1996 Air Force Falcons football team

1996 Air Force Falcons football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1996 record 6–5 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach Fisher DeBerry (13th season)
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
1996 WAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$  9 –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

Date Opponent Site Result
August 31 San Jose State Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 45–0  
September 7 at UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NV W 65–17  
September 21 at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY L 19–22  
September 28 Rice Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 45–17  
October 12 Navy* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) L 17–20  
October 19 at Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN W 20–17 OT 
October 26 Hawaii Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Rivalry) W 34–7  
November 2 Colorado State Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy) L 41–42  
November 9 at Army* Michie Stadium • West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) L 7–23  
November 16 at Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA W 44–38 OT 
November 28 at San Diego State Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA L 23–28  
*Non-conference game.

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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