The 1990 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third and final season under head coach Dick Crum, the Golden Flashes compiled a 2–9 record (2–6 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for seventh place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 328 to 177.