1987 Air Force Falcons football team

1987 Air Force Falcons football
Freedom Bowl, Loss, 28-33, Arizona State Sun Devils
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches #Not ranked
AP #Not ranked
1987 record 9-4 (6-2 WAC)
Head coach Fisher DeBerry
Seasons
« 1986 1988 »

The 1987 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Falcons offense scored 405 points while the defense allowed 269 points. At season’s end, the Falcons appeared in the 1987 Freedom Bowl. In the Ram-Falcon Trophy match, the Falcons beat the Colorado State Rams to win the trophy. Air Force also won the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, emblematic of beating both Army and Navy.

Contents

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Falcons points Opponents Record
1 Sept. 5 @ Wyoming Loss 13 27 0-1
2 Sept. 12 Texas Christian Win 21 10 1-1
3 Sept. 19 San Diego State Win 49 7 2-1
4 Sept. 26 @ Colorado State Win 27 19 3-1
5 Oct. 3 Utah Win 48 27 4-1
6 Oct. 10 @ Navy Win 23 13 5-1
7 Oct. 17 Notre Dame Loss 14 35 5-2
8 Oct. 24 Texas El-Paso Win 35 7 6-2
9 Oct. 31 @ Brigham Young Loss 13 24 6-3
10 Nov. 7 Army Win 27 10 7-3
11 Nov. 14 @ New Mexico Win 73 26 8-3
12 Nov. 21 @ Hawaii Win 34 31 9-3

[1]

Team Players in the NFL

1987 Team Players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Chad Hennings Defensive Tackle 11 290 Dallas Cowboys

[2]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=1051&season=1987
  2. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1988.htm
  3. ^ http://www.airforcesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3000&KEY=&ATCLID=157958&SPID=804&SPSID=22383
  4. ^ http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/outlandtrophy.htm

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