| Year: | 1990 |
| Team: | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Coachrank: | 24 |
| Aprank: | 25 |
| Record: | 8–4 |
| Conf Record: | 6–2 |
| Head Coach: | John Mackovic |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Coach: | Gene Dahlquist |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Lou Tepper |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Mvp: | Howard Griffith |
| Captain: | Curtis Lovelace, Howard Griffith, Moe Gardner, Darrick Brownlow |
| Stadium: | Memorial Stadium |
| Champion: | Big Ten co-champion |
| Bowl: | Hall of Fame Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 0–30 vs. Clemson |
The 1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach John Mackovic, the Illini compiled an 8–4 record, finished in a four-way tie for first place in the Big Ten Conference, were ranked No. 25 in the final AP Poll, and lost to Clemson in the 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl.[1]
The team's offensive leader were quarterback Jason Verduzco with 2,567 passing yards, fullback Howard Griffith with 1,115 rushing yards, and Shawn Wax with 863 receiving yards.[2]
See also: 1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team.
See also: 1990 Iowa Hawkeyes football team.
See also: 1990 Michigan Wolverines football team and Illinois–Michigan football rivalry.
See also: 1990 Indiana Hoosiers football team.
See also: 1990 Northwestern Wildcats football team and Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry.
See main article: 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl.
See also: 1990 Clemson Tigers football team.