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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-

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
Record	12-1
Points Scored	468
Scoring Average	36.0
Points Allowed	185
Defense Average	14.2
Opponents Record	64-87
Conference Record	8-1
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	5-1

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	9-5	402	290	Lost 27-41	7-2	265	176	Lavell Edwards
Colorado State	8-4	345	263		5-3	235	163	Sonny Lubick
New Mexico	3-9	274	397		1-7	164	286	Rocky Long
Air Force	12-1	468	185	Won 45-25	8-1	297	146	Fisher DeBerry
San Diego State	7-5	243	244	Lost 13-20	7-1	194	128	Ted Tollner
Wyoming	8-3	222	215		6-2	165	171	Dana Dimel
Utah	7-4	339	227		5-3	246	162	Ron McBride
Fresno State	5-6	265	225		5-3	192	135	Pat Hill
Rice	5-6	235	257		4-3	143	138	Ken Hatfield
Texas Christian	7-5	267	235	Won 28-19	3-4	139	151	Dennis Franchione
Southern Methodist	5-7	225	248		3-4	112	107	Mike Cavan
San Jose State	4-8	274	385		3-5	210	235	Dave Baldwin
Texas El Paso	3-8	226	305		3-5	173	204	Charlie Bailey
Tulsa	4-7	222	258		1-6	97	164	Dave Rader
Hawaii	0-12	149	422		0-8	105	280	Fred vonAppen
Nevada Las Vegas	0-11	156	389		0-8	122	265	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.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.