American college football season
The 1995 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was led by 12th-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games in Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with an 8–4 record overall and a 6–2 record in the Western Athletic Conference, making the team conference co-champions. The team was selected to play in the Copper Bowl, which it lost 41–55 to Texas Tech.[2][3]
Schedule[edit]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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September 2 | BYU | | | W 38–12 |
September 9 | Wyoming | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| W 34–10 |
September 16 | Colorado State | No. 21 | | L 20–27 |
September 23 | at Northwestern* | | | L 6–30 |
September 30 | at New Mexico | | | W 27–24 |
October 7 | UTEP | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| W 56–43 |
October 14 | at Navy* | | | W 30–20 |
October 21 | at Utah | | | L 21–22 |
October 28 | at Fresno State | | | W 31–20 |
November 11 | Army* | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
| W 38–20 |
November 18 | No. 8 Notre Dame* | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
| L 14–44 |
November 25 | at Hawaii | | | W 45–28 |
| vs. Texas Tech* | | | L 41–55 |
- *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 RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | RV | RV | RV | 21 | RV | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | RV | RV | 25 | 19 | RV | — | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Personnel[edit]
1995 Air Force Falcons football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | RB | 1 | Sherman Dedrick | So | QB | 2 | Tom Brown | Jr | WR | 3 | Jason Olsen | Sr | QB | 4 | Joe Sheffield | Jr | QB | 6 | Andre Johnson | Jr | WR | 7 | Craig Hancock | Sr | RB | 8 | Jake Campbell | Sr | QB | 12 | Beau Morgan | Jr | QB | 13 | Benjamin Trautwein | So | RB | 15 | Floyd Brazier | So | RB | 19 | Tobin Ruff | So | RB | 20 | Steven Walden | So | WR | 21 | Richie Marsh | Sr | RB | 22 | Henry Jeffress | So | RB | 23 | Nicolaus Grauer | So | RB | 24 | John Ichiyama | Jr | RB | 25 | Demeatrius Thomas | So | WR | 27 | Marcus Ranger | Jr | FB | 30 | Jason Forte | So | FB | 33 | Brandon Wilkerson | Sr | FB | 38 | Nakia Addison | Jr | FB | 39 | Craig Tanner | Jr | RB | 40 | Danta Johnson | Sr | RB | 41 | Todd Eilers | Jr | RB | 42 | Adrian Smith | Jr | TE | 45 | Alex Pupich | Jr | WR | 47 | Chris Miller | So | C | 50 | Nathan Faber | So | C | 51 | Jeffrey Parr | So | C | 52 | Adam Edwards | Sr | C | 53 | Donald Leary | Jr | C | 54 | Mike Zeman | Jr | C | 57 | Eric Tibbs | So | C | 58 | James Mustin | So | C | 59 | Treg Taylor | So | OT | 60 | Scott Breece | So | G | 61 | Karl Falk | So | G | 61 | Shawn Tellers | So | OT | 62 | John Sapp | Sr | OT | 63 | Ryan Paolucci | So | OT | 64 | Jason Campbell | Jr | OT | 64 | Geoffrey Hastings | So | G | 65 | Brad Halloway | Sr | G | 66 | Frank Niemeyer | So | G | 67 | Rick Dwyer | Jr | G | 69 | Brett Cillessen | Sr | OT | 70 | Mark Thurbush | So | OT | 71 | Robert Sadler | So | OT | 72 | Charles Parks | So | OT | 73 | Daniel Palmer | Sr | OT | 74 | Adam Schnicker | So | OT | 76 | Carlton Hendrix | Jr | OT | 78 | Gerhard Hahn | Sr | OT | 79 | Micah West | So | WR | 80 | Jeffrey Green | So | TE | 81 | Ryan Quaale | So | WR | 84 | Dustin Tyner | Jr | WR | 85 | Charles Whitehead | So | TE | 86 | Matt Brooks | Sr | TE | 87 | Steve Hendricks | Sr | TE | 88 | Tait Stamp | So | TE | 89 | Michael Gargasz | So | C | 89 | Trent Tripple | Jr | WR | 93 | Ray Weathersby | So | TE | 95 | Francisco Ortiz | So | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DB | 1 | Michael Burtnett | So | DB | 5 | Michael Walker | Jr | FS | 7 | Mitchell Starkey | So | FS | 9 | Wade Henning | So | DB | 9 | Sean Lee | So | FS | 10 | Marcus Alexander | Jr | DB | 11 | Kelvin King | Sr | DB | 16 | Paul Brister | So | OLB | 17 | Melvin Whatley | So | FS | 18 | Sam Ransom | Jr | DB | 20 | Frank Staine-Pyne | So | DB | 21 | Brandt House | Jr | DB | 25 | Jamie Rhone | So | DB | 26 | Keith Anderson | So | DB | 28 | Eric Rockhold | Jr | DB | 29 | Michael Dalton | Jr | DB | 32 | LeRon Hudgins | Sr | DB | 34 | Brian Mulloy | Jr | FS | 35 | Stephen Pipes | So | FS | 36 | David Ray | Jr | DB | 37 | Abe Ebia | So | OLB | 38 | Vincent Kendrick | So | DB | 39 | William Nelson | So | ILB | 40 | Travis Monson | So | ILB | 42 | Joshua DeMotts | So | ILB | 43 | Benjamin Banks | So | ILB | 44 | Lee Guthrie | Jr | OLB | 45 | Lance Rosa-Miranda | So | DB | 46 | Ryan Baxter | So | OLB | 46 | Erin Bender | So | OLB | 48 | Johnny Vargas | Sr | DT | 49 | Bobby Halloway | Sr | ILB | 51 | Chris Gizzi | Jr | OLB | 55 | Brian McCray | Sr | ILB | 56 | Steve Fernandez | So | ILB | 57 | Timothy Schumacher | So | ILB | 58 | Jeffrey Mohr | So | OLB | 59 | Mark DeRock | Sr | ILB | 61 | Michael Hagan | So | OLB | 68 | Geoffrey Zion | So | DT | 70 | David Hammer | Jr | NG | 71 | Rodney Bullard | Sr | DT | 75 | Brad Hutt | So | DT | 76 | Christopher Jones | So | DT | 77 | Ron Jenkins | So | ILB | 79 | Jason Lamb | Jr | DT | 82 | Robert Evert | So | DT | 83 | Rory Rosenbach | So | DT | 84 | Jarret Hiavaty | So | OLB | 86 | Ross Johnston | So | NG | 90 | Jason Verbeck | So | OLB | 91 | Sean Finnan | So | DT | 92 | Scott Chandler | So | DT | 95 | James Maunz | Jr | NG | 96 | Chris Schweighhardt | Jr | DT | 97 | Cameron Curry | Jr | NG | 98 | Joe Suhajda | Jr | LB | 99 | Keith Ensor | Jr | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | PK | 10 | Eli Swanson | So | PK | 13 | Tyrone Barbery | Jr | PK | 16 | Randy Roberts | Sr | H | 23 | Parks Hughes | Sr | PK | 31 | Kurt Kremser | Sr | PK | 47 | Jason Therrell | So | DS | 54 | David O'Connell | So | P | 81 | Steve Carr | Sr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster |
Game summaries[edit]
Game information |
First quarter - AF – Beau Morgan 4-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 13:01. Falcons 7–0.
- AF – Jake Campbell 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 1:07. Falcons 14–0.
Second quarter - AF – Craig Tanner 10-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 4:12. Falcons 21–0.
Third quarter - AF – Marc Ranger 37-yard pass from Beau Morgan (Randy Roberts kick), 11:35. Falcons 28–0.
- BYU – Itula Mili 1-yard pass from Steve Sarkisian (kick failed), 6:14. Falcons 28–6.
- AF – Randy Roberts 31-yard field goal, 1:15. Falcons 31–6.
Fourth quarter - AF – Danta Johnson 3-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 10:10. Falcons 38–6.
- BYU – Levi Kealaluhi 5-yard pass from Steve Sarkisian (pass failed), 2:52. Falcons 38–12.
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Statistics | BYU | AF |
First downs | 17 | 28 |
Total yards | 523 | 317 |
Rushing yards | 394 | -29 |
Passing yards | 129 | 346 |
Turnovers | 3 | 5 |
Time of possession | 25:10 | 34:50 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
BYU | Passing | Steve Sarkisian | 25/42, 346 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Hema Heimuli | 7 rushes, 19 yards |
Receiving | Itula Mili | 6 receptions, 74 yards, TD |
Air Force | Passing | Beau Morgan | 8/13, 117 yards, TD |
Rushing | Jake Campbell | 13 rushes, 104 yards, TD |
Receiving | Marcus Ranger | 4 receptions, 70 yards |
Wyoming[edit]
Wyoming Cowboys at Air Force Falcons – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Falcons | 3 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Date: September 9
- Game attendance: 37,315
- Box score
Game information |
First quarter - AF – Randy Roberts 39-yard field goal, 7:19. Falcons 3–0.
Second quarter - AF – Jake Campbell 5-yard pass from Beau Morgan (Randy Roberts kick), 13:08. Falcons 10–0.
- AF – Beau Morgan 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 6:51. Falcons 17–0.
Third quarter - AF – Tom Brown 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 9:33. Falcons 24–0.
- WYO – Cory Wedel 35-yard field goal, 6:01. Falcons 24–3.
Fourth quarter - AF – Tom Brown 37-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 14:30. Falcons 31–3.
- WYO – Marcus Harris 12-yard pass from Josh Wallwork (Cory Wedel kick), 9:12. Falcons 31–10.
- AF – Randy Roberts 30-yard field goal, 4:41. Falcons 34–10.
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Statistics | WYO | AF |
First downs | 18 | 22 |
Total yards | 378 | 460 |
Rushing yards | 77 | 426 |
Passing yards | 301 | 34 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 25:10 | 34:50 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Wyoming | Passing | Josh Wallwork | 22/39, 301 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Len Sexton | 15 rushes, 37 yards |
Receiving | Brent Tillman | 8 receptions, 100 yards |
Air Force | Passing | Beau Morgan | 4/10, 34 yards |
Rushing | Tom Brown | 13 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Jake Campbell | 2 receptions, 16 yards |
Colorado State[edit]
Colorado State Rams at No. 21 Air Force Falcons – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rams | 0 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
No. 21 Falcons | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Date: September 16
- Game attendance: 45,578
- Box score
Statistics | CSU | AF |
First downs | | |
Total yards | | |
Rushing yards | | |
Passing yards | | |
Turnovers | | |
Time of possession | | |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Colorado State | Passing | | |
Rushing | | |
Receiving | | |
Air Force | Passing | | |
Rushing | | |
Receiving | | |
At Northwestern[edit]
Air Force Falcons at Northwestern Wildcats – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Wildcats | 10 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 30 |
at Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois
- Date: September 23
- Game time: 10:30 a.m. MDT/11:30 a.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 26,037
- Box score
Game information |
First quarter - NW – Sam Valenzisi 46-yard field goal, 7:21. Wildcats 3–0.
- NW – Darnell Autry 1-yard run (Sam Valenzisi kick), 4:19. Wildcats 10–0.
Second quarter - AF – Randy Roberts 26-yard field goal, 13:09. Wildcats 10–3.
- NW – Sam Valenzisi 26-yard field goal, 9:36. Wildcats 13–3.
- NW – Sam Valenzisi 35-yard field goal, 7:16. Wildcats 16–3.
- AF – Randy Roberts 39-yard field goal, 0:31. Wildcats 16–6.
Third quarter Fourth quarter - NW – Darnell Autry 6-yard run (Sam Valenzisi kick), 14:57. Wildcats 23–6.
- NW – Adrian Autry 5-yard run (Sam Valenzisi kick), 8:37. Wildcats 30–6.
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Statistics | AF | NW |
First downs | 17 | 22 |
Total yards | 271 | 468 |
Rushing yards | 137 | 249 |
Passing yards | 134 | 219 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 27:40 | 32:20 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Air Force | Passing | Beau Morgan | 11/25, 120 yards, INT |
Rushing | Tom Brown | 10 rushes, 40 yards |
Receiving | Jake Campbell | 3 receptions, 35 yards |
Northwestern | Passing | Steve Schnur | 16/22, 206 yards |
Rushing | Darnell Autry | 37 rushes, 190 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | D'Wayne Bates | 7 receptions, 110 yards |
No. 8 Notre Dame[edit]
No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Air Force Falcons – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 8 Fighting Irish | 10 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 44 |
Falcons | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Date: November 18
- Game time: 5:45 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 54,482
- Box score
Game information |
First quarter - ND – Randy Kinder 17-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 5:26. Fighting Irish 7–0.
- ND – Scott Cengia 30-yard field goal, 0:37. Fighting Irish 10–0.
Second quarter - ND – Autry Denson 3-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 9:34. Fighting Irish 17–0.
- ND – Scott Cengia 26-yard field goal, 2:44. Fighting Irish 20–0.
Third quarter - ND – Scott Cengia 27-yard field goal, 10:07. Fighting Irish 23–0.
- AF – Nakia Addison 8-yard pass from Beau Morgan (Dallas Thompson kick), 6:47. Fighting Irish 23–7.
- ND – Autry Denson 30-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 4:25. Fighting Irish 30–7.
- ND – Randy Kinder 5-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 0:42. Fighting Irish 37–7.
Fourth quarter - ND – Marcus Thorne 5-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 14:57. Fighting Irish 44–7.
- AF – Matt Brooks 11-yard pass from Beau Morgan (Dallas Thompson kick), 13:03. Fighting Irish 44–14.
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Statistics | ND | AF |
First downs | 27 | 14 |
Total yards | 514 | 286 |
Rushing yards | 410 | 223 |
Passing yards | 104 | 63 |
Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Time of possession | 34:59 | 25:01 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Notre Dame | Passing | Thomas Krug | 8/13, 96 yards, INT |
Rushing | Randy Kinder | 14 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Derrick Mayes | 3 receptions, 46 yards |
Air Force | Passing | Beau Morgan | 8/16, 63 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Nakia Addison | 10 rushes, 108 yards |
Receiving | Jake Campbell | 3 receptions, 29 yards |
Vs. Texas Tech (Copper Bowl)[edit]
Air Force Falcons vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (1995 Copper Bowl) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 7 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 41 |
Red Raiders | 21 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 55 |
at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona
Game information |
First quarter - TTU – Stacy Mitchell 38-yard pass from Zebbie Lethridge (Tony Rogers kick), 14:27. Red Raiders 7–0.
- AF – Nakia Addison 2-yard run (Dallas Thompson kick), 8:20. Tied 7–7.
- TTU – Byron Hanspard 2-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 6:19. Red Raiders 14–7.
- TTU – Byron Hanspard 11-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 0:23. Red Raiders 21–7.
Second quarter - TTU – Zebbie Lethridge 1-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 8:25. Red Raiders 28–7.
- AF – Danta Johnson 71-yard run (kick failed), 1:59. Red Raiders 28–13.
- TTU – Tony Rogers 24-yard field goal, 0:03. Red Raiders 31–13.
Third quarter - AF – Jake Campbell 7-yard run (Nakia Addison run), 11:26. Red Raiders 31–21.
- AF – Danta Johnson 60-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 8:00. Red Raiders 31–28.
- TTU – Byron Hanspard 2-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 5:06. Red Raiders 38–28.
Fourth quarter - TTU – Zebbie Lethridge 3-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 14:51. Red Raiders 45–28.
- TTU – Tony Rogers 31-yard field goal, 11:15. Red Raiders 48–28.
- AF – Beau Morgan 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 7:09. Red Raiders 48–35.
- TTU – Byron Hanspard 29-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 4:59. Red Raiders 55–35.
- AF – Nakia Addison 7-yard run (run failed), 0:37. Red Raiders 55–41.
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Statistics | AF | TTU |
First downs | 25 | 28 |
Total yards | 514 | 606 |
Rushing yards | 431 | 361 |
Passing yards | 83 | 245 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Penalties–yards | 6–51 | 11–90 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Air Force | Passing | Beau Morgan | 7/13, 83 yards |
Rushing | Danta Johnson | 5 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | | |
Texas Tech | Passing | Zebbie Lethridge | 22/41, 245 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Byron Hanspard | 24 rushes, 260 yards, 4 TD |
Receiving | | |
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