1991 Air Force Falcons football team
| 1991 Air Force Falcons football | |
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WAC Champions Liberty Bowl champions | |
Liberty Bowl, W, 24–16, Mississippi State Bulldogs | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 24 |
| AP | No. 25 |
| 1991 record | 10–3 (7–1–0 WAC) |
| Head coach | Fisher DeBerry |
| Home stadium |
Falcon Stadium (Capacity: 52,123) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #23 BYU $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #25 Air Force | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Falcons came within one victory of playing for the National Championship. In the Ram-Falcon Trophy match, the Falcons beat the Colorado State Rams to win the trophy.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| August 31 | Weber State* | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | W 48–31 | 41,294 | |||||
| September 7 | at Colorado State | Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Ram-Falcon Trophy) | W 31–26 | 31,977 | |||||
| September 14 | at Utah | Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | W 24–21 | 28,619 | |||||
| September 21 | San Diego State | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | W 21–20 | 43,011 | |||||
| September 28 | at BYU | Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT | L 7–21 | 65,899 | |||||
| October 5 | Wyoming | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | ABC | W 51–28 | 40,227 | ||||
| October 12 | at Navy* | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | W 46–6 | 35,640 | |||||
| October 19 | Notre Dame* | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | ESPN | L 15–28 | 52,024 | ||||
| October 26 | UTEP | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | W 20–13 | 38,975 | |||||
| November 2 | at New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | L 32–34 | 10,793 | |||||
| November 9 | Army* | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | W 46–6 | 49,203 | |||||
| November 23 | at Hawaii | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Kuter Trophy) | W 24–20 | 36,884 | |||||
| December 29 | vs. Mississippi State* | Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) | ESPN | W 24–16 | 61,497 | ||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time. | |||||||||
Team Players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Joe Wood | Kicker | 12 | 332 | Houston Oilers |
Awards and honors
- Kette Dornbush, Bullard Award[3]
References
External links
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