▁But ▁it ▁was ▁too ▁little , ▁too ▁late , ▁as ▁the ▁Fal cons ▁could ▁not ▁get ▁luck y ▁a ▁third ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁Sun ▁Dev ils ▁held ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁their ▁second ▁straight ▁bow l ▁game . ▁Daniel ▁Ford ▁went ▁ 1 6 ▁for ▁ 3 0 , ▁but ▁had ▁ 2 7 2 ▁yards ▁passing ▁in ▁a ▁co - M VP ▁effort . ▁Harris ▁ran ▁for ▁ 9 3 ▁yards ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁car ries . ▁For ▁Air ▁Force , ▁Mc D ow ell ▁went ▁ 5 ▁for ▁ 7 ▁for ▁ 6 6 ▁yards ▁with ▁two ▁touch down s . ▁Steve ▁Let n ich ▁r ushed ▁for ▁ 9 0 ▁yards ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁car ries . ▁Ch ad ▁H enn ings ▁had ▁ 1 2 ▁un ass isted ▁tack les ▁( with ▁three ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁yards ▁in ▁losses ) ▁and ▁two ▁s acks , ▁named ▁Co - M VP ▁in ▁a ▁losing ▁effort . ▁ ▁After math ▁Cooper ▁left ▁Arizona ▁State ▁for ▁Ohio ▁State ▁after ▁the ▁game . ▁The ▁Sun ▁Dev ils ▁would ▁not ▁reach ▁another ▁bow l ▁game ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁years . ▁Air ▁Force ▁would ▁not ▁win ▁a ▁bow l ▁game ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Statistics ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Fre edom ▁Bowl ▁Category : Fre edom ▁Bowl ▁Category : A ir ▁Force ▁Fal cons ▁football ▁bow l ▁games ▁Category : A rizona ▁State ▁Sun ▁Dev ils ▁football ▁bow l ▁games ▁Category : 1 9 8 7 ▁in ▁sports ▁in