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1990 Air Force Falcons football team

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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.

Record7–5 (3–4 WAC)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorPaul Hamilton (1st season)
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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
Seasons
 1989
1991 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1990 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 22 BYU $7101030
Colorado State610940
San Diego State520650
Wyoming530940
Hawaii440750
Air Force340750
Utah260470
New Mexico1602100
UTEP170380
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1Colorado StateL 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 WyomingL 12–2427,463[4]
September 29at San Diego StateL 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 UTEPW 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

More information Players, Coaches ...
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
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