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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  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Fisher DeBerry enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Air Force.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  vs. Idaho  14   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Rice  41   12   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  25   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Colorado State  24   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. San Diego State  24   18   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Citadel  17   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Navy  10   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Fresno State  17   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ San Jose State  22   25   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Hawaii  34   27   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Army  24   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Wyoming  14   3   W       
 Sat., Dec. 20   Oregon  13   41   L    @ Las Vegas, NV   Las Vegas Bowl
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record10-3
  Points Scored279
  Scoring Average21.5
  Points Allowed190
  Defense Average14.6
  Opponents Record64-65
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record4-1
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
25 10-3-0 Coaches
25 10-3-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1997 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Colorado State 11-2477203Won  35-248-1341111  Sonny Lubick
New Mexico 9-4404274Lost  14-206-3271198  Dennis Franchione
Brigham Young 6-5250254 4-4175167  Lavell Edwards
Air Force 10-3279190Lost  13-416-2201129  Fisher DeBerry
Rice 7-4306285 5-3205189  Ken Hatfield
Fresno State 6-6318288 5-3208166  Pat Hill
Utah 6-5253200 5-3199127  Ron McBride
Wyoming 7-6322227 4-4175130  Dana Dimel
Southern Methodist 6-5247237 4-3157145  Mike Cavan
San Diego State 5-7257333 4-4171199  Ted Tollner
San Jose State 4-7225387 4-4191277  Dave Baldwin
Texas El Paso 4-7162311 3-5128201  Charlie Bailey
Nevada Las Vegas 3-8281332 2-6205260  Jeff Horton
Tulsa 2-9258426 2-5179263  Dave Rader
Hawaii 3-9189308 1-796238  Fred vonAppen
Texas Christian 1-10172325 1-5100192  Pat Sullivan

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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