1986 Air Force Falcons football team

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]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30HawaiiW 24–1746,242
September 6at UTEPW 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 UtahW 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 StateW 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

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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
  •   Redshirt

References

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  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.