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1989 Air Force Falcons football team
American college football season
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.
Quick Facts Air Force Falcons football, Liberty Bowl, L 29–42 vs. Ole Miss ...
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Liberty Bowl, L 29–42 vs. Ole Miss | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–4–1 (5–1–1 WAC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Wishbone triple option |
| Home stadium | Falcon Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | San Diego State | W 52–36 | 44,579 | ||||
| September 10 | Wyoming |
| ESPN | W 45–7 | 44,098 | ||
| September 16 | at Northwestern* | W 48–31 | 27,334 | ||||
| September 23 | UTEP |
| W 43–26 | 43,898 | |||
| September 30 | at Colorado State | No. 24 | W 46–21 | 30,955 | |||
| October 7 | at Navy* | No. 20 | W 35-7 | 35,632 | |||
| October 14 | No. 1 Notre Dame* | No. 17 |
| ESPN | L 27–41 | 53,533 | |
| October 21 | at TCU* | No. 19 | L 9–27 | 23,593 | |||
| November 4 | Army* |
| W 29–3 | 52,226 | |||
| November 11 | at No. 21 BYU | CBS | L 35–44 | 66,089 | |||
| November 25 | at Utah | W 42–38 | 20,119 | ||||
| December 9 | at No. 23 Hawaii | ESPN | T 35–35 | 37,604 | |||
| December 28 | vs. Ole Miss* | FOX | L 29–42 | 60,128 | [1] | ||
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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San Diego State
- Dee Dowis 13 Rush, 249 Yds, 6 TD
Wyoming
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At Northwestern
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UTEP
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At Colorado State
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At Navy
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Notre Dame
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Notre Dame | 14 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 41 |
| Air Force | 0 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
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More information Game information ...
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#1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5–0) at #17 Air Force Falcons (6–0)
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Date: October 14, 1989
- Game attendance: 53,533
- TV: ESPN
- Recap/Box Score
Quick Facts External videos ...
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 1989 Notre Dame at Air Force – Television broadcast |
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Dee Dowis
- Honorable Mention All-American (AP)
- WAC Offensive Player of the Year
- 6th in Heisman Trophy voting
Lance McDowell
- Bullard Award
- "Rebels fly the friendly skies". The Commercial Appeal. December 29, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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