Bowls and playoffs
The 1990 football postseason, including games played in 1991.
National championship games
Playoffs
Division I-AA playoffs
Division I-AA · National playoff
Final: Ga. Southern 36 · Nevada 13
15 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: December 15, 1990
Final site: Statesboro, GA
Division II playoffs
Division II · National playoff
Final: North Dakota St. 51 · Indiana (PA) 11
15 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Florence, Alabama
Division III playoffs
Division III · National playoff
Final: Hofstra 35 · SUNY Cortland 9
Final: TCNJ 24 · Ithaca 14
Final: Wash. & Jeff. 10 · Ferrum 7
Final: Lycoming 17 · Carnegie Mellon 7
Final: Dayton 24 · Augustana (IL) 14
Final: Allegheny 26 · Mount Union 15
Final: St. Thomas (MN) 24 · Wis.-Whitewater 23
Final: Central (IA) 24 · Redlands 14
Final: Allegheny 21 · Lycoming 14
15 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Bradenton, FL
Bowls
All-American Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
North Carolina St. 31 · Southern Miss. 27
December 28, 1990
Birmingham, AL
Aloha Classic
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Syracuse 28 · Arizona 0
December 25, 1990
Honolulu
Blockbuster Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Florida St. 24 · Penn St. 17
December 28, 1990
Location not documented
California Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
San Jose St. 48 · Central Mich. 24
December 8, 1990
Fresno, CA
Domino’s Pizza Copper Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
California 17 · Wyoming 15
December 31, 1990
Location not documented
Federal Express Orange Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Colorado 10 · Notre Dame 9
January 1, 1991
Location not documented
Fiesta Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Louisville 34 · Alabama 7
January 1, 1991
Location not documented
Florida Citrus Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Georgia Tech 45 · Nebraska 21
January 1, 1991
Location not documented
Freedom Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Colorado St. 32 · Oregon 31
December 29, 1990
Anaheim, CA
Hall of Fame Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Clemson 30 · Illinois 0
January 1, 1991
Location not documented
John Hancock Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Michigan St. 17 · Southern California 16
December 31, 1990
Location not documented
Liberty Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Air Force 23 · Ohio St. 11
December 27, 1990
Location not documented
Mazda Gator Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Michigan 35 · Mississippi 3
January 1, 1991
Location not documented
Mobil Cotton Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Miami (FL) 46 · Texas 3
January 1, 1991
Location not documented
Peach Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Auburn 27 · Indiana 23
December 29, 1990
Location not documented
Poulan Independence Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Louisiana Tech 34 · Maryland 34
December 15, 1990
Location not documented
Rose Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Washington 46 · Iowa 34
January 1, 1991
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Sea World Holiday Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Texas A&M 65 · BYU 14
December 29, 1990
Location not documented
USF&G Sugar Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Tennessee 23 · Virginia 22
January 1, 1991
Location not documented
All-star games
Blue-Gray All-Star Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Blue 17 · Gray 14
December 25, 1990
Location not documented
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
West 24 · East 21
January 26, 1991
Location not documented
Epson Ivy Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Ivy League Seniors 47 · Japan Collegiate All-Stars 10
December 25, 1990
Location not documented
Hula Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
East 23 · West 10
January 19, 1991
Location not documented
Japan Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
West 20 · East 14
January 12, 1991
Location not documented
Martin Luther King All-America
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
I-A All-Stars 21 · All Div.All-Stars 14
January 14, 1991
Location not documented
Senior Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
AFC 38 · NFC 28
January 19, 1991
Location not documented
This directory follows documented editions. Dates, results, and selection rules that have not been documented are marked on each event’s page.