1989 Air Force Falcons football team

1989 Air Force Falcons football
Liberty Bowl, L 29–42 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	8–4–1 (5–1–1 WAC)
Head coach	Fisher DeBerry
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium

1989 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 22 BYU $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Air Force	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	4	–	1
Hawaii	5	–	2	–	1			9	–	3	–	1
Wyoming	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Colorado State	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Utah	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
New Mexico	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the Ram–Falcon Trophy match, the Falcons beat the Colorado State Rams to win the trophy.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	San Diego State		Falcon Stadium Air Force Academy, Colorado		W 52-36	44,579
September 10	Wyoming		Falcon Stadium Air Force Academy, Colorado	ESPN	W 45-7	44,098
September 16	at Northwestern*		Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois		W 48-31	27,334
September 23	UTEP		Falcon Stadium Air Force Academy, Colorado		W 43-26	43,898
September 30	at Colorado State	No. 24	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado (Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy)		W 46-21	30,955
October 7	at Navy*	No. 20	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Maryland		W 35-7	35,632
October 14	No. 1 Notre Dame*	No. 17	Falcon Stadium Air Force Academy, Colorado	ESPN	L 27-41	53,533
October 21	at TCU*	No. 19	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas		L 9-27	23,593
November 4	Army*		Falcon Stadium Air Force Academy, Colorado		W 29-3	52,226
November 11	at No. 21 BYU		Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah	ABC	L 35-44	66,089
November 25	at Utah		Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah		W 42-38	20,119
December 9	at No. 23 Hawaii		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (rivalry)	ESPN	T 35-35	37,604
December 28	vs. Mississippi*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee	FOX	L 29-42	60,128
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1989 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Dee Dowis Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB Carlton McDonald Fr LB Vergil Simpson Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Joe Wood	Head coach Fisher DeBerry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

San Diego State

• Dee Dowis 13 Rush, 249 Yds, 6 TD

Awards and honors

Dee Dowis

• Honorable Mention All-American (AP)
• WAC Offensive Player of the Year
• 6th in Heisman Trophy voting

Lance McDowell

• Bullard Award