| Year: | 1990 |
| Number Of Teams: | 87 |
| Regular Season: | August–November |
| Playoffs: | November 25–December 15 |
| Nc Date: | December 15, 1990 |
| Championship: | Paulson Stadium Statesboro, Georgia |
| Champions: | Georgia Southern |
| Payton: | Walter Dean (RB, Grambling State) |
The 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1990, and concluded with the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 15, 1990, at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The Georgia Southern Eagles won their fourth I-AA championship, defeating the Nevada Wolf Pack by a score of 36–13.[1]
| School | 1989 Conference | 1990 Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-AA Independent | |||
| Patriot | |||
| Dropped Program | |||
| Dropped Program |
See also: List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons.
| Conference | Champion | |
|---|---|---|
| Big Sky Conference | Nevada | |
| Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference | Northern Iowa | |
| Ivy League | Cornell and Dartmouth | |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Florida A&M | |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Eastern Kentucky and Middle Tennessee State | |
| Patriot League | Holy Cross | |
| Southern Conference | Furman | |
| Southland Conference | Northeast Louisiana | |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | Jackson State | |
| Yankee Conference | Massachusetts |
The top four teams were seeded, and thus assured of home games in the opening round.[2] [3] The location of the final, the Georgia Southern Eagles' Paulson Stadium, had been predetermined via a three-year agreement the university reached with the NCAA in February 1989.[4]
* By team name denotes host institution
* By score denotes overtime periods
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