1996 Air Force Falcons football team

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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 StateW 45–0
September 7at
Las Vegas, NV
W 65–1722,945
September 211:00 p.m.at
War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
  • 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
    ABC
    L 7–2341,251
    November 16at Fresno StateW 44–38 OT39,112
    November 28at
    San Diego, CA
    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

    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.