1988 Air Force Falcons football team

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1988 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWishbone triple option
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 8 0 0 11 2 0
UTEP 6 2 0 10 3 0
Hawaii 5 3 0 9 3 0
BYU 5 3 0 9 4 0
Utah 4 4 0 6 5 0
Air Force 3 5 0 5 7 0
San Diego State 3 5 0 3 8 0
New Mexico 1 7 0 2 10 0
Colorado State 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1988 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Falcons were coached by Fisher DeBerry and played their home games at Falcon Stadium.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 3at Colorado StateW 29–23
September 11at San Diego StateL 36–39
September 17Northwestern*W 62–2742,612
September 24Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 45–48
October 1New Mexico
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 63–14
October 8Navy*
W 33–24
October 15at UtahW 56–49
October 22at No. 2 Notre Dame*L 13–41
November 5at Army*L 15–28
November 12BYU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 31–49
November 19at UTEPL 24–31
November 26at HawaiiL 14–19
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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1988 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL Kevin Bell
RB Albert Booker
QB Troy Calhoun Sr
WR Greg Cochran
WR Mark Crossman
QB Dee Dowis Jr
RB Ron Gray
OL David Hlatky
OL Scott Hollister
RB Chris Howard
RB Greg Johnson
OL Jeff Johnson
RB Tim Kosmatka
RB Rodney Lewis
QB Lance McDowell
OL Jim Payne
RB Anthony Roberson
WR Steven Senn
RB Andy Smith
RB Ken Spencer
WR Mark Weber
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Kenny Gibaldo
LB Randle Gladney
DB James Hecker
LB Brian Hill
DL Tom Kafka
DB Gary Kilmer
LB Mark Lyons
DB Mario Mathis
DL Pat McNelis
LB Joe Powell
DL Darryl Sumrall
DB Andy Toth
LB Terry Walker
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Chris Blasy
K Steve Yarborough
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Season summary

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BYU

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BYU Cougars (7–2) at Air Force Falcons (5–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
BYU 7 14 141449
Air Force 10 7 14031

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: November 12, 1988
  • Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,218
  • Box Score
Game information

At Hawaii

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References

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  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Air Force Yearly Results: 1985–1989". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 23, 2002. Retrieved February 28, 2013.



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