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1990 Air Force

7–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Fisher DeBerry.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1990, game by game: lost vs. Colorado State 33–35; won vs. Hawai’i 27–3; won vs. The Citadel 10–7; lost at Wyoming 12–24; lost at San Diego State 18–48; won vs. Navy 24–7; lost at No. 8 Notre Dame 27–57; won vs. Utah 52–21; lost vs. No. 10 BYU 7–54; won at Army 15–3; won at UTEP 14–13; won vs. No. 24 Ohio State 23–11+31−47Lost 33–35 vs. Colorado State-2Colorado StateWon 27–3 vs. Hawai’i+24Hawai’iWon 10–7 vs. The Citadel+3The CitadelLost 12–24 at Wyoming-12WyomingLost 18–48 at San Diego State-30San Diego StateWon 24–7 vs. Navy+17NavyLost 27–57 at No. 8 Notre Dame-30No. 8 Notre DameWon 52–21 vs. Utah+31UtahLost 7–54 vs. No. 10 BYU-47No. 10 BYUWon 15–3 at Army+12ArmyWon 14–13 at UTEP+1UTEPWon 23–11 vs. No. 24 Ohio State+12No. 24 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsColorado StateL 33–⁠3563%
Sep 8vsHawai’iW 27–⁠357%
Sep 15vsThe CitadelW 10–⁠784%
Sep 22atWyomingL 12–⁠2439%
Sep 29atSan Diego StateL 18–⁠4851%
Oct 6vsNavyW 24–⁠773%
Oct 13at8Notre DameL 27–⁠5719%
Oct 27vsUtahW 52–⁠2169%
Nov 3vs10BYUL 7–⁠5438%
Nov 10atArmyW 15–⁠349%
Nov 17atUTEPW 14–⁠1367%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvs24Ohio StateLiberty BowlW 23–⁠1138%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio State 23–⁠11 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1990.

William V. Campbell TrophyChris Howard, RB

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 6th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
262–⁠283
Coach
Fisher DeBerry
Elo
1555 +20 this season
SP+ rating
1.4 No. 51 of 104; offense No. 50, defense No. 51
SRS
−1.4 No. 58 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Paul Hamilton
Defensive coordinator
Cal McCombs
Captains
Lane Beene, Brian Hill, Rodney Lewis and J.T. Tokish
Offense
Wishbone triple option

1990 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠110–⁠322
Colorado State6–⁠19–⁠4
San Diego State5–⁠26–⁠5
Wyoming5–⁠39–⁠4
Hawai’i4–⁠47–⁠5
Air Force3–⁠47–⁠5
Utah2–⁠64–⁠7
New Mexico1–⁠62–⁠10
UTEP1–⁠73–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.