1989 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1989 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the Ram–Falcon Trophy match, the Falcons beat the Colorado State Rams to win the trophy.

1989 Air Force Falcons football
Liberty Bowl, L 29–42 vs. Ole Miss
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–4–1 (5–1–1 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1989 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 22 BYU $ 7 1 010 3 0
Air Force 5 1 18 4 1
Hawaii 5 2 19 3 1
Wyoming 5 3 05 6 0
San Diego State 4 3 06 5 1
Colorado State 4 3 05 5 1
Utah 2 6 04 8 0
UTEP 1 7 02 10 0
New Mexico 0 7 02 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2San Diego StateW 52-3644,579
September 10Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Air Force Academy, Colorado
ESPNW 45-744,098
September 16at Northwestern*W 48-3127,334
September 23UTEP
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Air Force Academy, Colorado
W 43-2643,898
September 30at Colorado StateNo. 24W 46-2130,955
October 7at Navy*No. 20W 35-735,632
October 14No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 17
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Air Force Academy, Colorado
ESPNL 27-4153,533
October 21at TCU*No. 19L 9-2723,593
November 4Army*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Air Force Academy, Colorado
W 29-352,226
November 11at No. 21 BYUCBSL 35-4466,089
November 25at UtahW 42-3820,119
December 9at No. 23 HawaiiESPNT 35-3537,604
December 28vs. Ole Miss*FOXL 29-4260,128
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1989 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL Kevin Bell
OL Terry Carr
QB 6 Dee Dowis Sr
RB DeShawn Durham
RB Ron Gray
OL Scott Hollister
RB Chris Howard
RB Greg Johnson
RB Jason Jones
WR Lee Jones
QB Charles Kuhl
RB Rodney Lewis
QB Lance McDowell
RB Brian Neal
RB Geoff Rich
WR Steve Senn
WR Trent Van Hulzen
OL Paul Walski
WR Mark Weber
OL Steven Wilson
WR Darryl Woods
RB Ron Worthington
RB Bill Wosilius
WR Dan Zdroik
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Lane Beene
DB Mike Betance
DL Steve Brennan
DB Eric Faison
LB Randle Gladney
LB Brian Hill
DB Mike Jurries
DL Tom Kafka
DB Bob Lietzke
DB Mario Mathis
CB Carlton McDonald Fr
DL Pat McNielis
LB Vergil Simpson Fr
LB Terry Walker
LB Doug Young
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Eric Olson
K Joe Wood
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    Season summary

    San Diego State

    • Dee Dowis 13 Rush, 249 Yds, 6 TD

    Wyoming

    Notre Dame

    #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5–0) at #17 Air Force Falcons (6–0)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Notre Dame 14 21 3341
    Air Force 0 14 01327

    at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

    Game information
    External video
    video icon 1989 Notre Dame at Air Force – Television broadcast

    Awards and honors

    Dee Dowis

    • Honorable Mention All-American (AP)
    • WAC Offensive Player of the Year
    • 6th in Heisman Trophy voting

    Lance McDowell

    • Bullard Award

    References


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