1984 Air Force Falcons football team

American college football season

1984 Air Force Falcons football
Independence Bowl, W 23–7 vs. Virginia Tech
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–4 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach
  • Fisher DeBerry (1st season)
Offensive schemeWishbone triple option
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 BYU $ 8 – 0 – 0 13 – 0 – 0
Hawaii 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Air Force 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Utah 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
San Diego State 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 7 – 1
Wyoming 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Colorado State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
New Mexico 1 – 7 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
UTEP 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Fisher DeBerry, Air Force played its home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs and finished the regular season at 7–4 (4–3 in WAC, third). The Falcons were again invited to the Independence Bowl and defeated Virginia Tech 23–7.[1][2][3]

Previously the offensive coordinator, DeBerry was promoted in late December 1983,[4] and was the Falcons' head coach for 23 seasons.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1San Diego StateW 34–1636,553[6]
September 8Northern Colorado*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 75–7
September 15at Wyoming
L 20–26
September 22at UtahL 17–2830,610
September 29Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
W 52–1027,806
October 6Navy*
W 29–22
October 13at Notre Dame*W 21–759,075
October 20No. 7 BYU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 25–3030,469
November 3at Army*
L 12–24
November 10at New Mexico
W 23–9
November 17at UTEP
W 38–1210,210
December 15vs. Virginia Tech*
W 23–741,100[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1984 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 4 Bart Weiss Jr
TE 87 Chad Hennings Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 96 Chris Funk Sr
LB Terry Maki So
CB Tom Rotello So
S 29 Scott Thomas Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 39 Mark Simon So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Falcons triumph on field". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 16, 1984. p. 12C.
  2. ^ "Football Schedule/Results: 1984-1985". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "Air Force Yearly Results: 1980-1984". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "AFA hires DeBerry to replace Hatfield". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 28, 1983. p. 4C.
  5. ^ Stapleton, Arnie (December 16, 2006). "DeBerry decides it's time to fly". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. B2.
  6. ^ "Air Force 34, San Diego State 16". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. September 2, 1984. p. D6. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Hokies find Force is too powerful". The Shreveport Times. December 16, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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