1998 Air Force Falcons football team

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1998 Air Force Falcons football
WAC champion
WAC Mountain Division champion
Oahu Bowl champion
WAC Championship Game, W 20–13 vs. BYU
Oahu Bowl, W 45–24 vs Washington
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 13
1998 record12–1 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (4th season)
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 13 Air Force x$   7 1     12 1  
Wyoming   6 2     8 3  
Colorado State   5 3     8 4  
Rice   5 3     5 6  
TCU   4 4     7 5  
Tulsa   2 6     4 7  
SMU   1 1     0 1  
UNLV   0 8     0 11  
Pacific Division
BYU xy   7 1     9 5  
San Diego State x   7 1     7 5  
Utah   5 3     7 4  
Fresno State   5 3     5 6  
San Jose State   3 5     4 8  
UTEP   3 5     3 8  
New Mexico   1 7     3 9  
Hawaii   0 �� 8     0 12  
Championship: Air Force 20, BYU 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 5Wake Forest*W 42–0
September 12at UNLVW 52–10
September 17Colorado StateW 30–27
September 26at TCUNo. 23L 34–35
October 3New MexicoW 56–14
October 10Navy*W 49–7
October 24at Tulsa
W 42–21
October 31SMUW 31–7
November 7at Army*No. 25W 35–7
November 14at No. 25 WyomingNo. 23
W 10–3
November 21RiceNo. 20W 22–16
December 5vs. BYUNo. 17W 20–13
December 25vs. WashingtonNo. 16W 43–25
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel[]

1998 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL Frank Mindrup Sr
QB 11 Blane Morgan Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP NR NR RV 23T RV RV RV RV RV 25 23 20 18 17 16 13 
Coaches Poll NR NR RV 23 RV RV RV RV 23 21 20 17 14 13 13 10 
BCS Not released NR NR NR 18 16 NR NR Not released

Awards/Honors[]

Frank Mindrup

  • 3rd Team All-American (AFF)
  • 2nd Team All-WAC

References[]

  1. ^ "1998 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results".
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