (KY) 1 4 05 5 0
Evansville 1 4 03 7 0
Tennessee Wesleyan 1 4 03 7 0
Lambuth * 0 0 02 7 0
Cumberland (TN) * 0 0 00 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    * – ineligible for conference title
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1990 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Nebraska Wesleyan + 4 1 07 2 0
Midland + 4 1 05 4 0
Hastings 3 2 03 6 0
Doane 2 3 03 7 0
Dana 1 3 13 6 1
Concordia (NE) 0 4 11 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1990 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 21 Mayville State + 4 1 08 1 0
No. 12 Dickinson State +^ 4 1 09 2 0
Valley City State 3 2 06 3 0
Minot State 2 3 04 5 0
Mary 1 4 04 5 0
Jamestown 1 4 02 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1990 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Black Hills State $ 5 0 05 4 0
Sioux Falls 3 2 06 4 0
Dakota Wesleyan 3 2 04 6 0
Huron 3 2 03 7 0
Dakota State 1 4 04 5 0
South Dakota Tech 0 5 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
1990 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tarleton State $^ 6 0 011 1 0
No. 15 Austin ^ 4 2 08 3 0
Howard Payne 3 3 05 5 0
Midwestern State 3 3 03 7 0
Sul Ross 2 4 03 6 0
Hardin–Simmons 2 4 03 6 0
McMurry 1 5 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1990 Tri-State Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Peru State $^ 3 0 012 0 1
Northwestern (IA) 2 1 05 5 0
No. 22 Westmar 1 2 08 2 0
Benedictine (KS) 0 3 04 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1990 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wisconsin–Whitewater $^ 8 0 010 1 0
No. 4 Wisconsin–La Crosse * 7 1 09 2 0
Wisconsin–Platteville 5 3 07 3 0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 4 4 06 4 0
Wisconsin–River Falls 3 4 15 4 1
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 3 4 14 5 1
Wisconsin–Stout 3 5 04 6 0
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 1 7 02 8 0
Wisconsin–Superior 1 7 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • * – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1990 NAIA Division II independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Westminster (PA) ^   11 2 0
No. 7 Chadron State ^   9 2 0
No. 19 Findlay   7 2 1
Azusa Pacific   6 3 0
Lindenwood   6 4 0
Trinity (IL)   6 4 0
No. 25 St. Francis (IL)   5 4 0
Geneva   5 5 0
St. Ambrose   3 7 1
Tiffin   1 8 1
Mount St. Joseph   1 9 0
Oklahoma Panhandle State   1 9 0
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

Conference champions

ConferenceChampionRecord
Columbia Mount Rainier League: Central Washington
Mount Hood League: Southern Oregon
6–0
6–0
Frontier Carroll (MT) 5–1
Heart of America William Jewell
Baker (KS)
6–1
Kansas Bethany
St. Mary of the Plains
8–1
Mid-South Georgetown (KY) 5–0
Nebraska Midland
Nebraska Wesleyan
4–1
North Dakota Dickinson State
Mayville State
4–1
South Dakota Black Hills State 5–0
Texas Tarleton State 6–0

Rankings

Final NAIA Division II poll rankings:

RankTeam (first place votes)Record (thru Nov. 11)Points
1 Central Washington (18)9–0474
2 Tarleton State (1)9–0448
3 Westminster (PA) 8–1427
4 Wisconsin–La Crosse 9–1411
5 Peru State 8–0–1397
6 Pacific Lutheran 8–1367
7 Chadron State 9–1351
8 Georgetown (KY) 8–1346
9 Baker 8–1339
10 Concordia (WI) 9–0283
11 St. Mary of the Plains 9–1265
12 Dickinson State 8–1242
13 Greenville 8–1231
14 Missouri Valley 8–2213
15 Austin 8–2207
16 Nebraska Wesleyan 7–2217
17 Bethany (KS) 8–1179
18 Linfield 7–2155
19 Findlay 7–2141
20 William Jewell 7–2130
21 Mayville State 8–1114
22 Westmar 8–295
23 Southern Oregon 6–361
24 Cumberland (KY) 7–232
25 St. Francis (IL) 5–423

[2]

Postseason

First Round
Campus sites
Quarterfinals
Campus sites
Semifinals
Campus sites
Championship
Omaha, NE
            
  Baker 55
  Bethany* 7
 Baker56
 William Jewell* 29
  Austin 23
  William Jewell * (OT) 26
 Baker 3
 Peru State ‡‡ 27
  Chadron State 3
  Dickinson State * 28
 Dickinson State* 34
 Peru State38
  Wisconsin–La Crosse 3
  Peru State * 24
 Peru State17
 Westminster (PA) 7
  Greenville (IL) 13
  Central Washington * 43
 Central Washington24
 Pacific Lutheran 6
  Pacific Lutheran 37
  Concordia (WI)* 9
 Central Washington 17
 Westminster (PA)* 24
  St. Mary of the Plains 14
  Tarleton State * 24
 Tarleton State* 17
 Westminster (PA)19
  Georgetown (KY) 13
  Westminster (PA) * 47

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