1990 Air Force Falcons football team

1990 Air Force Falcons football
1990 Air Force Falcons football
Liberty Bowl, W 23–11 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	7–5 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach	Fisher DeBerry (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Paul Hamilton (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone triple option
Defensive coordinator	Cal McCombs (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
	Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

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]

1990 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)		L 33–35	47,028
September 8	Hawaii	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)		W 27–3
September 15	No. 20 (I-AA) The Citadel*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 10-7^[3]	37,412
September 22	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		L 12–24	27,463
September 29	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA		L 18–48	19,104	^[4]
October 6	Navy*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 24–7
October 13	at No. 8 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		L 27–57	59,075
October 27	Utah	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 52–21	40,798
November 3	No. 10 BYU	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		L 7–54	26,513
November 10	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 15–3
November 17	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 14–13	30,274
December 27	vs. No. 24 Ohio State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	W 23–11	39,262
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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