| Year: | 1990 |
| Team: | Cal State Northridge Matadors |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Western Football Conference |
| Short Conf: | WFC |
| Record: | 7–4 |
| Conf Record: | 4–1 |
| Head Coach: | Bob Burt |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Def Coach: | Mark Banker |
| Dc Year: | 8th |
| Stadium: | North Campus Stadium |
| Champion: | WFC co-champion |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division II First Round Round |
| Bowl Result: | L 7–14 vs. Cal Poly |
The 1990 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1990 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bob Burt, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the WFC title Cal Poly. The Matadors advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs for the first time in program history, losing in the first round to Cal Poly in a rematch of the WFC co-champions. The team was outscored by its opponents 179 to 173 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.
No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1991 NFL draft.[3] [4] [5]
The following finished their college career in 1990 were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team | |
| Linebacker | 1996 San Francisco 49ers |