1990 Air Force Falcons football team

1990 Air Force Falcons football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 23–11 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)
Captains
  • Lane Beene
  • Brian Hill
  • Rodney Lewis
  • J. T. Tokish
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1990 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 22 BYU $ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Colorado State 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
San Diego State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Wyoming 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Hawaii 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Air Force 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Utah 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
UTEP 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Air Force Falcons football team season represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by seventh season head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. The Falcons finished the season with a 6–5 record overall and a 3–4 record in Western Athletic Conference games. The team was selected to play in the Liberty Bowl, in which it defeated Ohio State.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1Colorado State
L 33–3547,028[1]
September 8Hawaii
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
W 27–340,213[2]
September 15No. 20 (I-AA) The Citadel*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 10–737,412[3]
September 22at Wyoming
L 12–2427,463[4]
September 29at San Diego State
L 18–4819,104[5]
October 6Navy*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 24–750,821[6]
October 13at No. 8 Notre Dame*
L 27–5759,075[7]
October 27Utah
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 52–2140,798[8]
November 3No. 10 BYU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 7–5426,513[9]
November 10at Army*
W 15–330,144[10]
November 17at UTEP
W 14–1332,666[11]
December 27vs. No. 24 Ohio State*
ESPNW 23–1139,262[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1990 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Rob Perez Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB Carlton McDonald So
LB Vergil Simpson So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Joe Wood
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Colorado State rallies past Air Force 35–33 in thriller". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 2, 1990. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Falcons follow plan perfectly". Pueblo Chieftain. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Air Force holds off The Citadel, 10–7". The Index-Journal. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cowboys top Air Force in WAC opener". Star-Herald. September 23, 1990. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Air Force sinks Navy for a 9th straight time". The Daily Sentinel. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Irish rebound and await Miami". The South Bend Tribune. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Air Force quickly lands KO on Utah". Pueblo Chieftain. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "BYU wins 54–7". The Palm Beach Post. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Air Force grinds past Army, 15–3". Poughkeepsie Journal. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Falcons get win, preserve bowl bid". Pueblo Chieftain. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Air Force gets the last laugh". The Commercial Appeal. December 28, 1990. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1990 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  14. ^ "1990 Football Schedule". United States Air Force Academy. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
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