The 1990 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jimmy Satterfield, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a conference mark of 6–1, winning the SoCon title. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Eastern Kentucky in the first round and lost to Nevada in the quarterfinals.