1989 Air Force Falcons football team

1989 Air Force Falcons football

Liberty Bowl, Loss, 29-42, Mississippi
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#Not ranked
AP	#Not ranked
1989 record	8-4-1 (5-1-1 WAC)
Head coach	Fisher DeBerry

1989 WAC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#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, CO		W 52-36	44,579
September 10	Wyoming		Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO	ESPN	W 45-7	44,098
September 16	at Northwestern*		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 48-31	27,334
September 23	UTEP		Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO		W 43-26	43,898
September 30	at Colorado State	#24	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy)		W 46-21	30,955
October 7	at Navy*	#20	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD		W 35-7	35,632
October 14	#1 Notre Dame*	#17	Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO	ESPN	L 27-41	53,533
October 21	at TCU*	#19	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		L 9-27	23,593
November 4	Army*		Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO		W 29-3	52,226
November 11	at #21 BYU		Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	ABC	L 35-44	66,089
November 25	at Utah		Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT		W 42-38	20,119
December 9	at Hawaii		Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	ESPN	T 35-35	37,604
December 28	vs. Mississippi*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	FOX	L 29-42	60,128
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Awards and honors

Lance McDowell, Bullard Award^[2]
Dee Dowis, 6th in Heisman Trophy voting

References

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

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

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