1990 Air Force Falcons football team

American college football season

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 →

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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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	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
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

"Football Schedule/Results: 1990-1991". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
"Air Force Yearly Results: 1990-1994". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
"1990 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
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.

v t e Air Force Falcons football
Venues	DU Stadium (1955–1961) Falcon Stadium (1962–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Colorado State (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Hawaii (Kuter Trophy) Navy (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
Culture & lore	History The Bird "Falcon Fight Song" "The U.S. Air Force" United States Air Force Academy Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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