1986 Air Force Falcons football team

1986 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWishbone triple option
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State $ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
BYU 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
Air Force 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Colorado State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
UTEP 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
Utah 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1986 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. They finished the season with a 6–5 record overall and a 5–2 record in Western Athletic Conference games.[1][2]

Schedule

[edit]
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Hawaii
W 24–1746,242
September 6at UTEP
W 23–2142,385
September 20Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 17–23
September 27Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
W 24–741,213
October 3at Utah
W 45–3533,281
October 11Navy*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 40–6
October 18at Notre Dame*
L 3–3159,075
October 25at San Diego State
W 22–1027,336[3]
November 8Army*
L 11–21
November 22at Rice*
L 17–21
December 6BYU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 3–23
  • *Non-conference game

Personnel

[edit]
1986 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 9 Troy Calhoun So
QB 6 Dee Dowis Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 87 Chad Hennings Jr
LB Terry Maki Sr
CB 45 Tom Rotello Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 39 Mark Simon
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Football Schedule/Results: 1986-1987". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "Air Force Yearly Results: 1985-1989". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  3. ^ Steve Dolan (October 26, 1986). "No Flashback: Aztecs Lose, 22-10". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
Stub icon

This college football 1980s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1986_Air_Force_Falcons_football_team&oldid=1201063145"