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American college football season
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]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Idaho* | | | | W 14–10 | 41,331 | [3] |
September 6 | | at Rice | | | | W 41–12 | | |
September 13 | | UNLV | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| | W 25–24 | 39,027 | |
September 20 | | at No. 23 Colorado State | | | | W 24–0 | 34,071 | |
September 27 | | San Diego State | No. 25 | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| ESPN2 | W 24–18 OT | 48,399 | |
October 4 | | The Citadel* | No. 23 | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| | W 17–3 | | |
October 11 | | at Navy* | No. 19 | | | W 10–7 | | |
October 18 | | Fresno State | No. 18 | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| | L 17–20 | 45,597 | |
October 25 | | at San Jose State | | | ESPN2 | L 22–25 | | |
November 1 | 11:05 p.m. | at Hawaii | | | | W 34–27 | 29,850 | |
November 8 | | Army* | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
| | W 24–0 | | |
November 15 | | Wyoming | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| | W 14–3 | | |
December 20 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Oregon* | No. 23 | | ESPN2 | L 13–41 | 21,514 | |
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 23 | — |
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Coaches | — | | — | — | — | 25 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 21 | 21 | 25 |
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1997 Air Force Falcons football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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Sr
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67
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Rob Evert
|
Sr
|
OT
|
68
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Karl Faulk
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Sr
|
WR
|
6
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Matt Farmer
|
So
|
FAL
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8
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J. T. Felton
|
So
|
QB
|
14
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John Flynn
|
Jr
|
OL
|
74
|
Frank Mindrup
|
Jr
|
OT
|
78
|
Troy Monson
|
So
|
QB
|
11
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Blane Morgan
|
Jr
|
WR
|
9
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Dylan Newman
|
Jr
|
OT
|
79
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James Norman
|
So
|
QB
|
15
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Stephen O'Neill
|
So
|
FB
|
33
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Ryan Paroda
|
Jr
|
C
|
52
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Jeff Parr
|
Sr
|
C
|
50
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Brian Phillips
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Jr
|
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 1997-10-25
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- Frank Mindrup, 1st Team All-WAC
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