1990 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

1990 Northern Iowa Panthers football
GFC co-champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record8–4 (5–1 GFC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorArdell Wiegandt (2nd season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Southwest Missouri State +^ 5 1 0 9 3 0
No. 11 Northern Iowa +^ 5 1 0 8 4 0
Eastern Illinois 3 3 0 5 6 0
Illinois State 3 3 0 5 6 0
Western Illinois 3 3 0 3 8 0
Indiana State 1 5 0 4 7 0
Southern Illinois 1 5 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Terry Allen, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as GFC co-champion. Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA First Round and were defeated by Boise State.