1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season
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 final score of 36–13.
Notable changes
- The Colonial League changed its name to the Patriot League, which it retains today, after it began to sponsor non-football sports.
Conference changes
Conference standings
Conference champions
| 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 |
Postseason
The top four teams were seeded, and thus assured of home games in the opening round. 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.NCAA Division I-AA Playoff bracket
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