1986 Air Force Falcons football team

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]

1986 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1986 record	6–5 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach	Fisher DeBerry (3rd season)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium

1986 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 30	Hawaii	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	W 24–17
September 6	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 23–21
September 20	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 17–23
September 27	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	W 24–7
October 3	at Utah	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 45–35
October 11	Navy*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 40–6
October 18	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	L 3–31
October 25	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 22–10
November 8	Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 11–21
November 22	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 17–21
December 6	BYU	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 3–23
*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. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
2. "Air Force Yearly Results: 1985-1989". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 8, 2017.