1990 Air Force Falcons football team

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1990 Air Force Falcons football
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)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
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 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 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.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1Colorado State
L 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 Wyoming
L 12–2427,463
September 29at San Diego State
L 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 UTEP
W 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. # 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 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. ^ "1990 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  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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