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Air Force Football Team History


Air Force Falcons
United States Air Force Academy
 Colorado Springs, CO
Founded: 1954
Stadium: Falcon Stadium
Capacity: 52,480
Colors: Blue & Silver
Coach: Fisher DeBerry
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1962  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Fisher DeBerry enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Air Force.
 The Falcons won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Wake Forest  42   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Nevada Las Vegas  52   10   W       
 Thu., Sep. 17  vs. Colorado State  30   27   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Texas Christian  34   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. New Mexico  56   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Navy  49   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Tulsa  42   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Southern Methodist  31   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Army  35   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Wyoming  10   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Rice  22   16   W       
 Sat., Dec. 5  @ Brigham Young  20   13   W    @ Las Vegas, NV   
 Fri., Dec. 25   Washington  45   25   W    @ Honolulu, HI   Oahu Classic Bowl
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record12-1
  Points Scored468
  Scoring Average36.0
  Points Allowed185
  Defense Average14.2
  Opponents Record64-87
  Conference Record8-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record5-1
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
13 12-1-0 AP
10 12-1-0 Coaches
10 12-1-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1998 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 9-5402290Lost  27-417-2265176  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 8-4345263 5-3235163  Sonny Lubick
New Mexico 3-9274397 1-7164286  Rocky Long
Air Force 12-1468185Won  45-258-1297146  Fisher DeBerry
San Diego State 7-5243244Lost  13-207-1194128  Ted Tollner
Wyoming 8-3222215 6-2165171  Dana Dimel
Utah 7-4339227 5-3246162  Ron McBride
Fresno State 5-6265225 5-3192135  Pat Hill
Rice 5-6235257 4-3143138  Ken Hatfield
Texas Christian 7-5267235Won  28-193-4139151  Dennis Franchione
Southern Methodist 5-7225248 3-4112107  Mike Cavan
San Jose State 4-8274385 3-5210235  Dave Baldwin
Texas El Paso 3-8226305 3-5173204  Charlie Bailey
Tulsa 4-7222258 1-697164  Dave Rader
Hawaii 0-12149422 0-8105280  Fred vonAppen
Nevada Las Vegas 0-11156389 0-8122265  Jeff Horton

1998 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1998 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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