1997 Air Force Falcons football team

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1997 Air Force Falcons football
Las Vegas Bowl, L 13–41 vs Oregon
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record10–3 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWishbone triple option
Co-defensive coordinatorCal McCombs (8th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
New Mexico x   6 2     9 4  
Rice   5 3     7 4  
SMU   5 3     6 5  
Utah   5 3     6 5  
BYU   4 4     6 5  
UTEP   3 5     4 7  
Tulsa   2 6     2 9  
TCU   1 7     1 10  
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$   7 1     11 2  
Air Force   6 2     10 3  
Fresno State   5 3     6 6  
Wyoming   4 4     7 6  
San Diego State   4 4     5 7  
San Jose State   4 4     4 7  
UNLV   2 6     3 8  
Hawaii   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
August 30Idaho*W 14–10
September 6at
Houston, TX
W 41–12
September 13UNLV
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 25–24
September 20at No. 23 Colorado StateW 24–0
September 27San Diego State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 24–18 OT
October 4The Citadel*No. 23
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 17–3
October 11at Navy*No. 19W 10–7
October 18Fresno StateNo. 18
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 17–20
October 25at
Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
  • L 22–25
    November 1at HawaiiW 34–27
    November 8Army*
    • Falcon Stadium
    • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
    W 24–0
    November 15Wyoming
    • Falcon Stadium
    • Colorado Springs, CO
    W 14–3
    December 20vs.
    Las Vegas, NV (Las Vegas Bowl
    )
    L 13–41
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
    AP
    231918242323
    Coaches252318172423212125

    Personnel

    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
    Pos. # Name Class
    OLB 56 Steve Fernandez Sr
    OLB 91 Sean Finnan Sr
    DT 78 Bryce Fisher Jr
    LB 51 Chris Gizzi Sr
    LB 99 Michael Yanovitch So
    LB 54 C. J. Zanotti So
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    Roster
    Last update: 1997-10-25

    Awards and honors

    • Frank Mindrup, 1st Team All-WAC

    References

    1. ^ "Football Schedule/Results: 1997-1998". 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.