1990 Northeastern Huskies football team

1990 Northeastern Huskies football
1990 Northeastern Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–10
Head coach	Paul Pawlak (10th season);
Home stadium	Parsons Field
	Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Youngstown State ^		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 7 William & Mary ^		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Georgia Southern ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 UCF ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
Liberty		–		7	–	4	–	0
Samford		–		6	–	4	–	1
James Madison		–		5	–	6	–	0
Nicholls State		–		5	–	6	–	0
Arkansas State		–		3	–	7	–	1
Western Kentucky		–		2	–	8	–	0
Towson State		–		2	–	9	–	0
Northeastern		–		1	–	10	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Northeastern Huskies football team was an American football team that represented Northeastern University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Paul Pawlak, the team compiled a 1–10 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	vs. Delaware State	Baynard Stadium Wilmington, DE (Wilmington Classic)	L 16–43	5,263	^[1]
September 15	No. 13 Youngstown State	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 3–37	1,650	^[2]
September 22	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–26	9,200	^[3]
September 29	Lock Haven	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 52–6	2,120	^[4]
October 6	at James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 0–21		^[5]
October 13	Lehigh	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 13–28	2,025	^[6]
October 20	at No. 5 New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 7–59		^[7]
October 27	at No. 8 UMass	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 21–28	8,810	^[8]
November 3	Rhode Island	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 11–31	6,200	^[9]
November 10	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 7–42	2,615	^[10]
November 17	at Towson State	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	L 14–21		^[11]
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "DelState rebounds for 43–16 victory". The News Journal. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Youngstown runs through Northeastern". Boston Sunday Globe. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Concannon, Joe (September 23, 1990). "Harvard gets a tuneup". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 61. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Northeastern annihilates Lock Haven". Boston Sunday Globe. September 30, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jas. Madison snuffs out NU". The Boston Globe. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lehigh rains all over Northeastern, 28–13". The Morning Call. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "New Hampshire keeps rolling". Valley News. October 22, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Minutemen finally play the high notes". Sunday Republican. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Neville, URI sting Huskies". Boston Sunday Globe. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Allen Lessels (November 11, 1990). "Maine nabs NU on the take". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 72. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Towson St. 21, Northeastern 14". Record-Journal. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

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