1996 Air Force Falcons football team

1996 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Hamilton (7th season)
Offensive schemeWishbone triple option
Co-defensive coordinatorCal McCombs (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
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

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 6–5 record overall and a 5–3 record in Western Athletic Conference games.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31San Jose State
W 45–0
September 7at UNLV
W 65–1722,945
September 211:00 p.m.at Wyoming
L 19–2231,009
September 28Rice
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 45–17
October 12Navy*
L 17–20
October 1912:30 p.m.at No. 8 Notre Dame*
W 20–17 OT59,075
October 26Hawaii
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
W 34–736,454
November 2Colorado State
L 41–4251,116
November 91:30 p.m.at Army*
ABCL 7–2341,251
November 16at Fresno State
W 44–38 OT39,112
November 28at San Diego State
ESPN2L 23–2818,353

Roster

1996 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 87 Matt Brancato So
RB 15 Floyd Brazier Jr
OT 60 Scott Breece Jr
QB 2 Tom Brown Sr
OT 64 Jason Campbell Sr
OT 73 Joe Cashman So
OL 74 Frank Mindrup So
QB 12 Beau Morgan Sr
QB 11 Blane Morgan So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 56 Steve Fernandez Jr
LB 91 Sean Finnan Jr
DT 70 Craig Fisher So
LB 51 Chris Gizzi Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Dallas Thompson
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

NFL draft

Main article: 1996 NFL draft

The following Falcon was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[3]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
6 178 Daniel Palmer Center San Diego Chargers

References

  1. ^ "Football Schedule/Results: 1996-1997". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Air Force Yearly Results: 1995-1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.


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