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1986 Air Force Falcons football team

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Hawaii
W 24–1746,242[3]
September 6at UTEP
W 23–2142,385[4]
September 20Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 17–2348,749[5]
September 27Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
W 24–741,213[6]
October 3at Utah
W 45–3533,281[7]
October 11Navy*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 40–651,004[8]
October 18at Notre Dame*
L 3–3159,075[9]
October 25at San Diego State
W 22–1027,336[10]
November 8Army*
L 11–2135,217[11]
November 22at Rice*
L 17–2110,000[12]
December 6BYU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 3–2337,004[13]
  • *Non-conference game

Personnel

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

  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. ^ "Air Force scores late to whip upstart Rainbows". The Daily Herald. August 31, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Last-second field goal lifts Air Force past UTEP". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 7, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cowboy defense grounds Air Force". The Billings Gazette. September 21, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Air Force strafes CSU". The Daily Spectrum. September 28, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Utes self-destruct, prove conclusively that no lead is safe". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 5, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Air Force, cold weather stun Navy, 40–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 12, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Brown sparkles as Irish romp". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Steve Dolan (October 26, 1986). "No Flashback: Aztecs lose, 22–10". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ "Army wins battle with Air Force". Newsday. November 9, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rice rallies past Air Force, 21–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "BYU captures its Freedom". The San Francisco Examiner. December 7, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.