1991 Air Force Falcons football team

American college football season

1991 Air Force Falcons football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 38–15 vs. Mississippi State
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 25
Record10–3 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
  • Fisher DeBerry (8th season)
Offensive coordinatorPaul Hamilton (2nd season)
Offensive schemeWishbone triple option
Defensive coordinatorCal McCombs (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 23 BYU $ 7 0 1 8 3 2
San Diego State 6 1 1 8 4 1
No. 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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the Ram–Falcon Trophy match, the Falcons beat the Colorado State Rams to win the trophy.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 31Weber State*W 48–3141,294
September 7at Colorado StateW 31–2631,977
September 14at UtahW 24–2128,619
September 21San Diego State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 21–2043,011
September 28at BYUL 7–2165,899
October 5Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ABCW 51–2840,227
October 12at Navy*W 46–635,640
October 19No. 5 Notre Dame*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
ESPNL 15–2852,024
October 26UTEP
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 20–1338,975
November 2at New Mexico
L 32–3410,793
November 9Army*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
W 25–049,203
November 23at HawaiiW 24–2036,884
December 29vs. Mississippi State*ESPNW 38–1561,497[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1991 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 7 Rob Perez Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 3 Carlton McDonald Jr
LB Vergil Simpson Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Joe Wood
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Postseason

NFL draft

The following Falcon was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[2]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
12 332 Joe Wood Kicker Houston Oilers

Awards and honors

  • Kette Dornbush, Bullard Award

References

  1. ^ "Mississippi State, Sherrill stuff Texas, 13–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 8, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.


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