1997 Air Force Falcons football team

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1997 Air Force Falcons football
Air Force Falcons.svg
Las Vegas Bowl, L 13–41 vs Oregon
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
1997 record10–3 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (3rd season)
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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 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 Rice
W 41–12
September 13UNLV
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 25–24
September 20at No. 23 Colorado State
W 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. 19
W 10–7
October 18Fresno StateNo. 18
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 17–20
October 25at San Jose State
L 22–25
November 1at Hawaii
W 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. Oregon*No. 23
L 13–41
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel[]

1997 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense 67 Evert, Rob** OT 6-4 260 Sr. Eden Prairie, MN\Eden Prairie 68 Falk, Karl* OT 6-0 260 Sr. Katy, TX\Taylor 08 Felton, J. T.* FAL 5-11 195 So
Pos. # Name Class
WR 6 Matt Farmer 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 56 Fernandez, Steve*** OLB 6-1 240 Sr. Louisville, KY \St. Xavier 91 Finnan, Sean** OLB 6-3 234 Sr. Belleville, IL\O'Fallon 78 Fisher, Bryce DT 6-2 251 Jr
Pos. # Name Class
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.
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