| Year: | 1990 |
| Team: | Purdue Boilermakers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 2–9 |
| Conf Record: | 1–7 |
| Head Coach: | Fred Akers |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Fred Jackson |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Phil Bennett |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Mvp: | Steve Jackson |
| Captain: | Steve Jackson, Larry Taylor |
| Stadium: | Ross–Ade Stadium |
The 1990 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Fred Akers in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for eighth place the Big Ten. Purdue suffered its sixth consecutive losing season. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.