1986 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (52 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWishbone triple option
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1986 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Diego State $ 7 1 08 4 0
BYU 6 2 08 5 0
Air Force 5 2 06 5 0
Hawaii 4 4 07 5 0
Colorado State 4 4 06 5 0
Wyoming 4 4 06 6 0
New Mexico 2 5 04 8 0
UTEP 2 6 04 8 0
Utah 1 7 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

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 65 record overall and a 52 record in Western Athletic Conference games.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 30HawaiiW 24–17
September 6at UTEPW 23–21
September 20Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 17–23
September 27Colorado State
W 24–7
October 3at UtahW 45–35
October 11Navy*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 40–6
October 18at Notre Dame*L 3–31
October 25at San Diego StateW 22–10
November 8Army*L 11–21
November 22at Rice*L 17–21
December 6BYU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 3–23
  • *Non-conference game

Personnel

1986 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 9 Troy Calhoun So
QB 6 Dee Dowis Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 87 Chad Hennings Jr
LB Terry Maki Sr
CB 45 Tom Rotello Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 39 Mark Simon
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    References

    1. "Football Schedule/Results: 1986-1987". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
    2. "Air Force Yearly Results: 1985-1989". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
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