1995 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1995 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season.^[1] The team was led by 12th-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games in Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with an 8–4 record overall and a 6–2 record in the Western Athletic Conference, making the team conference co-champions. The team was selected to play in the Copper Bowl, which it lost 41–55 to Texas Tech.^[2][3]

1995 Air Force Falcons football
WAC co-champion
Copper Bowl, L 41–55 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	8–5 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach	Fisher DeBerry (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Paul Hamilton (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone triple option
Co-defensive coordinator	Cal McCombs (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Richard Bell (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Colorado State +		6	–	2					8	–	4
BYU +		6	–	2					7	–	4
Utah +		6	–	2					7	–	4
Air Force +		6	–	2					8	–	5
San Diego State		5	–	3					8	–	4
Wyoming		4	–	4					6	–	5
Fresno State		2	–	6					5	–	7
New Mexico		2	–	6					4	–	7
Hawaii		2	–	6					4	–	8
UTEP		1	–	7					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 2	BYU		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 38–12
September 9	Wyoming		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 34–10
September 16	Colorado State	No. 21	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	L 20–27
September 23	at Northwestern*		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 6–30
September 30	at New Mexico		University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 27–24
October 7	UTEP		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 56–43
October 14	at Navy*		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 30–20
October 21	at Utah		Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 21–22
October 28	at Fresno State		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	W 31–20
November 11	Army*		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 38–20
November 18	No. 8 Notre Dame*		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	L 14–44
November 25	at Hawaii		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (rivalry)	W 45–28
December 27	vs. Texas Tech*		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Copper Bowl)	L 41–55
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Further information: 1995 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	21	RV	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	25	19	RV	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Personnel

1995 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 1 Sherman Dedrick So QB 2 Tom Brown Jr WR 3 Jason Olsen Sr QB 4 Joe Sheffield Jr QB 6 Andre Johnson Jr WR 7 Craig Hancock Sr RB 8 Jake Campbell Sr QB 12 Beau Morgan Jr QB 13 Benjamin Trautwein So RB 15 Floyd Brazier So RB 19 Tobin Ruff So RB 20 Steven Walden So WR 21 Richie Marsh Sr RB 22 Henry Jeffress So RB 23 Nicolaus Grauer So RB 24 John Ichiyama Jr RB 25 Demeatrius Thomas So WR 27 Marcus Ranger Jr FB 30 Jason Forte So FB 33 Brandon Wilkerson Sr FB 38 Nakia Addison Jr FB 39 Craig Tanner Jr RB 40 Danta Johnson Sr RB 41 Todd Eilers Jr RB 42 Adrian Smith Jr TE 45 Alex Pupich Jr WR 47 Chris Miller So C 50 Nathan Faber So C 51 Jeffrey Parr So C 52 Adam Edwards Sr C 53 Donald Leary Jr C 54 Mike Zeman Jr C 57 Eric Tibbs So C 58 James Mustin So C 59 Treg Taylor So OT 60 Scott Breece So G 61 Karl Falk So G 61 Shawn Tellers So OT 62 John Sapp Sr OT 63 Ryan Paolucci So OT 64 Jason Campbell Jr OT 64 Geoffrey Hastings So G 65 Brad Halloway Sr G 66 Frank Niemeyer So G 67 Rick Dwyer Jr G 69 Brett Cillessen Sr OT 70 Mark Thurbush So OT 71 Robert Sadler So OT 72 Charles Parks So OT 73 Daniel Palmer Sr OT 74 Adam Schnicker So OT 76 Carlton Hendrix Jr OT 78 Gerhard Hahn Sr OT 79 Micah West So WR 80 Jeffrey Green So TE 81 Ryan Quaale So WR 84 Dustin Tyner Jr WR 85 Charles Whitehead So TE 86 Matt Brooks Sr TE 87 Steve Hendricks Sr TE 88 Tait Stamp So TE 89 Michael Gargasz So C 89 Trent Tripple Jr WR 93 Ray Weathersby So TE 95 Francisco Ortiz So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Michael Burtnett So DB 5 Michael Walker Jr FS 7 Mitchell Starkey So FS 9 Wade Henning So DB 9 Sean Lee So FS 10 Marcus Alexander Jr DB 11 Kelvin King Sr DB 16 Paul Brister So OLB 17 Melvin Whatley So FS 18 Sam Ransom Jr DB 20 Frank Staine-Pyne So DB 21 Brandt House Jr DB 25 Jamie Rhone So DB 26 Keith Anderson So DB 28 Eric Rockhold Jr DB 29 Michael Dalton Jr DB 32 LeRon Hudgins Sr DB 34 Brian Mulloy Jr FS 35 Stephen Pipes So FS 36 David Ray Jr DB 37 Abe Ebia So OLB 38 Vincent Kendrick So DB 39 William Nelson So ILB 40 Travis Monson So ILB 42 Joshua DeMotts So ILB 43 Benjamin Banks So ILB 44 Lee Guthrie Jr OLB 45 Lance Rosa-Miranda So DB 46 Ryan Baxter So OLB 46 Erin Bender So OLB 48 Johnny Vargas Sr DT 49 Bobby Halloway Sr ILB 51 Chris Gizzi Jr OLB 55 Brian McCray Sr ILB 56 Steve Fernandez So ILB 57 Timothy Schumacher So ILB 58 Jeffrey Mohr So OLB 59 Mark DeRock Sr ILB 61 Michael Hagan So OLB 68 Geoffrey Zion So DT 70 David Hammer Jr NG 71 Rodney Bullard Sr DT 75 Brad Hutt So DT 76 Christopher Jones So DT 77 Ron Jenkins So ILB 79 Jason Lamb Jr DT 82 Robert Evert So DT 83 Rory Rosenbach So DT 84 Jarret Hiavaty So OLB 86 Ross Johnston So NG 90 Jason Verbeck So OLB 91 Sean Finnan So DT 92 Scott Chandler So DT 95 James Maunz Jr NG 96 Chris Schweighhardt Jr DT 97 Cameron Curry Jr NG 98 Joe Suhajda Jr LB 99 Keith Ensor Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 10 Eli Swanson So PK 13 Tyrone Barbery Jr PK 16 Randy Roberts Sr H 23 Parks Hughes Sr PK 31 Kurt Kremser Sr PK 47 Jason Therrell So DS 54 David O'Connell So P 81 Steve Carr Sr	Head coach Fisher DeBerry Coordinators/assistant coaches Paul Hamilton Offensive coordinator/Wide receivers Cal McCombs Co-defensive coordinator/Secondary Richard Bell Co-defensive coordinator/Linebackers Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

BYU

See also: 1995 BYU Cougars football team

BYU Cougars at Air Force Falcons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	0	6	6	12
Falcons	14	7	10	7	38

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

• Date: September 2
• Box score

Game information

First quarter AF – Beau Morgan 4-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 13:01. Falcons 7–0. AF – Jake Campbell 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 1:07. Falcons 14–0. Second quarter AF – Craig Tanner 10-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 4:12. Falcons 21–0. Third quarter AF – Marc Ranger 37-yard pass from Beau Morgan (Randy Roberts kick), 11:35. Falcons 28–0. BYU – Itula Mili 1-yard pass from Steve Sarkisian (kick failed), 6:14. Falcons 28–6. AF – Randy Roberts 31-yard field goal, 1:15. Falcons 31–6. Fourth quarter AF – Danta Johnson 3-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 10:10. Falcons 38–6. BYU – Levi Kealaluhi 5-yard pass from Steve Sarkisian (pass failed), 2:52. Falcons 38–12.

Statistics	BYU	AF
First downs	17	28
Total yards	523	317
Rushing yards	394	-29
Passing yards	129	346
Turnovers	3	5
Time of possession	25:10	34:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Steve Sarkisian	25/42, 346 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Hema Heimuli	7 rushes, 19 yards
	Receiving	Itula Mili	6 receptions, 74 yards, TD
Air Force	Passing	Beau Morgan	8/13, 117 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jake Campbell	13 rushes, 104 yards, TD
	Receiving	Marcus Ranger	4 receptions, 70 yards

Wyoming

See also: 1995 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Wyoming Cowboys at Air Force Falcons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	3	7	10
Falcons	3	14	7	10	34

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

• Date: September 9
• Game attendance: 37,315
• Box score

Game information

First quarter AF – Randy Roberts 39-yard field goal, 7:19. Falcons 3–0. Second quarter AF – Jake Campbell 5-yard pass from Beau Morgan (Randy Roberts kick), 13:08. Falcons 10–0. AF – Beau Morgan 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 6:51. Falcons 17–0. Third quarter AF – Tom Brown 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 9:33. Falcons 24–0. WYO – Cory Wedel 35-yard field goal, 6:01. Falcons 24–3. Fourth quarter AF – Tom Brown 37-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 14:30. Falcons 31–3. WYO – Marcus Harris 12-yard pass from Josh Wallwork (Cory Wedel kick), 9:12. Falcons 31–10. AF – Randy Roberts 30-yard field goal, 4:41. Falcons 34–10.

Statistics	WYO	AF
First downs	18	22
Total yards	378	460
Rushing yards	77	426
Passing yards	301	34
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	25:10	34:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wyoming	Passing	Josh Wallwork	22/39, 301 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Len Sexton	15 rushes, 37 yards
	Receiving	Brent Tillman	8 receptions, 100 yards
Air Force	Passing	Beau Morgan	4/10, 34 yards
	Rushing	Tom Brown	13 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jake Campbell	2 receptions, 16 yards

Colorado State

See also: 1995 Colorado State Rams football team

Colorado State Rams at No. 21 Air Force Falcons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	7	14	6	27
No. 21 Falcons	7	0	7	6	20

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

• Date: September 16
• Game attendance: 45,578
• Box score

Statistics	CSU	AF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Air Force	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Northwestern

See also: 1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Air Force Falcons at Northwestern Wildcats – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	6	0	0	6
Wildcats	10	6	0	14	30

at Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois

• Date: September 23
• Game time: 10:30 a.m. MDT/11:30 a.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 26,037
• Box score

Game information

First quarter NW – Sam Valenzisi 46-yard field goal, 7:21. Wildcats 3–0. NW – Darnell Autry 1-yard run (Sam Valenzisi kick), 4:19. Wildcats 10–0. Second quarter AF – Randy Roberts 26-yard field goal, 13:09. Wildcats 10–3. NW – Sam Valenzisi 26-yard field goal, 9:36. Wildcats 13–3. NW – Sam Valenzisi 35-yard field goal, 7:16. Wildcats 16–3. AF – Randy Roberts 39-yard field goal, 0:31. Wildcats 16–6. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter NW – Darnell Autry 6-yard run (Sam Valenzisi kick), 14:57. Wildcats 23–6. NW – Adrian Autry 5-yard run (Sam Valenzisi kick), 8:37. Wildcats 30–6.

Statistics	AF	NW
First downs	17	22
Total yards	271	468
Rushing yards	137	249
Passing yards	134	219
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	27:40	32:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Air Force	Passing	Beau Morgan	11/25, 120 yards, INT
	Rushing	Tom Brown	10 rushes, 40 yards
	Receiving	Jake Campbell	3 receptions, 35 yards
Northwestern	Passing	Steve Schnur	16/22, 206 yards
	Rushing	Darnell Autry	37 rushes, 190 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	D'Wayne Bates	7 receptions, 110 yards

No. 8 Notre Dame

See also: 1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Air Force Falcons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Fighting Irish	10	10	17	7	44
Falcons	0	0	7	7	14

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

• Date: November 18
• Game time: 5:45 p.m. MST
• Game attendance: 54,482
• Box score

Game information

First quarter ND – Randy Kinder 17-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 5:26. Fighting Irish 7–0. ND – Scott Cengia 30-yard field goal, 0:37. Fighting Irish 10–0. Second quarter ND – Autry Denson 3-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 9:34. Fighting Irish 17–0. ND – Scott Cengia 26-yard field goal, 2:44. Fighting Irish 20–0. Third quarter ND – Scott Cengia 27-yard field goal, 10:07. Fighting Irish 23–0. AF – Nakia Addison 8-yard pass from Beau Morgan (Dallas Thompson kick), 6:47. Fighting Irish 23–7. ND – Autry Denson 30-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 4:25. Fighting Irish 30–7. ND – Randy Kinder 5-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 0:42. Fighting Irish 37–7. Fourth quarter ND – Marcus Thorne 5-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 14:57. Fighting Irish 44–7. AF – Matt Brooks 11-yard pass from Beau Morgan (Dallas Thompson kick), 13:03. Fighting Irish 44–14.

Statistics	ND	AF
First downs	27	14
Total yards	514	286
Rushing yards	410	223
Passing yards	104	63
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	34:59	25:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Thomas Krug	8/13, 96 yards, INT
	Rushing	Randy Kinder	14 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Derrick Mayes	3 receptions, 46 yards
Air Force	Passing	Beau Morgan	8/16, 63 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Nakia Addison	10 rushes, 108 yards
	Receiving	Jake Campbell	3 receptions, 29 yards

Vs. Texas Tech (Copper Bowl)

See also: 1995 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and 1995 Copper Bowl

Air Force Falcons vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (1995 Copper Bowl) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	6	15	13	41
Red Raiders	21	10	7	17	55

at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona

• Date: December 27
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Clear, 58 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 41,004
• Referee: Gordon Riese
• TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson
• Recap

Game information

First quarter TTU – Stacy Mitchell 38-yard pass from Zebbie Lethridge (Tony Rogers kick), 14:27. Red Raiders 7–0. AF – Nakia Addison 2-yard run (Dallas Thompson kick), 8:20. Tied 7–7. TTU – Byron Hanspard 2-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 6:19. Red Raiders 14–7. TTU – Byron Hanspard 11-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 0:23. Red Raiders 21–7. Second quarter TTU – Zebbie Lethridge 1-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 8:25. Red Raiders 28–7. AF – Danta Johnson 71-yard run (kick failed), 1:59. Red Raiders 28–13. TTU – Tony Rogers 24-yard field goal, 0:03. Red Raiders 31–13. Third quarter AF – Jake Campbell 7-yard run (Nakia Addison run), 11:26. Red Raiders 31–21. AF – Danta Johnson 60-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 8:00. Red Raiders 31–28. TTU – Byron Hanspard 2-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 5:06. Red Raiders 38–28. Fourth quarter TTU – Zebbie Lethridge 3-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 14:51. Red Raiders 45–28. TTU – Tony Rogers 31-yard field goal, 11:15. Red Raiders 48–28. AF – Beau Morgan 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 7:09. Red Raiders 48–35. TTU – Byron Hanspard 29-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 4:59. Red Raiders 55–35. AF – Nakia Addison 7-yard run (run failed), 0:37. Red Raiders 55–41.

Statistics	AF	TTU
First downs	25	28
Total yards	514	606
Rushing yards	431	361
Passing yards	83	245
Turnovers	1	1
Penalties–yards	6–51	11–90

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Air Force	Passing	Beau Morgan	7/13, 83 yards
	Rushing	Danta Johnson	5 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving
Texas Tech	Passing	Zebbie Lethridge	22/41, 245 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Byron Hanspard	24 rushes, 260 yards, 4 TD
	Receiving

References

1. "1995 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results".
2. . Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
3. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.