1990 Illinois State Redbirds football team

1990 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
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 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Jim Heacock, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the GCAC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.