1990 Samford Bulldogs football team

1990 Samford Bulldogs football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4–1
Head coach	Terry Bowden (4th season)
Home stadium	Seibert Stadium

1990 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	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 Samford Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Samford University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Terry Bowden, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	vs. Alabama State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	T 24–24	10,500
September 8	at East Tennessee State	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 17–13
September 15	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 7–21	8,100
September 29	Austin Peay	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 28–9	5,519
October 6	UCF	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	L 16–37	5,463
October 13	Fayetteville State	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 37–10
October 20	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 25–22
October 28	at Liberty	Willard May Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 10–37	12,050
November 3	Catawba	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 31–15
November 10	Concord	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 49–14
November 17	at No. 6 Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 24–31	18,271
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game