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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.
| 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 | | - Falcon Stadium
- Air Force Academy, CO
| ESPN | W 45–7 | 44,098 | |
| September 16 | at Northwestern* | | | | W 48–31 | 27,334 | |
| September 23 | UTEP | | - Falcon Stadium
- Air Force Academy, CO
| | 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 | - Falcon Stadium
- Air Force Academy, CO (rivalry)
| ESPN | L 27–41 | 53,533 | |
| October 21 | at TCU* | No. 19 | | | L 9–27 | 23,593 | |
| November 4 | Army* | | - Falcon Stadium
- Air Force Academy, CO
| | 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] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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| 1989 Air Force Falcons football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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Offense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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| G
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53
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Kevin Bell
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| OT
|
67
|
Terry Carr
|
| QB
|
6
|
Dee Dowis
|
Sr
|
| RB
|
24
|
DeShawn Durham
|
| RB
|
4
|
Ron Gray
|
| OT
|
79
|
Scott Hollister
|
| RB
|
34
|
Chris Howard
|
| RB
|
40
|
Greg Johnson
|
| FB
|
30
|
Jason Jones
|
| WR
|
90
|
Lee Jones
|
| QB
|
8
|
Charles Kuhl
|
| RB
|
29
|
Rodney Lewis
|
| QB
|
7
|
Lance McDowell
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| RB
|
37
|
Brian Neal
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| LB
|
16
|
Geoff Rich
|
| WR
|
83
|
Steve Senn
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| WR
|
82
|
Trent Van Hulzen
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| C
|
56
|
Paul Walski
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| TE
|
85
|
Mark Weber
|
| G
|
62
|
Steven Wilson
|
| WR
|
17
|
Darryl Woods
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| RB
|
13
|
Ron Worthington
|
| RB
|
49
|
Bill Wosilius
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| WR
|
11
|
Dan Zdroik
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Defense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| DT
|
81
|
Lane Beene
|
| DB
|
19
|
Mike Betance
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| DL
|
96
|
Steve Brennan
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| CB
|
27
|
Eric Faison
|
| LB
|
45
|
Randle Gladney
|
| LB
|
46
|
Brian Hill
|
| DB
|
21
|
Mike Jurries
|
| DL
|
75
|
Tom Kafka
|
| CB
|
5
|
Bob Lietzke
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| FS
|
18
|
Mario Mathis
|
| CB
|
3
|
Carlton McDonald
|
Fr
|
| DL
|
61
|
Pat McNielis
|
| LB
|
|
Vergil Simpson
|
Fr
|
| LB
|
42
|
Terry Walker
|
| LB
|
51
|
Doug Young
|
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Special teams
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| P
|
39
|
Eric Olson
|
| K
|
2
|
Joe Wood
|
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
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- Dee Dowis 13 Rush, 249 Yds, 6 TD
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| Game information
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First quarter
Second quarter
- ND – Raghib Ismail 56-yard punt return (Craig Hentrich kick), 14:42. Notre Dame 21–0.
- AFA – Greg Johnson 61-yard pass from Dee Dowis (Joe Wood kick), 13:36. Notre Dame 21–7.
- ND – Anthony Johnson 27-yard pass from Tony Rice (Craig Hentrich kick), 9:46. Notre Dame 28–7.
- AFA – Steve Senn 26-yard pass from Dee Dowis (Joe Wood kick). Notre Dame 28–14.
- ND – Raghib Ismail 24-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 0:30. Notre Dame 35–14.
Third quarter
- ND – Craig Hentrich 20-yard field goal, 8:24. Notre Dame 38–14.
Fourth quarter
- ND – Craig Hentrich 38-yard field goal, 12:42. Notre Dame 41–14.
- AFA – Steven Wilson 23-yard run (run failed), 9:35. Notre Dame 41–20.
- AFA – Rodney Lewis 1-yard run (Joe Wood kick), 3:22. Notre Dame 41–27.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- ND – Ricky Watters – 11 rushes, 96 yards, TD
- AFA – Rodney Lewis – 13 rushes, 58 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- ND – Raghib Ismail – 3 receptions, 25 yards
- AFA – Steve Senn – 6 receptions, 101 yards, TD
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Dee Dowis
- Honorable Mention All-American (AP)
- WAC Offensive Player of the Year
- 6th in Heisman Trophy voting
Lance McDowell
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1989 Notre Dame at Air Force – Television broadcast