1990 NAIA Division I football season

1990 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1990
PostseasonNovember 17–December 8, 1990
National ChampionshipRalph Stocker Stadium
Grand Junction, CO
ChampionsCentral State (OH)

The 1990 NAIA Division I football season was the 35th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 21st season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.

The season was played from August to November 1990 and culminated in the 1990 NAIA Champion Bowl playoffs and the 1990 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 8, 1990 at Ralph Stocker Stadium in Grand Junction, Colorado, on the campus of Mesa State College.[1]

The Central State Marauders defeated the Mesa State Mavericks in the Champion Bowl, 38–16, to win their first NAIA national title.[2] The Marauders won the championship after winning all three games on the road.

  1. ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "1990 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.