Record: 7-3
Coach: Kurt Nowadnick
Points For: 199
Points Per Game: 19.9
Points Against: 128
Opponent Points Per Game: 12.8
The 1990 Bearcat season kept up the winning tradition at Monroe, improving to a 7-3 finish on the year over the 6-5 record the season before. With the departure of QB Jason Olson, Junior Nate LaCoss took over as the signal-caller for the ‘Cats, guiding the team to another successful season. After starting 1-2, the Bearcats shifted into an unbeatable force the rest of the regular season. The ‘Cats won six in a row, highlighted by a 59-3 dismantling of Mountlake Terrace as the offense and defense were on full display. In the final five games of the season the defense took control as the Monroe only allowed a total of 13 points. At 7-2, the Bearcats met Renton in the first round of the state playoffs where they would be defeated by a score of 33-20. Coach Nowadnick would not return as head coach in 1991, ending a very successful career at Monroe that completely rejuvenated the program. Assistant coach Randy Olson would take over for Nowadnick and would lead the team for the next eleven seasons.
| Games | School | Opponent | Points For | Points Against | Win(s) | Loss(es) | Streak | Notes | ||
| 1 | Monroe | at | Central Kitsap | W | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Monroe | vs | Shorewood | L | 21 | 29 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Monroe | at | Lynnwood | L | 8 | 26 | 1 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 4 | Monroe | vs | Lake Stevens | W | 21 | 15 | 2 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 5 | Monroe | at | Mountlake Terrace | W | 59 | 3 | 3 | 2 | W 2 | |
| 6 | Monroe | vs | Woodway | W | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | W 3 | |
| 7 | Monroe | at | Meadowdale | W | 22 | 0 | 5 | 2 | W 4 | |
| 8 | Monroe | vs | Bainbridge | W | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | W 5 | |
| 9 | Monroe | at | Anacortes | W | 12 | 0 | 7 | 2 | W 6 | |
| 10 | Monroe | at | Renton | L | 20 | 33 | 7 | 3 | L 1 | First Playoff Round |
The Orange and the Black 