1990 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1990 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Summers (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTim McGuire (5th season)
Captains
  • Kevin Cassidy
  • Paul Rogan
  • Claude Royster
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Louisville     10 1 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)     10 2 0
No. 4 Florida State     10 2 0
No. 6 Notre Dame     9 3 0
No. 11 Penn State     9 3 0
Louisiana Tech     8 3 1
Southern Miss     8 4 0
Temple     7 4 0
Syracuse     7 4 2
Army     6 5 0
Northern Illinois     6 5 0
South Carolina     6 5 0
Virginia Tech     6 5 0
East Carolina     5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana     5 6 0
Navy     5 6 0
Memphis State     4 6 1
Boston College     4 7 0
Tulane     4 7 0
West Virginia     4 7 0
Akron     3 7 1
Pittsburgh     3 7 1
Rutgers     3 8 0
Tulsa     3 8 0
Cincinnati     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jerry Pettibone in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled a record of 6–5. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.