# 1989 Air Force Falcons football team

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 StadiumAir Force Academy, CO | | W 52–36 | 44,579 |
| September 10 | Wyoming | | Falcon StadiumAir Force Academy, CO | ESPN | W 45–7 | 44,098 |
| September 16 | at Northwestern* | | Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL | | W 48–31 | 27,334 |
| September 23 | UTEP | | Falcon StadiumAir Force Academy, CO | | W 43–26 | 43,898 |
| September 30 | at Colorado State | No. 24 | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy) | | W 46–21 | 30,955 |
| October 7 | at Navy* | No. 20 | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | | W 35-7 | 35,632 |
| October 14 | No. 1 Notre Dame* | No. 17 | Falcon StadiumAir Force Academy, CO (rivalry) | ESPN | L 27–41 | 53,533 |
| October 21 | at TCU* | No. 19 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | | L 9–27 | 23,593 |
| November 4 | Army* | | Falcon StadiumAir Force Academy, CO | | W 29–3 | 52,226 |
| November 11 | at No. 21 BYU | | Cougar StadiumProvo, UT | CBS | L 35–44 | 66,089 |
| November 25 | at Utah | | Robert Rice StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | | W 42–38 | 20,119 |
| December 9 | at No. 23 Hawaii | | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI (rivalry) | ESPN | T 35–35 | 37,604 |
| December 28 | vs. Ole Miss* | | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) | FOX | L 29–42 | 60,128 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||||

## Season summary
### San Diego State

* Dee Dowis 13 Rush, 249 Yds, 6 TD

### Notre Dame

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Notre Dame | 14 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 41 |
| Air Force | 0 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
* Date: October 14, 1989
* Game attendance: 53,533
* TV: ESPN
* Recap/Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ND – Anthony Johnson 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 9:41. Notre Dame 7–0. Drive: 80 yards.
ND – Ricky Watters 5-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 0:51. Notre Dame 14–0. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards.
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.
Top passers
ND – Tony Rice – 9/13, 123 yards, TD
AFA – Dee Dowis – 15/24, 306 yards, 2 TD, INT
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 :

## 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