1996 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1996 Air Force Falcons football team competed for the United States Air Force Academy in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by 13th-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the season with a 65 record overall and a 53 record in Western Athletic Conference games.[1][2]

1996 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1996 record6–5 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$  8 0     14 1  
Utah  6 2     8 4  
Rice  6 2     7 4  
SMU  4 4     5 6  
New Mexico  3 5     6 5  
TCU  3 5     4 7  
Tulsa  2 6     4 7  
UTEP  0 8     2 9  
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x  7 1     10 2  
San Diego State  6 2     8 3  
Colorado State  6 2     7 5  
Air Force  5 3     6 5  
Fresno State  3 5     4 7  
San Jose State  3 5     3 9  
Hawaii  1 7     2 10  
UNLV  1 8     1 11  
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 31San Jose StateW 45–0
September 7at UNLVW 65–17
September 21at WyomingL 19–22
September 28Rice
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 45–17
October 12Navy*
L 17–20
October 19at No. 8 Notre Dame*W 20–17 OT
October 26Hawaii
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
W 34–7
November 2Colorado State
L 41–42
November 9at Army*
L 7–23
November 16at Fresno StateW 44–38 OT
November 28at San Diego StateL 23–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1996 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense 15 Floyd Brazier HB 5-10 185 Jr. Maple Valley, WA 73 Joe Cashman OT 6-3 250 So
Pos.#NameClass
TE 87 Matt Brancato So
OT 60 Scott Breece Jr
QB 2 Tom Brown Sr
T 64 Jason Campbell Sr
OL 74 Frank Mindrup So
QB 12 Beau Morgan Sr
QB 11 Blane Morgan So
Defense 30 Jeff Felton DB 5-11 195 Fr. Perry, GA 91 Sean Finnan ILB 6-3 230 Jr. Belleville, IL 78 Bryce Fishere DT 6-2 237 So. Renton , WA
Pos.#NameClass
LB 56 Steve Fernandez Jr
DT 70 Craig Fisher So
LB 51 Chris Gizzi Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Roster

    References

    1. "Football Schedule/Results: 1996-1997". Air Force Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
    2. "Air Force Yearly Results: 1995-1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 4, 2016.


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