1990 Air Force Falcons football
Liberty Bowl, W 2311 vs. Ohio State
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record7–5 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Hamilton (1st season)
Offensive schemeWishbone triple option
Defensive coordinatorCal McCombs (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1990 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 22 BYU $ 7 1 010 3 0
Colorado State 6 1 09 4 0
San Diego State 5 2 06 5 0
Wyoming 5 3 09 4 0
Hawaii 4 4 07 5 0
Air Force 3 4 07 5 0
Utah 2 6 04 7 0
New Mexico 1 6 02 10 0
UTEP 1 7 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by 7th-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the season with a 65 record overall and a 34 record in Western Athletic Conference games. The team was selected to play in the Liberty Bowl, in which it defeated Ohio State.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1Colorado StateL 33–3547,028
September 8Hawaii
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
W 27–3
September 15No. 20 (I-AA) The Citadel*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 10-7[3]37,412
September 22at WyomingL 12–2427,463
September 29at San Diego StateL 18–4819,104[4]
October 6Navy*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 24–7
October 13at No. 8 Notre Dame*L 27–5759,075
October 27Utah
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 52–2140,798
November 3No. 10 BYU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 7–5426,513
November 10at Army*W 15–3
November 17at UTEPW 14–1330,274
December 27vs. No. 24 Ohio State*ESPNW 23–1139,262
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1990 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Rob Perez Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB Carlton McDonald So
LB Vergil Simpson So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Joe Wood
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. "Football Schedule/Results: 1990-1991". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
    2. "Air Force Yearly Results: 1990-1994". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
    3. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/air-force/1990-schedule.html
    4. Scott Miller (September 30, 1990). "Defense Does Turnaround for Aztecs". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 via Newspapers.com.Open access icon


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