1984 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–4 (43 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWishbone triple option
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1984 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 BYU $ 8 0 013 0 0
Hawaii 5 2 07 4 0
Air Force 4 3 08 4 0
Utah 4 3 16 5 1
San Diego State 4 3 14 7 1
Wyoming 4 4 06 6 0
Colorado State 3 5 03 8 0
New Mexico 1 7 04 8 0
UTEP 1 7 02 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 74 (43 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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 1San Diego StateW 34–16
September 8Northern Colorado*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 75–7
September 15at WyomingL 20–26
September 22at UtahL 17–28
September 29Colorado State
W 52–10
October 6Navy*
W 29–22
October 13at Notre Dame*W 21–7
October 20No. 7 BYU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 25–30
November 3at Army*
L 12–24
November 10at New MexicoW 23–9
November 17at UTEPW 38–12
December 15vs. Virginia Tech*W 23–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1984 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 4 Bart Weiss Jr
TE 87 Chad Hennings Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 96 Chris Funk Sr
LB Terry Maki So
CB Tom Rotello So
S 29 Scott Thomas Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
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.


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