| Year: | 1990 |
| Team: | UCF Knights |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 10–4 |
| Head Coach: | Gene McDowell |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Off Coach: | Mike Kruczek |
| Oc Year: | 6th |
| Def Coach: | Don Pollard |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Florida Citrus Bowl |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal |
| Bowl Result: | L 7–44 at Georgia Southern |
The 1990 UCF Knights football team was the twelfth season for the team, and UCF football's first season in Division I-AA (now commonly known as 'FCS'). In their first year in the division, Gene McDowell led the Knights to a 10–4 record, a program best, and a trip to the I-AA playoffs. UCF would make it to the semifinals, and became the first school in history to qualify for the I-AA playoffs in its first season of eligibility.[1]
During the 1990s, UCF would compile an overall record of 67 - 46 - 0 (.593) during the decade.[1] [2]