1984 Air Force Falcons football team

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]

1984 Air Force Falcons football
Independence Bowl, W 23–7 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	8–4 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach	Fisher DeBerry (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone triple option
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	San Diego State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 34–16	36,553	^[6]
September 8	Northern Colorado*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 75–7
September 15	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 20–26
September 22	at Utah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 17–28	30,610
September 29	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	W 52–10	27,806
October 6	Navy*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 29–22
October 13	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	W 21–7	59,075
October 20	No. 7 BYU	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 25–30	30,469
November 3	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 12–24
November 10	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 23–9
November 17	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 38–12	10,210
December 15	vs. Virginia Tech*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	W 23–7	41,100	^[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 Fisher DeBerry (1st year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

1. "Falcons triumph on field". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 16, 1984. p. 12C.
2. . Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
3. . 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. 
7. "Hokies find Force is too powerful". The Shreveport Times. December 16, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.