1986 Air Force Falcons football team

1986 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach	Fisher DeBerry (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone triple option
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium

1986 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	Hawaii	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	W 24–17	46,242	[3]
September 6	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 23–21	42,385	[4]
September 20	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 17–23	48,749	[5]
September 27	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	W 24–7	41,213	[6]
October 3	at Utah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 45–35	33,281	[7]
October 11	Navy*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 40–6	51,004	[8]
October 18	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	L 3–31	59,075	[9]
October 25	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 22–10	27,336	[10]
November 8	Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 11–21	35,217	[11]
November 22	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 17–21	10,000	[12]
December 6	BYU	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 3–23	37,004	[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 Fisher DeBerry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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.
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.