The 1890 college football season was the season of American football played among colleges and universities in the United States during the 1890–91 academic year.

The 1890 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University in the 1890 college football season. The team finished with an 11–0 record, shut out nine of eleven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 555 to 12.