1996 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1996 Air Force Falcons football team competed for the United States Air Force Academy in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by 13th-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the season with a 6–5 record overall and a 5–3 record in Western Athletic Conference games.^[1][2]

1996 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Fisher DeBerry (13th season)
Defensive coordinator	Richard Bell (2nd season)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$		8	–	0					14	–	1
Utah		6	–	2					8	–	4
Rice		6	–	2					7	–	4
SMU		4	–	4					5	–	6
New Mexico		3	–	5					6	–	5
TCU		3	–	5					4	–	7
Tulsa		2	–	6					4	–	7
UTEP		0	–	8					2	–	9
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x		7	–	1					10	–	2
San Diego State		6	–	2					8	–	3
Colorado State		6	–	2					7	–	5
Air Force		5	–	3					6	–	5
Fresno State		3	–	5					4	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	5					3	–	9
Hawaii		1	–	7					2	–	10
UNLV		1	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 ^OT
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 31	San Jose State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 45–0
September 7	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV	W 65–17
September 21	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 19–22
September 28	Rice	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 45–17
October 12	Navy*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 17–20
October 19	at No. 8 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	W 20–17 ^OT
October 26	Hawaii	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	W 34–7
November 2	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	L 41–42
November 9	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 7–23
November 16	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	W 44–38 ^OT
November 28	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 23–28
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1996 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 87 Matt Brancato So RB 15 Floyd Brazier Jr OT 60 Scott Breece Jr QB 2 Tom Brown Sr OT 64 Jason Campbell Sr OT 73 Joe Cashman So OL 74 Frank Mindrup So QB 12 Beau Morgan Sr QB 11 Blane Morgan So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 56 Steve Fernandez Jr LB 91 Sean Finnan Jr DT 70 Craig Fisher So LB 51 Chris Gizzi Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Dallas Thompson	Head coach Fisher DeBerry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

NFL draft

Main article: 1996 NFL Draft

The following Falcon was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.^[3]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
6	178	Daniel Palmer	Center	San Diego Chargers

References

1. . Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
2. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
3. "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.