1990 Tennessee State Tigers football team

1990 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Middle Tennessee +^ 5 1 0 11 2 0
No. 5 Eastern Kentucky +^ 5 1 0 10 2 0
Tennessee State 4 2 0 7 4 0
Tennessee Tech 3 3 0 6 5 0
Morehead State 3 3 0 5 6 0
Murray State 1 5 0 2 9 0
Austin Peay 0 6 0 0 11 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Gilliam Sr., the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished third in the OVC.