1990 Air Force Falcons football team

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]

1990 Air Force Falcons football
Liberty Bowl, W 2311 vs. Ohio State
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record7–5 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach
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

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


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