American college football season
The 1997 Air Force Falcons football team competed for the United States Air Force Academy in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by 14th-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 10–2 record overall and a 6–2 record in Western Athletic Conference games. The team was selected to play in the Las Vegas Bowl, in which it lost to Oregon.[1][2]
Schedule[edit]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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August 30 | Idaho* | | | W 14–10 |
September 6 | at Rice | | | W 41–12 |
September 13 | UNLV | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| W 25–24 |
September 20 | at No. 23 Colorado State | | | W 24–0 |
September 27 | San Diego State | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| W 24–18 OT |
October 4 | The Citadel* | No. 23 | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| W 17–3 |
October 11 | at Navy* | No. 19 | | W 10–7 |
October 18 | Fresno State | No. 18 | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| L 17–20 |
October 25 | at San Jose State | | | L 22–25 |
November 1 | at Hawaii | | | W 34–27 |
November 8 | Army* | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
| W 24–0 |
November 15 | Wyoming | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| W 14–3 |
December 20 | vs. Oregon* | No. 23 | | L 13–41 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 23 | — |
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Coaches | — | | — | — | — | 25 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 21 | 21 | 25 |
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Personnel[edit]
1997 Air Force Falcons football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | Sr | 67 | Rob Evert | Sr | OT | 68 | Karl Faulk | Sr | WR | 6 | Matt Farmer | So | FAL | 8 | J. T. Felton | So | QB | 14 | John Flynn | Jr | OL | 74 | Frank Mindrup | Jr | OT | 78 | Troy Monson | So | QB | 11 | Blane Morgan | Jr | WR | 9 | Dylan Newman | Jr | OT | 79 | James Norman | So | QB | 15 | Stephen O'Neill | So | FB | 33 | Ryan Paroda | Jr | C | 52 | Jeff Parr | Sr | C | 50 | Brian Phillips | Jr | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster Last update: 1997-10-25 |
Awards and honors[edit]
- Frank Mindrup, 1st Team All-WAC
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