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
1990 record7–5 (3–4 WAC)
Head coachFisher DeBerry (7th season)
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1990 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 1Colorado StateL 33–35
September 8Hawaii
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
W 27–3
September 15The Citadel*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 33–35
September 22at Wyoming
L 12–24
September 29at San Diego State
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 18–48
October 6Navy*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 24–7
October 13at No. 8 Notre Dame*L 27–57
October 27Utah
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 52–21
November 3No. 10 BYU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 7–54
November 10at Army*W 15–3
November 17at UTEPW 14–13
December 27vs. No. 24 Ohio State*W 23–11
  • *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
    • Redshirt

    References

    1. "Football Schedule/Results: 1990-1991". Air Force Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
    2. "Air Force Yearly Results: 1990-1994". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 11, 2016.


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